Abstract Emotional coherence between subjective experience and autonomic physiological activation is a key topic in emotion research, but how the coherence differs across cultures remains poorly understood. The present study explored differences in self-reported emotional responses, skin conductance responses, and their coupling in Eastern and Western participants (N = 43). Two pieces of classical music were used for emotion induction. The Aligned Rank Transform ANOVA analysis revealed significant Culture × Group interactions for both changes in self-reported valence ( p = .017) and arousal ratings ( p = .033). Higher emotional coherence was observed in Western than in Eastern participants, particularly under the negative music condition, though not statistically significant. These findings provide preliminary evidence that culture may play a role in differentially shaping emotion regulation and highlight the importance of including culture as a variable in emotion research.