Trending Explorers in Japan — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed explorers on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Shintarō Ishihara. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
99,592
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Shintarō Ishihara
Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
7,780
views
views
2
Hideaki Takizawa
Japanese actor-singer
6,542
views
views
3
Francis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
5,353
views
views
4
Hiroshi Fujioka
actor
4,290
views
views
5
Naomi Uemura
Japanese mountain climber
3,243
views
views
6
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
2,712
views
views
7
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016)
2,683
views
views
8
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)
2,531
views
views
9
Salomon August Andrée
Swedish engineer, balloon pioneer and explorer (1854–1897)
2,449
views
views
10
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
2,421
views
views
11
James Cameron
Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
2,072
views
views
12
Xu Fu
Chinese alchemist and explorer in the Qin Dynasty
2,003
views
views
13
Michio Hoshino
Japanese photographer (1952–1996)
1,867
views
views
14
Philipp Franz von Siebold
German biologist and traveller (1796-1866)
1,802
views
views
15
William Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
1,749
views
views
16
Isabella Bird
British traveler, writer, photographer and naturalist (1831–1904)
1,699
views
views
17
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain
1,660
views
views
18
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924)
1,656
views
views
19
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
1,617
views
views
20
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
1,448
views
views
21
Masabumi Hosono
RMS Titanic survivor (1870–1939)
1,418
views
views
22
Mamiya Rinzō
Japanese explorer
1,338
views
views
23
Arthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854-1891)
1,209
views
views
24
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
1,111
views
views
25
Hideyuki Takano
Japanese nonfiction writer
1,067
views
views
26
Katsuji Yoshida
1,055
views
views
27
Yoda Benzō
Japanese explorer (1853-1925)
1,049
views
views
28
Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
1,014
views
views
29
Hasekura Tsunenaga
Japanese samurai and diplomat
995
views
views
30
Yamada Nagamasa
Japanese explorer (1590-1630)
953
views
views
31
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
940
views
views
32
Amerigo Vespucci
Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
933
views
views
33
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
928
views
views
34
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
911
views
views
35
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)
887
views
views
36
James T. Kirk
fictional character from Star Trek
838
views
views
37
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
746
views
views
38
Nobu Shirase
Japanese explorer of the Antarctic (1861-1946)
720
views
views
39
Zheng He
Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat
711
views
views
40
Silver Surfer
fictional character in Marvel Comics
710
views
views
41
Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
708
views
views
42
Tsuneo Hasegawa
Japanese mountaineer
683
views
views
43
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
669
views
views
44
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
616
views
views
45
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
605
views
views
46
Ulysses S. Grant
president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
565
views
views
47
Naoki Ishikawa
Japanese photographer
538
views
views
48
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
535
views
views
49
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn
Dutch sailor
527
views
views
50
Takako Takako
Japanese explorer
515
views
views
51
Cecil John Rhodes
British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)
505
views
views
52
Yūsuke Kakuhata
495
views
views
53
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
479
views
views
54
David Sharp
British mountain climber (1972–2006)
476
views
views
55
Reinhold Messner
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
462
views
views
56
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
461
views
views
57
Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer
453
views
views
58
Yoshiharu Sekino
Japanese explorer
441
views
views
59
Captain Nemo
fictional character created by Jules Verne
435
views
views
60
Norio Suzuki
Japanese explorer and adventurer notable for finding Hiroo Onoda
431
views
views
61
Ranald MacDonald
American English teacher (1824-1894)
419
views
views
62
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
403
views
views
63
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider protagonist character
391
views
views
64
Alfred Wegener
German climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
388
views
views
65
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
387
views
views
66
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
362
views
views
67
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
359
views
views
68
Samus Aran
video game character
356
views
views
69
Wario
fictional video game character from the Mario franchise
356
views
views
70
Mister Fantastic
fictional character in Marvel Comics
352
views
views
71
Walton Goggins
American actor (born 1971)
339
views
views
72
Adam Laxman
Finland-Swedish military officer and one of the first subjects of Imperial Russia to set foot in Japan
338
views
views
73
Sora
main protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts video game series
332
views
views
74
Fukushima Yasumasa
Japanese general (1852-1919)
319
views
views
75
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
319
views
views
76
Sacagawea
Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
310
views
views
77
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924)
308
views
views
78
Ekai Kawaguchi
Japanese Buddhist monk (1866–1945)
306
views
views
79
Engelbert Kaempfer
German botanist (1651–1716)
304
views
views
80
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
300
views
views
81
Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
293
views
views
82
Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
288
views
views
83
Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
284
views
views
84
Peter Kropotkin
Russian revolutionary socialist and philosopher (1842–1921)
281
views
views
85
David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)
274
views
views
86
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
268
views
views
87
Kondō Jūzō
268
views
views
88
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
263
views
views
89
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
245
views
views
90
Mogami Tokunai
daimyo (1755-1836)
245
views
views
91
Frederick Coyett
Swedish noble who served as a Dutch colonial administrator
244
views
views
92
Zhang Qian
imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
239
views
views
93
Stepan Makarov
Russian admiral
236
views
views
94
Richard E. Grant
British-Swazi actor
220
views
views
95
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
217
views
views
96
Eizaburo Nishibori
Japanese scientist and exploror (1903-1989)
217
views
views
97
Tsudayū
215
views
views
98
Bear Grylls
English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
214
views
views
99
Nikolai Rezanov
Russian noble and explorer (1764-1807)
213
views
views
100
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
211
views
views