Trending Novelists in Japan — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed novelists on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Chiyo Uno. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
3,560,456
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Chiyo Uno
Japanese writer (1897-1996)
764,790
views
views
2
Sora Hokimoto
Japanese film director, musician and novelist
443,883
views
views
3
Ryō Asai
Japanese novelist
231,356
views
views
4
Keigo Higashino
Japanese mystery writer (1958–2026)
100,665
views
views
5
Doppo Kunikida
Japanese writer and journalist (1871–1908)
56,761
views
views
6
Yukio Mishima
Japanese author (1925–1970)
56,203
views
views
7
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
54,582
views
views
8
Yuu Nagira
Japanese novelist
53,128
views
views
9
Jun Ikeido
Japanese novelist
44,943
views
views
10
Shirō Ozaki
Japanese writer and novelist
43,996
views
views
11
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896–1933)
42,364
views
views
12
Osamu Dazai
Japanese author
40,627
views
views
13
Asakura Kasumi
Japanese novelist
40,265
views
views
14
Takeo Kitahara
Japanese novelist
40,011
views
views
15
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor (1934-)
36,452
views
views
16
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist
34,928
views
views
17
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
33,743
views
views
18
Mieko Kawakami
Japanese novelist and singer
33,603
views
views
19
Hitomi Kanehara
Japanese writer
33,500
views
views
20
Shintarō Ishihara
Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
32,673
views
views
21
Asako Yuzuki
Japanese novelist
29,716
views
views
22
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer (1902-1981)
29,665
views
views
23
Natsuhiko Kyōgoku
novelist
28,388
views
views
24
Risa Wataya
Japanese writer
28,246
views
views
25
Gen Urobuchi
Japanese writer of visual novels, light novels, and anime
26,417
views
views
26
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
26,386
views
views
27
Kazumi Takayama
Japanese female talent, television presenter and novelist
25,433
views
views
28
Rena Matsui
Japanese actor, novelist and YouTuber
25,147
views
views
29
Fuyumi Ono
Japanese novelist (born 1960)
24,503
views
views
30
Masashi Sada
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
23,749
views
views
31
Shinichi Hoshi
Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997)
23,729
views
views
32
Nobuko Yoshiya
Japanese writer (1896–1973)
22,408
views
views
33
Shinji Nojima
Japanese writer
22,215
views
views
34
Shinji Aoyama
Japanese film director and novelist (1964-2022)
22,083
views
views
35
Masayasu Wakabayashi
Japanese owarai talent, manzai comedian, television presenter, essayist and novelist (1978-)
21,721
views
views
36
Motojirō Kajii
author (1901–1932)
21,519
views
views
37
Yukito Ayatsuji
Japanese writer of mystery and horror
21,310
views
views
38
Kanae Minato
Japanese crime fiction writer
21,301
views
views
39
Mitsuyo Kakuta
Japanese writer
21,267
views
views
40
Aiko Satō
Japanese novelist
21,258
views
views
41
Benio Saeki
Japanese novelist
20,478
views
views
42
Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese novelist (1899–1972)
20,102
views
views
43
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)
19,210
views
views
44
Makoto Shinkai
Japanese anime director
19,029
views
views
45
Shūsaku Endō
author from Japan (1923–1996)
18,830
views
views
46
Hyuganatsu
Japanese light novelist
18,735
views
views
47
Kuniko Yamada
Japanese comedian, actress and novelist
18,360
views
views
48
Mitsuko Komuro
Japanese singer-songwriter and novelist (1957-)
18,343
views
views
49
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
18,183
views
views
50
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965)
17,859
views
views
51
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
17,768
views
views
52
Kuniko Mukōda
screenwriter, esayist and novelist (1929–1981)
17,566
views
views
53
Mori Ōgai
Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)
17,497
views
views
54
Kōtarō Isaka
Japanese writer
17,436
views
views
55
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)
16,981
views
views
56
Shizuka Ijūin
Japanese novelist, lyricist (1950–2023)
16,801
views
views
57
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Japanese animation director (1941-)
16,669
views
views
58
Mizuki Tsujimura
Japanese writer and novelist
16,328
views
views
59
Jun Miura
Japanese novelist, illustrator and mangaka
16,030
views
views
60
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer (1923–1996)
15,911
views
views
61
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese author (1886–1965)
15,832
views
views
62
Kenzaburō Ōe
Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate (1935–2023)
15,687
views
views
63
Hitonari Tsuji
Japanese writer, composer, and film director
15,096
views
views
64
Yuko Yuzuki
Japanese children's book author, mystery novelist
14,977
views
views
65
Kanako Nishi
Japanese writer
14,564
views
views
66
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
13,967
views
views
67
Sion Sono
Japanese filmmaker, author and poet
13,922
views
views
68
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Seichō Matsumoto
Japanese author (1909–1992)
13,624
views
views
69
Maha Harada
Japanese novelist
13,469
views
views
70
Gekidan Hitori
Japanese comedian, actor, novelist and film director
13,401
views
views
71
Miyuki Miyabe
Japanese novelist
13,067
views
views
72
Ayako Miura
Japanese novelist, Protestant (1922–1999)
12,761
views
views
73
Honobu Yonezawa
Japanese writer
12,697
views
views
74
Shūji Terayama
Japanese playwright, writer (1935-1983)
12,600
views
views
75
Noboru Ando
Japanese actor
12,551
views
views
76
Miliyah Kato
Japanese singer-songwriter
12,495
views
views
77
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor
12,397
views
views
78
Kayoko Ebina
Japanese novelist (1933-2025)
12,382
views
views
79
Ryūhō Ōkawa
Japanese religious leader who founded the world religion "Happy Science" (1956-2023)
12,308
views
views
80
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
12,192
views
views
81
Hisafumi Iwashita
Japanese novelist
12,171
views
views
82
Sakurako Shiina
Japanese novelist and photographer
12,160
views
views
83
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936)
12,097
views
views
84
Toyoko Yamasaki
Japanese writer (1924–2013)
11,980
views
views
85
Taichi Yamada
Japanese writer (1934–2023)
11,923
views
views
86
Shiden Kanzaki
Japanese writer
11,756
views
views
87
Shigeaki Katō
Japanese singer
11,654
views
views
88
Rifujin na Magonote
Japanese novelist
11,653
views
views
89
Mariko Hayashi
Japanese writer and novelist
11,566
views
views
90
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955)
11,453
views
views
91
Yukio Aoshima
Japanese TV actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter, songwriter and politician
11,445
views
views
92
Atsuko Asano
Japanese writer
11,195
views
views
93
Naoki Matayoshi
Japanese comedian and novelist
11,127
views
views
94
Tomihiko Morimi
Japanese writer
11,052
views
views
95
Naoki Hyakuta
Japanese novelist and television producer
10,870
views
views
96
Shōgo Imamura
Japanese novelist
10,782
views
views
97
Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872–1943)
10,773
views
views
98
Shichiri Nakayama
Japanese novelist
10,754
views
views
99
Hiroshi Mori
Japanese engineer, novelist, essayist (1957-)
10,558
views
views
100
Shigeharu Aoyama
Japanese politician, researcher, novelist
10,448
views
views
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