Trending Novelists in Japan — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed novelists on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ryū Murakami. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,410,135
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Ryū Murakami
Japanese novelist, film director, and screenwriter (1952–2026)
474,029
views
views
2
Chiyo Uno
Japanese writer (1897-1996)
233,906
views
views
3
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
51,881
views
views
4
Yuu Nagira
Japanese novelist
33,297
views
views
5
Nobuhiko Kobayashi
Japanese novelist
28,487
views
views
6
Risa Wataya
Japanese writer
22,764
views
views
7
Keigo Higashino
Japanese mystery writer (1958–2026)
22,722
views
views
8
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
19,647
views
views
9
Hitomi Kanehara
Japanese writer
17,840
views
views
10
Shirō Ozaki
Japanese writer and novelist
17,270
views
views
11
Yukihide Takekawa
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
15,451
views
views
12
Yukio Mishima
Japanese author (1925–1970)
13,561
views
views
13
Takeo Kitahara
Japanese novelist
13,335
views
views
14
Keiichiro Hirano
Japanese writer
12,410
views
views
15
Osamu Dazai
Japanese author
12,398
views
views
16
Saō Ichikawa
Japanese novelist
12,055
views
views
17
Rena Matsui
Japanese actor, novelist and YouTuber
11,817
views
views
18
Jun Ikeido
Japanese novelist
10,804
views
views
19
Haruka Tono
Japanese novelist
9,562
views
views
20
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist
9,204
views
views
21
Ryō Asai
Japanese novelist
9,052
views
views
22
Takashi Atōda
Japanese novelist and writer
8,611
views
views
23
Misa Yamamura
Japanese novelist (1931-1996)
8,440
views
views
24
Kenji Nakagami
Japanese writer (1946–1992)
7,977
views
views
25
Shintarō Ishihara
Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
7,780
views
views
26
Motojirō Kajii
author (1901–1932)
7,452
views
views
27
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896–1933)
7,355
views
views
28
Shinichi Hoshi
Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997)
7,131
views
views
29
Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese novelist (1899–1972)
6,877
views
views
30
Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese novelist, nun (1922–2021)
6,637
views
views
31
Yasuo Tanaka
Japanese novelist and politician
6,380
views
views
32
Nobuko Yoshiya
Japanese writer (1896–1973)
6,211
views
views
33
Rei Nakanishi
Japanese lyricist, composer, writer, music producer (1938-2020)
6,082
views
views
34
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)
5,862
views
views
35
Banana Yoshimoto
Japanese writer
5,741
views
views
36
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965)
5,591
views
views
37
Issei Sagawa
Japanese author, murderer (1949-2022)
5,435
views
views
38
Doppo Kunikida
Japanese writer and journalist (1871–1908)
5,430
views
views
39
Kazumi Takayama
Japanese female talent, television presenter and novelist
5,010
views
views
40
Usagi Nakamura
Japanese novelist
4,974
views
views
41
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor (1934-)
4,964
views
views
42
Ikki Kajiwara
Japanese manga writer (1936–1987)
4,930
views
views
43
Sayaka Murata
Japanese writer
4,889
views
views
44
Kenzaburō Ōe
Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate (1935–2023)
4,885
views
views
45
Shichiri Nakayama
Japanese novelist
4,793
views
views
46
Norio Nagayama
Japanese writer and murderer (1949–1997)
4,787
views
views
47
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
4,756
views
views
48
Hyuganatsu
Japanese light novelist
4,682
views
views
49
Koushun Takami
Japanese author and journalist
4,679
views
views
50
Kuniko Yamada
Japanese comedian, actress and novelist
4,614
views
views
51
Kōtarō Isaka
Japanese writer
4,613
views
views
52
Junnosuke Yoshiyuki
Japanese writer (1924-1994)
4,594
views
views
53
Kuroi Senji
Japanese writer
4,566
views
views
54
Makoto Shinkai
Japanese anime director
4,476
views
views
55
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer (1923–1996)
4,445
views
views
56
Mizuki Tsujimura
Japanese writer and novelist
4,439
views
views
57
Gekidan Hitori
Japanese comedian, actor, novelist and film director
4,340
views
views
58
Kanae Minato
Japanese crime fiction writer
4,320
views
views
59
Manabu Makime
Japanese novelist
4,311
views
views
60
Masayasu Wakabayashi
Japanese owarai talent, manzai comedian, television presenter, essayist and novelist (1978-)
4,308
views
views
61
Ryūhō Ōkawa
Japanese religious leader who founded the world religion "Happy Science" (1956-2023)
4,303
views
views
62
Mori Ōgai
Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)
4,289
views
views
63
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
4,259
views
views
64
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
4,150
views
views
65
Jirō Asada
Japanese writer
4,147
views
views
66
Shizuka Ijūin
Japanese novelist, lyricist (1950–2023)
4,102
views
views
67
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Japanese animation director (1941-)
4,048
views
views
68
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese author (1886–1965)
4,013
views
views
69
Naoki Hyakuta
Japanese novelist and television producer
3,970
views
views
70
Shōgo Imamura
Japanese novelist
3,924
views
views
71
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
3,841
views
views
72
Yukito Ayatsuji
Japanese writer of mystery and horror
3,768
views
views
73
Aiko Satō
Japanese novelist
3,687
views
views
74
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
3,659
views
views
75
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)
3,636
views
views
76
Hitonari Tsuji
Japanese writer, composer, and film director
3,617
views
views
77
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936)
3,616
views
views
78
Kazuo Ishiguro
British novelist (born 1954)
3,497
views
views
79
Hajime Kamoshida
Japanese writer
3,486
views
views
80
Kyōka Izumi
Japanese writer (1873-1939)
3,458
views
views
81
Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872–1943)
3,455
views
views
82
Fuyumi Ono
Japanese novelist (born 1960)
3,376
views
views
83
Noboru Ando
Japanese actor
3,341
views
views
84
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese writer (1903–1951)
3,328
views
views
85
Sayako Nagai
Japanese novelist
3,326
views
views
86
Seikō Itō
Japanese novelist
3,314
views
views
87
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955)
3,291
views
views
88
Masashi Sada
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
3,290
views
views
89
Kōji Suzuki
Japanese writer (1957-2026)
3,268
views
views
90
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer (1902-1981)
3,210
views
views
91
Tōkō Kon
Japanese politician, novelist and writer (1898-1977)
3,204
views
views
92
Shūsaku Endō
author from Japan (1923–1996)
3,162
views
views
93
Nobuhiko Ochiai
Japanese novelist
3,152
views
views
94
Gen Urobuchi
Japanese writer of visual novels, light novels, and anime
3,077
views
views
95
Mariko Hayashi
Japanese writer and novelist
3,061
views
views
96
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
3,057
views
views
97
Kanako Nishi
Japanese writer
3,051
views
views
98
Miyuki Miyabe
Japanese novelist
2,999
views
views
99
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Seichō Matsumoto
Japanese author (1909–1992)
2,946
views
views
100
Shūji Terayama
Japanese playwright, writer (1935-1983)
2,898
views
views
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