Trending Novelists in Japan this year
The 100 most-viewed novelists this year on Wikipedia (Japan). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Aiko Satō.
100
Ranked
144,512
Total Views (this year)
1
Aiko Satō
Japanese novelist
7,632
views
views
2
Yukio Mishima
Japanese author (1925–1970)
6,099
views
views
3
Shinji Fujiwara
Japanese novelist
5,354
views
views
4
Ryō Asai
Japanese novelist
3,788
views
views
5
Tominao Kageno
Japanese novelist
3,694
views
views
6
Maha Harada
Japanese novelist
3,685
views
views
7
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)
3,436
views
views
8
Yoshiyuki Ishizuka
Japanese actor, novelist and mangaka
3,031
views
views
9
Osamu Dazai
Japanese author
2,941
views
views
10
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
2,340
views
views
11
Miliyah Kato
Japanese singer-songwriter (1988-)
2,253
views
views
12
Norio Nagayama
Japanese writer and murderer (1949–1997)
2,247
views
views
13
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist
2,242
views
views
14
Shintarō Ishihara
Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
2,202
views
views
15
Yukihide Takekawa
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
2,022
views
views
16
Issey Ogata
Japanese actor and comedian
1,798
views
views
17
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896-1933)
1,790
views
views
18
Keigo Higashino
Japanese mystery writer (b. 1958)
1,761
views
views
19
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
1,756
views
views
20
Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese novelist (1899–1972)
1,742
views
views
21
Hiroki Azuma
Japanese philosopher, critic
1,723
views
views
22
Saori
1,680
views
views
23
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
1,608
views
views
24
Makoto Shinkai
Japanese anime director
1,584
views
views
25
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
1,530
views
views
26
Toyoko Yamasaki
Japanese writer (1924–2013)
1,498
views
views
27
Ogawa Ito
Japanese novelist and writer
1,493
views
views
28
Kawakami Minoru
Japanese author
1,490
views
views
29
Hitomi Kanehara
Japanese writer
1,423
views
views
30
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer (1923–1996)
1,419
views
views
31
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Japanese animation director (1941-)
1,419
views
views
32
Kanae Minato
Japanese crime fiction writer
1,418
views
views
33
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese author (1886–1965)
1,355
views
views
34
Oh Seung-ho
novelist in Korean
1,333
views
views
35
Hachirō Satō
Japanese poet and lyricist
1,325
views
views
36
Mori Ōgai
Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)
1,318
views
views
37
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965)
1,304
views
views
38
Kan Kikuchi
Japanese writer and businessman (1888-1948)
1,255
views
views
39
Jun Ikeido
Japanese novelist
1,183
views
views
40
Kōtarō Isaka
Japanese writer
1,161
views
views
41
Chiyo Uno
Japanese writer (1897-1996)
1,128
views
views
42
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (born 1929)
1,106
views
views
43
Shizuka Ijūin
Japanese novelist, lyricist (1950–2023)
1,104
views
views
44
Masashi Sada
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
1,096
views
views
45
Ryuichi Kawamura
Japanese singer, actor, music producer, novelist
1,071
views
views
46
Rena Matsui
Japanese actor, novelist and YouTuber
1,052
views
views
47
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor (1934-)
1,051
views
views
48
Hisashi Inoue
Japanese novelist, playwright, progressive intellectual, civic activist, Opponent of amending the Japanese Constitution (1934-2010)
1,034
views
views
49
Kyōko Sugiyama
Japanese novelist
1,029
views
views
50
Hitonari Tsuji
Japanese writer, composer, and film director
1,028
views
views
51
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Seichō Matsumoto
Japanese author（） (1909–1992)
1,007
views
views
52
Risa Wataya
Japanese writer
992
views
views
53
Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese novelist, nun (1922–2021)
987
views
views
54
Hiroyuki Itsuki
Japanese novelist and writer
976
views
views
55
Ryūhō Ōkawa
Japanese religious leader who founded the world religion "Happy Science" (1956-2023)
973
views
views
56
Honobu Yonezawa
Japanese writer
971
views
views
57
Mugihiko Tabata
Japanese novelist (1928–2008)
963
views
views
58
Sonoko Machida
Japanese novelist
960
views
views
59
Sion Sono
Japanese filmmaker, author and poet
953
views
views
60
Sakutarō Hagiwara
Japanese writer (1886–1942)
951
views
views
61
Kenzaburō Ōe
Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate (1935–2023)
949
views
views
62
Miyuki Miyabe
Japanese novelist
922
views
views
63
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
913
views
views
64
Kōji Suzuki
Japanese writer (1957-2026)
911
views
views
65
Mizuki Tsujimura
Japanese writer and novelist
905
views
views
66
Ikki Kajiwara
Japanese manga artist (1936–1987)
900
views
views
67
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)
891
views
views
68
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955)
887
views
views
69
Naoki Matayoshi
Japanese comedian and novelist
884
views
views
70
Munenori Harada
Japanese novelist
882
views
views
71
Kana Akatsuki
Japanese author
879
views
views
72
Kōroku Satō
877
views
views
73
Kenta Nishimura
Japanese novelist and writer
873
views
views
74
Shūji Terayama
Japanese playwright, writer (1935-1983)
871
views
views
75
Gitan Ōtsuru
Japanese actor and novelist (1968-)
865
views
views
76
Motoko Arai
Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer
856
views
views
77
Ramo Nakajima
Japanese writer (1952–2004)
853
views
views
78
Jun Miura
Japanese novelist, illustrator and mangaka
852
views
views
79
Akiko Ikeda
Japanese writer, novelist and essayist
834
views
views
80
Shichiri Nakayama
Japanese novelist
827
views
views
81
Takiji Kobayashi
Japanese writer (1903–1933)
825
views
views
82
Shigeharu Aoyama
Japanese politician, researcher, novelist
825
views
views
83
Naoki Hyakuta
Japanese novelist and television producer
821
views
views
84
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
818
views
views
85
Nisio Isin
Japanese novelist
817
views
views
86
Tomihiko Morimi
Japanese writer
816
views
views
87
Mieko Kawakami
Japanese novelist and singer
814
views
views
88
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer (1902-1981)
813
views
views
89
Kenji Ohtsuki
Japanese singer
812
views
views
90
Shigeaki Katō
Japanese singer
810
views
views
91
Masanori Hata
Japanese zoologist, essayist, and filmmaker (1935-2023)
809
views
views
92
Kazuo Ishiguro
British novelist (born 1954)
800
views
views
93
Noboru Ando
Japanese actor
799
views
views
94
Atsushi Nakajima
Japanese writer (1909–1942)
798
views
views
95
Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
796
views
views
96
Shinji Nojima
Japanese writer
796
views
views
97
Mito Orihara
Japanese novelist and mangaka
792
views
views
98
Hitori Gekidan
Japanese comedian, actor, novelist and film director
792
views
views
99
Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872–1943)
791
views
views
100
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor
773
views
views
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