Trending Novelists in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed novelists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Chiyo Uno. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
3,671,938
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Chiyo Uno
Japanese writer (1897-1996)
765,918
views
views
2
Sora Hokimoto
Japanese film director, musician and novelist
444,038
views
views
3
Ryō Asai
Japanese novelist
235,144
views
views
4
Keigo Higashino
Japanese mystery writer (1958–2026)
102,426
views
views
5
Yukio Mishima
Japanese author (1925–1970)
62,302
views
views
6
Doppo Kunikida
Japanese writer and journalist (1871–1908)
57,465
views
views
7
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist (1929–2026)
55,688
views
views
8
Yuu Nagira
Japanese novelist
53,882
views
views
9
Jun Ikeido
Japanese novelist
46,126
views
views
10
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896–1933)
44,154
views
views
11
Shirō Ozaki
Japanese writer and novelist
44,122
views
views
12
Osamu Dazai
Japanese author
43,568
views
views
13
Asakura Kasumi
Japanese novelist
40,468
views
views
14
Takeo Kitahara
Japanese novelist
40,107
views
views
15
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor (1934-)
37,503
views
views
16
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist
37,170
views
views
17
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
36,083
views
views
18
Hitomi Kanehara
Japanese writer
34,923
views
views
19
Shintarō Ishihara
Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)
34,875
views
views
20
Mieko Kawakami
Japanese novelist and singer
34,417
views
views
21
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer (1902-1981)
30,478
views
views
22
Asako Yuzuki
Japanese novelist
30,428
views
views
23
Risa Wataya
Japanese writer
29,238
views
views
24
Natsuhiko Kyōgoku
novelist
29,133
views
views
25
Aiko Satō
Japanese novelist
28,890
views
views
26
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
27,994
views
views
27
Gen Urobuchi
Japanese writer of visual novels, light novels, and anime
27,090
views
views
28
Rena Matsui
Japanese actor, novelist and YouTuber
26,199
views
views
29
Kazumi Takayama
Japanese female talent, television presenter and novelist
26,162
views
views
30
Fuyumi Ono
Japanese novelist (born 1960)
24,992
views
views
31
Masashi Sada
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
24,845
views
views
32
Shinichi Hoshi
Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997)
24,422
views
views
33
Masayasu Wakabayashi
Japanese owarai talent, manzai comedian, television presenter, essayist and novelist (1978-)
23,234
views
views
34
Shinji Nojima
Japanese writer
23,011
views
views
35
Nobuko Yoshiya
Japanese writer (1896–1973)
22,895
views
views
36
Kanae Minato
Japanese crime fiction writer
22,719
views
views
37
Shinji Aoyama
Japanese film director and novelist (1964-2022)
22,348
views
views
38
Motojirō Kajii
author (1901–1932)
22,163
views
views
39
Yukito Ayatsuji
Japanese writer of mystery and horror
22,039
views
views
40
Yasunari Kawabata
Japanese novelist (1899–1972)
21,844
views
views
41
Mitsuyo Kakuta
Japanese writer
21,840
views
views
42
Makoto Shinkai
Japanese anime director
20,613
views
views
43
Benio Saeki
Japanese novelist
20,493
views
views
44
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)
20,417
views
views
45
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)
20,101
views
views
46
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
19,713
views
views
47
Shūsaku Endō
author from Japan (1923–1996)
19,597
views
views
48
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
19,524
views
views
49
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965)
19,163
views
views
50
Hyuganatsu
Japanese light novelist
19,017
views
views
51
Mori Ōgai
Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)
18,815
views
views
52
Kuniko Yamada
Japanese comedian, actress and novelist
18,781
views
views
53
Mitsuko Komuro
Japanese singer-songwriter and novelist (1957-)
18,655
views
views
54
Kōtarō Isaka
Japanese writer
18,597
views
views
55
Kuniko Mukōda
screenwriter, esayist and novelist (1929–1981)
18,289
views
views
56
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Japanese animation director (1941-)
18,088
views
views
57
Shizuka Ijūin
Japanese novelist, lyricist (1950–2023)
17,905
views
views
58
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer (1923–1996)
17,330
views
views
59
Mizuki Tsujimura
Japanese writer and novelist
17,233
views
views
60
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese author (1886–1965)
17,187
views
views
61
Maha Harada
Japanese novelist
17,154
views
views
62
Jun Miura
Japanese novelist, illustrator and mangaka
16,882
views
views
63
Kenzaburō Ōe
Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate (1935–2023)
16,636
views
views
64
Hitonari Tsuji
Japanese writer, composer, and film director
16,124
views
views
65
Yuko Yuzuki
Japanese children's book author, mystery novelist
15,552
views
views
66
Kanako Nishi
Japanese writer
15,127
views
views
67
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
14,880
views
views
68
Sion Sono
Japanese filmmaker, author and poet
14,875
views
views
69
Miliyah Kato
Japanese singer-songwriter
14,748
views
views
70
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Seichō Matsumoto
Japanese author (1909–1992)
14,631
views
views
71
Gekidan Hitori
Japanese comedian, actor, novelist and film director
14,193
views
views
72
Miyuki Miyabe
Japanese novelist
13,989
views
views
73
Honobu Yonezawa
Japanese writer
13,668
views
views
74
Toyoko Yamasaki
Japanese writer (1924–2013)
13,478
views
views
75
Shūji Terayama
Japanese playwright, writer (1935-1983)
13,471
views
views
76
Noboru Ando
Japanese actor
13,350
views
views
77
Ryūhō Ōkawa
Japanese religious leader who founded the world religion "Happy Science" (1956-2023)
13,281
views
views
78
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor
13,170
views
views
79
Ayako Miura
Japanese novelist, Protestant (1922–1999)
13,123
views
views
80
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
13,010
views
views
81
Kayoko Ebina
Japanese novelist (1933-2025)
12,856
views
views
82
Hisafumi Iwashita
Japanese novelist
12,510
views
views
83
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936)
12,493
views
views
84
Shigeaki Katō
Japanese singer
12,464
views
views
85
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955)
12,340
views
views
86
Sakurako Shiina
Japanese novelist and photographer
12,205
views
views
87
Taichi Yamada
Japanese writer (1934–2023)
12,179
views
views
88
Mariko Hayashi
Japanese writer and novelist
12,057
views
views
89
Naoki Matayoshi
Japanese comedian and novelist
12,011
views
views
90
Yukio Aoshima
Japanese TV actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter, songwriter and politician
11,965
views
views
91
Tomihiko Morimi
Japanese writer
11,868
views
views
92
Shiden Kanzaki
Japanese writer
11,811
views
views
93
Rifujin na Magonote
Japanese novelist
11,805
views
views
94
Naoki Hyakuta
Japanese novelist and television producer
11,691
views
views
95
Shichiri Nakayama
Japanese novelist
11,581
views
views
96
Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872–1943)
11,564
views
views
97
Atsuko Asano
Japanese writer
11,410
views
views
98
Ogawa Ito
Japanese novelist and writer
11,347
views
views
99
Shōgo Imamura
Japanese novelist
11,292
views
views
100
Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese novelist, nun (1922–2021)
11,286
views
views
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