Trending Sports in Japan — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed sports on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Premier League. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
471,102
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Premier League
English men's association top football league
22,541
views
views
2
Major League Baseball
North American professional baseball league
19,142
views
views
3
Pacific League
Nippon Professional Baseball league
17,522
views
views
4
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
horse race
17,381
views
views
5
Jockey Club Gold Cup
horse race
16,250
views
views
6
Central League
Nippon Professional Baseball league
16,245
views
views
7
Ōzumō
12,751
views
views
8
La Liga
men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system
12,505
views
views
9
Sankei Sho All Comers
horse race
9,615
views
views
10
Japanese Classic Races
Set of horse races in Japan
9,552
views
views
11
Ligue 1
French professional league for men's association football clubs
9,296
views
views
12
Serie A
professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system
9,173
views
views
13
Nippon Professional Baseball
baseball league representing the highest level of professional baseball in Japan
9,015
views
views
14
association football
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
8,708
views
views
15
KBO League
professional baseball league, highest-level of baseball in South Korea
7,786
views
views
16
chess
strategy board game
7,664
views
views
17
shogi
Japanese strategy board game
7,519
views
views
18
boxing
combat sport and martial art
7,369
views
views
19
St Lite Kinen
Horse race
7,325
views
views
20
hanafuda
Japanese playing cards
7,055
views
views
21
baccarat
gambling card game
6,863
views
views
22
National Basketball Association
North American professional basketball league
6,605
views
views
23
National Football League
professional American football league
6,319
views
views
24
go
board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago
6,010
views
views
25
Taisou no Onīsan
5,454
views
views
26
handball
team sport played with a thrown ball and goals
5,420
views
views
27
American football
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
5,191
views
views
28
Othello
strategy board game
5,181
views
views
29
pole vault
track and field event
5,073
views
views
30
Japan Professional Mahjong League
5,062
views
views
31
Queen Elizabeth II Cup
horse race
5,042
views
views
32
sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
4,980
views
views
33
Chinese Professional Baseball League
top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan
4,758
views
views
34
Major League Soccer
professional soccer league in the USA and Canada
4,535
views
views
35
professional wrestling
fictionalized martial arts events with professional athletes who are allowed the use of throws, jumps, grappling, and striking techniques
4,479
views
views
36
Daifugō
Japanese card game for three or more players played with a standard 52-card pack
4,409
views
views
37
LIV Golf
professional golf tour
4,353
views
views
38
Pokémon Trading Card Game
1996 collectible card game based on Pokémon
4,189
views
views
39
Oicho-Kabu
Japanese card game
4,113
views
views
40
Hopeful Stakes (Japan)
horse race
4,111
views
views
41
Magic: The Gathering
1993 collectible card game
4,075
views
views
42
Saudi Cup
horse race
3,676
views
views
43
ban'ei
sport
3,624
views
views
44
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
3,449
views
views
45
Tokyo Daishōten
horse race
3,403
views
views
46
triple jump
track and field event
3,399
views
views
47
1000 km Suzuka
endurance sports car event
3,173
views
views
48
102nd Hakone Ekiden
3,050
views
views
49
boccia
precision ball sport for athletes with motor disabilities
3,046
views
views
50
professional football
association football played as a professional sport
2,977
views
views
51
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
trading card game
2,920
views
views
52
Girls Professional Baseball League
highest baseball league in women's baseball in Japan
2,854
views
views
53
Systema
Russian martial art
2,837
views
views
54
Hanshin Juvenile Fillies
horse race
2,833
views
views
55
Uno
Card game
2,796
views
views
56
rugby union
team sport, code of rugby football
2,749
views
views
57
Group races
class of thoroughbred horse racing
2,727
views
views
58
LPGA of Japan Tour
professional golf tour for women
2,692
views
views
59
Industrial league
Amateur baseball league
2,494
views
views
60
Nihon TV Hai
Japanese thoroughbred race
2,401
views
views
61
K League 1
top division in South Korean football
2,347
views
views
62
Trans Japan Alps Race
Japanese marathon event
2,276
views
views
63
Epsom Derby
British Group 1 horse race for 3-year-olds over 1m 4f 10yds
2,194
views
views
64
ice hockey
team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck
2,172
views
views
65
National Hockey League
North American professional ice hockey league
2,135
views
views
66
Ibis Summer Dash
horse race
2,126
views
views
67
NHK杯 (競馬)
2,125
views
views
68
Hachidai Kyōsō
flat horse races in Japan
2,092
views
views
69
The Everest
Australian horserace
2,038
views
views
70
Japan Breeding farms' Cup Classic
horse race
2,029
views
views
71
contract bridge
card game
2,026
views
views
72
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
Japanese thoroughbred race
2,004
views
views
73
Sirius Stakes
horse race
1,973
views
views
74
street racing
unsanctioned and illegal form of auto racing that occurs on a public road
1,955
views
views
75
キャピタルステークス
1,946
views
views
76
Dubai Duty Free Stakes
horse race
1,941
views
views
77
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
1,896
views
views
78
pankration
martial art in ancient Greek festivals
1,877
views
views
79
Dubai Sheema Classic
horse race
1,851
views
views
80
Victoria Mile
horse race
1,829
views
views
81
Nakayama Daishogai
horse race
1,829
views
views
82
KEIRIN Grand Prix
1,792
views
views
83
Ironman Triathlon
series of long-distance triathlon races
1,771
views
views
84
cobra maneuver
аerobatic maneuver
1,725
views
views
85
full contact karate
competition formats of karate where competitors spar full-contact and which allow a knockout as winning criterion
1,704
views
views
86
RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX 2015 さいたま3DAYS
1,681
views
views
87
Tokyo Marathon
marathon held in Tokyo, Japan
1,675
views
views
88
death match
genre of pro-wrestling match
1,674
views
views
89
rugby
collective term for rugby union and rugby league team sports
1,663
views
views
90
darts
throwing game
1,658
views
views
91
宇野ヘディング事件
1,637
views
views
92
Kyoto Shimbun Cup
Japanese horse race
1,635
views
views
93
air combat maneuvering
aerial warfare action involving positioning an aircraft to attack another aircraft
1,549
views
views
94
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,541
views
views
95
3歳ダート三冠
1,515
views
views
96
Gomoku
board game
1,513
views
views
97
karuta
Japanese card game
1,511
views
views
98
Mile Championship Nambu Hai
Japanese thoroughbred race
1,502
views
views
99
50 metres
indoor sprint athletics discipline over 50 metres
1,480
views
views
100
Centaur Stakes
horse race
1,479
views
views