Trending Sports in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed sports on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Premier League. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
502,150
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Premier League
English men's association top football league
26,906
views
views
2
Major League Baseball
North American professional baseball league
21,057
views
views
3
Pacific League
Nippon Professional Baseball league
18,357
views
views
4
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
horse race
17,871
views
views
5
Central League
Nippon Professional Baseball league
17,063
views
views
6
Jockey Club Gold Cup
horse race
16,273
views
views
7
La Liga
men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system
14,488
views
views
8
Ōzumō
13,545
views
views
9
Japanese Classic Races
Set of horse races in Japan
12,871
views
views
10
Serie A
professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system
10,129
views
views
11
Ligue 1
French professional league for men's association football clubs
9,904
views
views
12
Nippon Professional Baseball
baseball league representing the highest level of professional baseball in Japan
9,653
views
views
13
association football
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
9,361
views
views
14
KBO League
professional baseball league, highest-level of baseball in South Korea
8,494
views
views
15
sumo
Japanese form of full-contact wrestling
8,347
views
views
16
shogi
Japanese strategy board game
8,163
views
views
17
chess
strategy board game
8,120
views
views
18
boxing
combat sport and martial art
7,965
views
views
19
hanafuda
Japanese playing cards
7,554
views
views
20
National Basketball Association
North American professional basketball league
7,464
views
views
21
St Lite Kinen
Horse race
7,395
views
views
22
baccarat
gambling card game
7,226
views
views
23
National Football League
professional American football league
6,718
views
views
24
go
board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago
6,382
views
views
25
Taisou no Onīsan
5,654
views
views
26
Japan Professional Mahjong League
5,630
views
views
27
handball
team sport played with a thrown ball and goals
5,615
views
views
28
Hopeful Stakes (Japan)
horse race
5,605
views
views
29
American football
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
5,584
views
views
30
Othello
strategy board game
5,514
views
views
31
sudoku
logic-based number-placement puzzle
5,474
views
views
32
pole vault
track and field event
5,192
views
views
33
Chinese Professional Baseball League
top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan
5,082
views
views
34
Major League Soccer
professional soccer league in the USA and Canada
5,038
views
views
35
professional wrestling
fictionalized martial arts events with professional athletes who are allowed the use of throws, jumps, grappling, and striking techniques
4,847
views
views
36
Daifugō
Japanese card game for three or more players played with a standard 52-card pack
4,688
views
views
37
LIV Golf
professional golf tour
4,569
views
views
38
Oicho-Kabu
Japanese card game
4,421
views
views
39
Magic: The Gathering
1993 collectible card game
4,409
views
views
40
Pokémon Trading Card Game
1996 collectible card game based on Pokémon
4,388
views
views
41
ban'ei
sport
3,950
views
views
42
Saudi Cup
horse race
3,792
views
views
43
xiangqi
chess variant native to China
3,648
views
views
44
Tokyo Daishōten
horse race
3,618
views
views
45
triple jump
track and field event
3,539
views
views
46
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
trading card game
3,274
views
views
47
1000 km Suzuka
endurance sports car event
3,236
views
views
48
boccia
precision ball sport for athletes with motor disabilities
3,232
views
views
49
professional football
association football played as a professional sport
3,158
views
views
50
Hanshin Juvenile Fillies
horse race
3,134
views
views
51
Group races
class of thoroughbred horse racing
3,099
views
views
52
Uno
Card game
3,051
views
views
53
Systema
Russian martial art
2,975
views
views
54
Girls Professional Baseball League
highest baseball league in women's baseball in Japan
2,965
views
views
55
rugby union
team sport, code of rugby football
2,951
views
views
56
LPGA of Japan Tour
professional golf tour for women
2,863
views
views
57
Industrial league
Amateur baseball league
2,596
views
views
58
Hachidai Kyōsō
flat horse races in Japan
2,549
views
views
59
K League 1
top division in South Korean football
2,496
views
views
60
Epsom Derby
British Group 1 horse race for 3-year-olds over 1m 4f 10yds
2,441
views
views
61
Nihon TV Hai
Japanese thoroughbred race
2,433
views
views
62
Trans Japan Alps Race
Japanese marathon event
2,405
views
views
63
National Hockey League
North American professional ice hockey league
2,321
views
views
64
ice hockey
team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck
2,308
views
views
65
Nakayama Daishogai
horse race
2,303
views
views
66
NHK杯 (競馬)
2,180
views
views
67
contract bridge
card game
2,151
views
views
68
Japan Breeding farms' Cup Classic
horse race
2,126
views
views
69
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
Japanese thoroughbred race
2,117
views
views
70
street racing
unsanctioned and illegal form of auto racing that occurs on a public road
2,109
views
views
71
The Everest
Australian horserace
2,106
views
views
72
Dubai Duty Free Stakes
horse race
2,082
views
views
73
chaturanga
ancient Indian strategy game
2,057
views
views
74
Dubai Sheema Classic
horse race
2,038
views
views
75
pankration
martial art in ancient Greek festivals
2,007
views
views
76
Sirius Stakes
horse race
1,986
views
views
77
キャピタルステークス
1,955
views
views
78
Nakayama Grand Jump
Japanese horse race
1,952
views
views
79
KEIRIN Grand Prix
1,896
views
views
80
Ironman Triathlon
series of long-distance triathlon races
1,881
views
views
81
full contact karate
competition formats of karate where competitors spar full-contact and which allow a knockout as winning criterion
1,857
views
views
82
cobra maneuver
аerobatic maneuver
1,820
views
views
83
death match
genre of pro-wrestling match
1,802
views
views
84
rugby
collective term for rugby union and rugby league team sports
1,785
views
views
85
darts
throwing game
1,767
views
views
86
Tokyo Marathon
marathon held in Tokyo, Japan
1,764
views
views
87
宇野ヘディング事件
1,755
views
views
88
RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX 2015 さいたま3DAYS
1,738
views
views
89
Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Flat horse race in Hong Kong
1,732
views
views
90
Yayoi Sho (Deep Impact Kinen)
horse race in japan
1,731
views
views
91
karuta
Japanese card game
1,687
views
views
92
50 metres
indoor sprint athletics discipline over 50 metres
1,673
views
views
93
Ligue 2
French professional league for association football clubs
1,664
views
views
94
cockfight
blood sport of two roosters set on each other
1,648
views
views
95
3歳ダート三冠
1,639
views
views
96
Tokyo Derby
horse race
1,638
views
views
97
air combat maneuvering
aerial warfare action involving positioning an aircraft to attack another aircraft
1,621
views
views
98
Gomoku
board game
1,617
views
views
99
Taikyoku shogi
36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess
1,617
views
views
100
Spring Stakes
Nakayama Racecourse
1,599
views
views