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Top 100 Dishes in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest dishes in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 837 dishes tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Seafood, Steak and Pizza lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 53M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.7M, and the largest, Seafood, reaches around 23M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each dish, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Seafood 23M 34.1 69.6% Dish
2 Steak 15M 33.6 63.8% Dish
3 Pizza 15M 40.0 61.7% Dish
4 Ramen 12M 35.9 57.3% Dish
5 Black tea 11M 34.2 77.8% Dish
6 Sushi 11M 35.1 61.9% Dish
7 Chicken (food) 10M 34.2 64.3% Dish
8 Wagyu 9.3M 36.3 62.5% Dish
9 Noodle 9.2M 35.2 60.4% Dish
10 Hamburger 8.9M 34.3 62.4% Dish
11 Sandwich 8.2M 33.5 74.5% Dish
12 Pasta 6.2M 33.9 65.6% Dish
13 Salad 5.6M 34.8 76.0% Dish
14 Shrimp 5.6M 35.5 61.7% Dish
15 Curry 5.6M 37.0 58.5% Dish
16 French fries 4.8M 32.6 64.0% Dish
17 Rice 4.6M 37.9 55.6% Dish
18 Hot pot 4.4M 36.6 65.2% Dish
19 Salmon 4.2M 36.9 56.1% Dish
20 Largemouth bass 4.1M 38.7 29.5% Dish
21 Lobster 3.8M 33.4 65.1% Dish
22 Fried chicken 3.8M 32.0 63.9% Dish
23 Tuna 3.4M 33.8 61.4% Dish
24 Northern pike 3M 40.3 26.7% Dish
25 Sashimi 2.9M 39.5 54.4% Dish

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each dish by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest dish in Japan?

Seafood currently leads with an estimated audience of 23M people in Japan.

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