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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
51 Fish and chips 1M 41.8 55.1% Dish
52 Shellfish 969k 35.7 49.3% Dish
53 Soba 960k 42.5 43.5% Dish
54 Instant noodle 894k 38.1 43.8% Dish
55 Breakfast sandwich 873k 40.9 66.0% Dish
56 Yakitori 864k 40.4 39.2% Dish
57 Pork loin 843k 44.1 45.5% Dish
58 Spaghetti 833k 42.4 54.6% Dish
59 Biryani 833k 38.0 38.8% Dish
60 Miso soup 816k 42.2 57.2% Dish
61 Shabu-shabu 799k 37.5 50.8% Dish
62 Ground beef 791k 41.9 33.8% Dish
63 Fried rice 784k 41.0 37.9% Dish
64 Potato chip 764k 39.9 72.2% Dish
65 Sliced bread 732k 36.9 74.6% Dish
66 Roast beef 729k 40.9 52.8% Dish
67 Tteokbokki 729k 33.9 62.2% Dish
68 Rainbow trout 726k 40.0 30.6% Dish
69 Fondue 698k 41.6 62.1% Dish
70 Macaroon 697k 39.3 95.6% Dish
71 Fish (food) 689k 29.4 57.0% Dish
72 Stew 661k 38.4 62.8% Dish
73 Edible mushroom 639k 33.9 55.0% Dish
74 Ham 607k 34.2 49.4% Dish
75 Rib eye steak 597k 44.5 42.6% 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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