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Japanese (Asian Cooking, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Japanese (Asian Cooking, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.75, median 164 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.91 – $23.37 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 43% of the parent category Asian Cooking (381), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Japanese best sellers
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#1
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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The Anime Chef Cookbook: 75 Iconic Dishes from Your Favorite Anime
by Nadine Estero
- List rank#2
- Price$13.87
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,243
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Japan: The Ultimate Cookbook
by Yuto Omura
- List rank#3
- Price$18.41
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90
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Make It Japanese: Simple Recipes for Everyone: A Cookbook
by Rie McClenny
- List rank#4
- Price$12.72
- Rating4.8
- Reviews381
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Rintaro: Japanese Food from an Izakaya in California
by Sylvan Mishima Brackett
- List rank#5
- Price$16.35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews158
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Let's Make Ramen!: A Comic Book Cookbook
by Hugh Amano
- List rank#6
- Price$12.34
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,602
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Japan: The Cookbook
by Nancy Singleton Hachisu
- List rank#7
- Price$34.15
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,718
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Japanese Soul Cooking: Ramen, Tonkatsu, Tempura, and More from the Streets and Kitchens of Tokyo and Beyond [A Cookbook]
by Tadashi Ono
- List rank#8
- Price$15.47
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,729
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Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai'i [A Cookbook]
by Alana Kysar
- List rank#9
- Price$15.08
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,545
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Godzilla: The Official Cookbook
by Kayce Baker
- List rank#10
- Price$17.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews156
FAQ
Is Japanese a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 164 reviews and sells for $18.75.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Japanese?
The median best seller has 164 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Japanese best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.75; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.91 and $23.37.
Can new books break into Japanese?
8% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.