Best Japanese Books

1.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 696,715 ratings
2.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating — 528,263 ratings
3.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,599 ratings
4.
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 83,110 ratings
5.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,061 ratings
6.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4.11 avg rating — 148,403 ratings
7.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating — 121,516 ratings
8.
Out
Out 3.94 avg rating — 45,884 ratings
9.
After Dark
After Dark 3.74 avg rating — 182,612 ratings
10.
Sputnik Sweetheart
Sputnik Sweetheart 3.83 avg rating — 175,499 ratings
11.
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 137,409 ratings
12.
No Longer Human
No Longer Human 3.95 avg rating — 228,444 ratings
13.
South of the Border, West of the Sun
South of the Border, West of the Sun 3.86 avg rating — 145,086 ratings
14.
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes 3.89 avg rating — 37,523 ratings
15.
Snow Country
Snow Country 3.57 avg rating — 38,923 ratings
16.
Kokoro
Kokoro 4.04 avg rating — 39,431 ratings
17.
Dance Dance Dance
Dance Dance Dance 4.04 avg rating — 97,125 ratings
18.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating — 14,370 ratings
19.
The Housekeeper and the Professor
The Housekeeper and the Professor 4.05 avg rating — 91,322 ratings
20.
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea 3.84 avg rating — 49,519 ratings
21.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 3.87 avg rating — 197,488 ratings
22.
Confessions of a Mask
Confessions of a Mask 3.95 avg rating — 37,126 ratings
23.
RashĹŤmon and Seventeen Other Stories
Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories 4.14 avg rating — 9,856 ratings
24.
Grotesque
Grotesque 3.74 avg rating — 13,635 ratings
25.
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat 3.68 avg rating — 17,000 ratings
26.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion 3.97 avg rating — 23,511 ratings
27.
In the Miso Soup
In the Miso Soup 3.62 avg rating — 41,541 ratings
28.
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1)
Spring Snow (The Sea of Fertility, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 22,260 ratings
29.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Twenty-Four Stories
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Twenty-Four Stories 3.84 avg rating — 42,538 ratings
30.
Silence
Silence 4.09 avg rating — 37,722 ratings
31.
Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating — 349,209 ratings
32.
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes 3.70 avg rating — 14,883 ratings
33.
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters 4.03 avg rating — 11,390 ratings
34.
After the Quake
After the Quake 3.77 avg rating — 57,216 ratings
35.
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1)
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 72,726 ratings
36.
Musashi
Musashi 4.47 avg rating — 22,912 ratings
37.
A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter 3.90 avg rating — 15,079 ratings
38.
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book 4.02 avg rating — 9,589 ratings
39.
Beauty and Sadness
Beauty and Sadness 3.81 avg rating — 14,579 ratings
40.
Ring (Ring, #1)
Ring (Ring, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 28,633 ratings
41.
Goodbye Tsugumi
Goodbye Tsugumi 3.77 avg rating — 14,915 ratings
42.
The Elephant Vanishes
The Elephant Vanishes 3.83 avg rating — 56,813 ratings
43.
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche 3.91 avg rating — 21,852 ratings
44.
Coin Locker Babies
Coin Locker Babies 3.80 avg rating — 9,419 ratings
45.
Naomi
Naomi 3.69 avg rating — 8,403 ratings
46.
The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves 3.77 avg rating — 22,720 ratings
47.
In Praise of Shadows
In Praise of Shadows 4.01 avg rating — 28,545 ratings
48.
Asleep
Asleep 3.77 avg rating — 15,368 ratings
49.
Botchan
Botchan 3.64 avg rating — 15,295 ratings
50.
The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun 3.98 avg rating — 39,499 ratings
51.
The Sound of the Mountain
The Sound of the Mountain 3.84 avg rating — 9,219 ratings
52.
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo 3.69 avg rating — 49,434 ratings
53.
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window 4.40 avg rating — 31,148 ratings
54.
Geisha, a Life
Geisha, a Life 3.93 avg rating — 26,805 ratings
55.
Real World
Real World 3.41 avg rating — 8,668 ratings
56.
Amrita
Amrita 3.62 avg rating — 7,541 ratings
57.
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1
by: Junji Ito
4.43 avg rating — 38,287 ratings
58.
The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea 3.85 avg rating — 16,841 ratings
59.
Hear the Wind Sing (The Rat, #1)
Hear the Wind Sing (The Rat, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 32,088 ratings
60.
Runaway Horses (The Sea of Fertility, #2)
Runaway Horses (The Sea of Fertility, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 8,617 ratings
61.
N.P
N.P 3.55 avg rating — 12,446 ratings
62.
The Master of Go
The Master of Go 3.82 avg rating — 5,488 ratings
63.
The Silent Cry
The Silent Cry 3.84 avg rating — 4,500 ratings
64.
The Box Man
The Box Man 3.59 avg rating — 7,277 ratings
65.
Forbidden Colors
Forbidden Colors 3.92 avg rating — 4,675 ratings
66.
Some Prefer Nettles
Some Prefer Nettles 3.61 avg rating — 4,803 ratings
67.
Audition
Audition 3.49 avg rating — 16,722 ratings
68.
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids 3.81 avg rating — 5,307 ratings
69.
Almost Transparent Blue
Almost Transparent Blue 3.29 avg rating — 12,926 ratings
70.
Goth
Goth
by: Otsuichi
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,346 ratings
71.
The Old Capital
The Old Capital 3.73 avg rating — 7,477 ratings
72.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 4.33 avg rating — 95,670 ratings
73.
The Memory Police
The Memory Police 3.71 avg rating — 124,250 ratings
74.
Snakes And Earrings
Snakes And Earrings 3.18 avg rating — 5,604 ratings
75.
The Waiting Years
The Waiting Years 3.95 avg rating — 2,952 ratings
76.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination 4.05 avg rating — 5,965 ratings
77.
SanshirĹŤ
Sanshirō 3.82 avg rating — 5,761 ratings
78.
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories 3.61 avg rating — 8,978 ratings
79.
Confessions
Confessions 3.93 avg rating — 72,860 ratings
80.
Lizard
Lizard 3.74 avg rating — 10,037 ratings
81.
Revenge
Revenge 4.02 avg rating — 27,956 ratings
82.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 625,077 ratings
83.
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,074 ratings
84.
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things 3.83 avg rating — 5,898 ratings
85.
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
The Diary of Lady Murasaki 3.80 avg rating — 2,098 ratings
86.
Dark Water
Dark Water 3.64 avg rating — 4,912 ratings
87.
The Samurai's Garden
The Samurai's Garden 4.16 avg rating — 27,756 ratings
88.
Malice (Detective Kaga, #1)
Malice (Detective Kaga, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 33,028 ratings
89.
The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
The Diving Pool: Three Novellas 3.67 avg rating — 8,539 ratings
90.
The Confessions of Lady NijĹŤ
The Confessions of Lady Nijō 3.95 avg rating — 697 ratings
91.
Tales of Moonlight and Rain
Tales of Moonlight and Rain 3.79 avg rating — 2,871 ratings
92.
Black Rain
Black Rain 3.99 avg rating — 4,436 ratings
93.
Masks
Masks 3.68 avg rating — 3,853 ratings
94.
All You Need Is Kill
All You Need Is Kill 4.03 avg rating — 23,176 ratings
95.
Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks 4.01 avg rating — 2,981 ratings
96.
The Three-Cornered World
The Three-Cornered World 3.76 avg rating — 5,373 ratings
97.
Palm of the Hand Stories
Palm of the Hand Stories 3.89 avg rating — 3,330 ratings
98.
The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4)
The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 5,214 ratings
99.
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,710 ratings
100.
Kamikaze Girls
Kamikaze Girls 4.22 avg rating — 1,738 ratings
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