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💕 Romance · Japan

Best Romance Books from Japan

Romance fiction is the most commercially successful literary genre, accounting for more annual book sales than any other category. Japan has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in romance, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best romance from Japan by editorial consensus.

#1
Cover of Snow Country
literary-fiction

Snow Country

Yasunari Kawabata· 1968
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score71/100
#2
Cover of Foul Lady Fortune
fantasy

Foul Lady Fortune

Chloe Gong· 2022
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#3
Cover of Kitchen
literary-fiction

Kitchen

Banana Yoshimoto· 1988
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score42/100
#4
Cover of Sputnik Sweetheart
literary-fiction

Sputnik Sweetheart

Haruki Murakami· 1999
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score40/100
#5
Cover of Norwegian Wood
literary-fiction

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami· 1987
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score39/100
#6
Cover of The Sound of Waves
literary-fiction

The Sound of Waves

Yukio Mishima· 1954
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score38/100
#7
Cover of South of the Border, West of the Sun
literary-fiction

South of the Border, West of the Sun

Haruki Murakami· 1992
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score34/100
#8
Cover of One Night Heir
romance

One Night Heir

Lucy Monroe· 2013
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#9
Cover of The Greek's Innocent Virgin
romance

The Greek's Innocent Virgin

Lucy Monroe· 2005
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#10
Cover of Forbidden: The Billionaire's Virgin Princess
romance

Forbidden: The Billionaire's Virgin Princess

Lucy Monroe· 2008
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#11
Cover of Mr. Rochester
romance

Mr. Rochester

Sarah Shoemaker· 2017
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#12
Cover of Eleven Minutes
romance

Eleven Minutes

Paulo Coelho· 2003
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#13
Cover of In the language of love
romance

In the language of love

Diane Schoemperlen· 1994
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#14
Cover of Such Times
romance

Such Times

Christopher Coe· 1993
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#15
Cover of The beach house
romance

The beach house

Mary Alice Monroe· 2002
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#16
Cover of Hot Desert Nights
romance

Hot Desert Nights

Lucy Monroe· 2007
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#17
Cover of The witch hunter
romance

The witch hunter

Virginia Boecker· 2015
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#18
Cover of Dear First Love
romance

Dear First Love

Zoé Valdés· 2002
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
Designed to Feel
Bestseller by Peter Burchardt
Designed to Feel
Why Evolution Built Your Emotions, and How to Make Them Work for You
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