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List of cultural icons of Japan 
Summary
This is a list of cultural icons of Japan. It contains the most important symbols of Japan, including its national symbols and symbols associated with various aspects of the culture of Japan.
Sakura at the Japanese garden
AnimalsEdit
Anime and mangaEdit
- Akira, Ashita no Joe, Attack on Titan, Astro Boy
- Black Jack, Buddha, Bleach, Berserk
- Chi's Sweet Home, Candy Candy, Captain Tsubasa, Cardcaptor Sakura, Chibi Maruko-chan, City Hunter, Creamy Mami, Cutie Honey, Code Geass, Crayon Shin-chan, Chainsaw Man
- Detective Conan, Doraemon, Digimon, Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, Death Note, Dr. Stone, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Dokonjo Gaeru
- Fist of the North Star
- Galaxy Express 999, Gatchaman, Ghost in the Shell, Gigantor, GinTama, Golgo 13
- Hakushon Daimao, Hamtaro, Hello Kitty, Himitsu no Akko-chan, Hunter X Hunter
- Inuyasha
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Jujutsu Kaisen
- Kiki's Delivery Service, Kimba the White Lion, Kinnikuman, Kochikame
- Lady Oscar, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Lupin III
- Macross, Mobile Suit Gundam, My Hero Academia, My Neighbor Totoro
- Naruto, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Neon Genesis Evangelion
- One Piece, One Punch Man, Osomatsu-kun
- Pokemon, Pretty Cure, Princess Mononoke, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Sailor Moon, Saint Seiya, Sally the Witch, Space Battleship Yamato, Speed Racer, Spirited Away
- Tekkaman, Tensai Bakabon, Tiger Mask, Time Bokan franchise
- Sanrio
- Studio Ghibli
- Urusei Yatsura
- Yu-Gi-Oh!, Your Name
Arts and craftsEdit
Buildings and structuresEdit
CinemaEdit
DressEdit
Emblems and symbolsEdit
FestivalsEdit
Folklore and religionEdit
Food and drinkEdit
History and legendEdit
IndustryEdit
LiteratureEdit
MusicEdit
PeopleEdit
- Akira Kurosawa, Akio Morita
- Hidetoshi Nakata
- Hiroshi Yamauchi
- Ishida Mitsunari, Issey Miyake, Itō Hirobumi
- Kenzō Takada, Kōnosuke Matsushita
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Oda Nobunaga, Ōyama Iwao
- Saigō Takamori, Shigeru Miyamoto, Soichiro Honda
- Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Takeshi Kitano, Tōgō Heihachirō, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Hikaru Utada
- Yuzuru Hanyu
PlacesEdit
SocietyEdit
Sport and martial artsEdit
TheatreEdit
TransportEdit
- Datsun 240Z[1][2]
- Honda CBR900RR[3]
- Honda NSX[4][5][6]
- Honda Super Cub[7][8]
- Kawasaki Ninja[9][10]
- Mazda MX-5[12]
- Mazda Wankel engine
- Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero
- Nissan Skyline GT-R[13][14][15][16][17][18]
- 0 Series Shinkansen
- Subaru Impreza WRX[19][20]
- Suzuki GSX-R[21]
- Toyota Supra, 4th generation[22][23]
- Toyota Corolla[24]
Video gamesEdit
- Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
- Ape Escape (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Armored Core (From Software)
- Bomberman (Konami; Hudson Soft)
- Bubble Bobble (Taito)
- Castlevania (Konami)
- Dance Dance Revolution (Konami)
- Densha de Go! (Taito)
- Dig Dug (Bandai Namco)
- Dark Souls (From Software, Bandai Namco)
- Dragon Quest (Square-Enix)
- Donkey Kong (Nintendo)
- Final Fantasy (Square-Enix)
- Frogger (Konami)
- Galaga (Bandai Namco)
- Ganbare Goemon (Konami)
- Gran Turismo (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ico (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Kingdom Hearts (Square-Enix, Disney)
- The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo)
- Mega Man (Capcom)
- Metal Gear Solid (Konami)
- Metal Slug (SNK)
- Metroid (Nintendo)
- Momotaro Densetsu (Konami, Hudson Soft)
- Monster Hunter (Capcom)
- Pac-Man (Bandai Namco)
- PaRappa The Rapper (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Phantasy Star (SEGA)
- Pokémon (Nintendo)
- Puyo Puyo (SEGA)
- Resident Evil (Capcom)
- Ridge Racer (Bandai Namco)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA)
- Space Invaders (Taito)
- Street Fighter (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
- Taiko no Tatsujin (Bandai Namco)
- Tekken (Bandai Namco)
- Virtua Fighter (SEGA)
- Yakuza (SEGA)
See alsoEdit
- Cultural icon
- List of cultural icons of England
- List of cultural icons of France
- List of cultural icons of Germany
- List of cultural icons of Italy
- List of cultural icons of the Netherlands
- List of cultural icons of Northern Ireland
- List of cultural icons of Russia
- List of cultural icons of Scotland
- List of cultural icons of South Korea
- List of cultural icons of Spain
- List of cultural icons of Wales
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ Sapienza, James Derek (July 5, 2017). "The Datsun 240Z: One of the Greatest Sports Cars Ever Made".
- ^ "HONDA CBR900RR FIREBLADE (1992-1999) Motorcycle Review". www.motorcyclenews.com.
- ^ "Honda NSX: 100 best cars ever made". localhost.
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- ^ "Hammond drives the icons: Honda NSX". Top Gear. June 26, 2012.
- ^ "Super Cub is first vehicle in Japan to receive three-dimensional trademark". www.honda.co.uk.
- ^ "Honda Cub: The greatest machine ever". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Kawsaki Ninja: celebrating 25 years". NewsHub.co.uk. April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Here's What We Expect From The 2021 Kawasaki Ninja 400". HotCars. January 4, 2021.
- ^ Mann, Michael. "Top Gun bike turns 30; Kawasaki celebrate". Bennetts UK.
- ^ "Icon of icons: Autocar Awards Readers' Champion - Mazda MX-5". Autocar.
- ^ "Japanese Tuner Icons: Nissan Skyline GT-R". CarBuzz. June 30, 2012.
- ^ "Nissan Skyline GT-R R34: review, history and specs of an icon". evo.
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- ^ Constantine, Chris (9 June 2019). "Completely Stock 1970 Datsun 240Z Sells for Baffling $124K on Bring a Trailer". The Drive.
- ^ "Icon of icons: Autocar Awards Readers' Champion - Nissan Skyline GTR". Autocar.
- ^ "10 Things Everyone Forgot About The Subaru Impreza". HotCars. December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Air Lift Performance Icons: The Subaru Impreza". Speedhunters. July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bike Icon: Suzuki GSX-R1100". Visordown.
- ^ "Toyota Supra: A Brief History of an Icon | Automobile Magazine". June 24, 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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- ^ Pollitt, Chris (August 24, 2018). "Driving an icon – the Toyota AE86 - Influx". Influx Magazine.