Most Famous Japanese Artists

Japan has produced 104 notable artists throughout history, led by Hiroshige. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Hiroshige — Japanese Painter (1797–1858) , ranked #2678
  2. Yayoi Kusama — Japanese Artist (Born 1929) , ranked #3141
  3. Tadao Ando — Japanese Architect (Born 1941) , ranked #3334
  4. Kenzō Tange — Japanese Architect (1913–2005) , ranked #4140
  5. Takashi Murakami — Japanese Sculptor (Born 1962) , ranked #5562
  6. Kisho Kurokawa — Japanese Architect (1934–2007) , ranked #9552
  7. Kazuyo Sejima — Japanese Architect (Born 1956) , ranked #12083
  8. Issey Miyake — Japanese Designer (Born 1938) , ranked #12799
  9. Arata Isozaki — Japanese Architect (Born 1931) , ranked #14426
  10. Hishikawa Moronobu — Japanese Painter (1618–1694) , ranked #17827
  11. Kengo Kuma — Japanese Architect (Born 1954) , ranked #20552
  12. Uemura Shōen — Japanese Painter (1875–1949) , ranked #22495
  13. Kuroda Seiki — Japanese Painter (1866–1924) , ranked #24978
  14. Kenzō Takada — Japanese Designer (1939–2020) , ranked #27225
  15. Tarō Okamoto — Japanese Sculptor (1911–1996) , ranked #30069
  16. On Kawara — Japanese Painter (1933–2014) , ranked #31090
  17. Daidō Moriyama — Japanese Photographer (Born 1938) , ranked #31454
  18. Hasegawa Tōhaku — Japanese Painter (1539–1610) , ranked #33879
  19. Maruyama Ōkyo — Japanese Painter (1733–1795) , ranked #34843
  20. Utagawa Toyokuni — Japanese Painter (1769–1825) , ranked #37625