r/japan peaks Thursdays 11am-1pm UTC
r/japan was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years and 3 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,779,889 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/japan is steadily growing, with 5,986 new members in the last 30 days.
r/japan shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 228.6 upvotes per post across its 1,779,889 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.24. To reach the Hot section of r/japan, posts typically need at least 13 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/japan receive an average of 55.9 comments, indicating a community with a healthy balance between content appreciation and active discussion. Members regularly engage with posts through both upvotes and comments.
Based on an analysis of 37 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 9 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 2 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 11am UTC (4 posts), 1am UTC (4 posts), and 7am UTC (4 posts). The quietest hours are 9pm UTC, 2pm UTC, and 2am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (9), Friday (7), Saturday (4), Sunday (2) posts reaching the top.
r/japan currently has 1,779,889 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,986 members (0.34%), averaging 193 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/japan in the top 12% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/japan has gained 17,645 subscribers (1.0%). Since tracking began 618 days ago, the community has added 563,016 total subscribers.
r/japan is steadily growing, with 5,986 new members in the last 30 days.
r/japan has 1,779,889 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/japan is Thursdays 11am-1pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/japan is steadily growing, with 5,986 new members in the last 30 days.
r/japan was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/japan typically need at least 13 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/japan is a Reddit community with 1,779,889 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This subreddit serves as a general hub to discuss most things Japanese and exchange information, **as well as to guide users to subs specializing in things such as daily life, travel or language..." The best time to post on r/japan is Thursdays 11am-1pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 228.6 upvotes and 55.9 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 13. The subreddit is adding approximately 193 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/japan is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,350 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-18 20:19:35