⚔️ Adventure · Japan
Best Adventure Books from Japan
Adventure fiction is driven by action, danger, and the romance of going somewhere — into the unknown, into the past, into the wild. Japan has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in adventure, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best adventure from Japan by editorial consensus.
#1
adventure
In Too Deep
Coert Voorhees· 2013
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#2
adventure
The Legend of Zelda
Casey Loe· 2000
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#3
adventure
The King of Pirates
Daniel Defoe· 1719
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#4
adventure
Could You Survive the Jurassic Period?
Matt Doeden· 2020
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#5
adventure
Tourism, Security and Safety
Yoel Mansfeld· 2005
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#6
adventure
Skyfaring
Mark Vanhoenacker· 2015
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#7
adventure
Frommer's San Francisco with Kids (Frommer's With Kids)
Noelle Salmi· 2005
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#8
adventure
Naked Thrill
Jill Monroe· 2015
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#9
adventure
Snowball Express
Joe Claro· 1980
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#10
adventure
Frommer's San Francisco Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day)
Noelle Salmi· 2005
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#11
adventure
Frommer's San Francisco with Kids
Noelle Salmi· 2009
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#12
adventure
The Adventure of Two Lifetimes
Peggy Newland Goetz· 2001
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#13
adventure
Day Trips From Seattle Getaway Ideas For The Local Traveler
Chloe Ernst· 2010
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#14
adventure
Train
Tom Zoellner· 2014
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#15
adventure
Before they are hanged
Joe Abercrombie· 2007
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#16
adventure
Damascus Countdown
Joel C. Rosenberg· 2013
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#17
adventure
Eye for an eye
Ben Coes· 2013
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#18
adventure
Mission hurricane
Goebel, Jenny· 2016
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#19
adventure
Always Neverland
Zoe Barton· 2011
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#20
adventure
Graduation day
Joelle Charbonneau· 2014
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#21
adventure
Robinson Crusoe Tale #1 I Go to Sea
Daniel Defoe· 2008
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#22
adventure
The rendering
Joel Naftali· 2011
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#23
adventure
The Jaguar Stones Book Three the River of No Return Jaguar Stones
Jon Voelkel· 2012
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#24
adventure
Time to smell the roses
Michael Hoeye· 2008
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#25
adventure
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang And The Race Against Time
Joe Berger· 2013
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#26
adventure
The End Of The World Club
Pamela Craik Voelkel· 2010
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#27
adventure
Tourist customer service satisfaction
Francis P. Noe· 2010
Library Journal
Editorial Score25/100
