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Japanese Saw

Fail

Demand is soft, at -17.1% this quarter, so Japanese Saw is a Fail.

Flapen Score
49
49 / 100
Ranks 1,033 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · on the category median
Market size
£140K/yr196K searches / yr
90-day growth
-17.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
56%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 29 sellers

Flapen Score

Japanese Saw against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Japanese Saw is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Japanese Saw market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Japanese Saw 196K times last year and spent an estimated £140K. The top 5 brands take 73% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 196K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -17.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £140K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
196K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-17.1%
Conversion, latest week
4.4%
Market size, estimated
£140Ka year
Peak month
December1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
japanese saw75K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £16.19.

Listings sell for £16.19 on average, from £5.84 to £38.27. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £16.19 that is £4K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£16.19inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.84–£38.27
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£8K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #53 within Hand Tools. It carries 634 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.5%
Average rank
#53in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
634per listing
Listings tracked
23

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
43 months

Products

Top Japanese Saw products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£14K£21K£28K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

21%

  • Temple Tool21%
  • Magicbox18%
  • Heatigo16%
  • SUIZAN10%
  • Dandelionsky8%
  • HAUTMEC6%

Demand

Japanese Saw search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

6K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Japanese Saw search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • japanese saw75K/yr
  • japanese pull saw41K/yr
  • pull saw24K/yr
  • japanese hand saw19K/yr
  • japanese saws for woodworking17K/yr
  • japanese pull saws for woodworking5K/yr
  • japanese wood saw5K/yr
  • japanese saws3K/yr
  • ryoba saw3K/yr
  • ryoba4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Japanese Saw

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Strength18%−0.14

flimsy

has no great strength to it

limited in robustness and power

Quality-Overall14%+1.05

Rubbish quality

The saw I received was really poor quality

not as good as it looks

Thickness13%

Very light, very thin

Thin blade

Thinner than I expected

Functionality-Overall5%−0.05

The thumbscrew would not tighten properly

Durability5%−0.04

came off on first use

not especially durable

cannot give it 5 stars due to durability

Love

Quality-Overall29%+1.05

the overall quality of the pull blades makes this a solid tool for the kit

seems well made

Good quality

Value For Money17%+1.08

Good price

Good value for money

good value for money

Ease Of Use15%+1.71

Very handy

Easy to use

easy to handle

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%−0.01

As advertised

Works like a charm

exceeded my expectations

Design-Overall5%+0.27

Very good design

Beautiful craftsmanship

Great for crafting

Return

0.8% Return rate 37% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall30%▃▃█▃▄▅

The blade was loosely fitted

This was small

and smaller than most saws

Quality-Overall17%▃█▅▁▃▄

Rubbish quality

The saw I received was really poor quality

not as good as it looks

Strength12%▅▅▁█▆▃

flimsy

has no great strength to it

limited in robustness and power

Functionality-Overall8%▁▃▃█▁▁

The thumbscrew would not tighten properly

Compatibility-Overall6%▁▁▁▆█▁

FAQ

Common Japanese Saw questions

Answered from the same tracked data.