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Japanese Curry

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.82–$10.62) — Japanese Curry doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

36
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Market size 14Growth 16Conversion 86Competition 26Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 20Brand share 17Review moat 83Quality gap 21
This niche Category average

Is Japanese Curry profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Japanese Curry is a £55K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (78K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

Japanese Curry: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -17.1% over the last 90 days and 9.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£55K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-17.1%78K
Conversion rate9.7%
Avg price£7.27

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand, so 7% of the market is open.

7%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 39
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market7%
Avg brand age78 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement69%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews337

Top Japanese Curry products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£5K£11K£16K£22K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Zen Group30%
  • S&B27%
  • Bowltiful21%
  • S and B8%
  • Emma Basic7%
  • House Java3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Japanese Curry demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume78KCVR9.7%Products16Brands8Top 5 Brands93%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.7★Reviews337Avg BSR#114
2K2KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Japanese Curry search terms shoppers use

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

  • golden curry20K/yr
  • japanese curry blocks20K/yr
  • japanese curry15K/yr
  • s&b golden curry6K/yr
  • golden curry katsu curry block4K/yr
  • curry cubes4K/yr
  • s&b4K/yr
  • japanese curry cubes4K/yr
  • curry block2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Japanese Curry

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Taste-Overall42%

Excellent as always authentic taste

Flavor10%

Great flavour

Value For Money8%

It is extremely worth the price

Spiciness6%

Best Curry

Nutritional Content6%

gluten free

What buyers complain about

57% of reviews
Spiciness18%

I wish it had a bit more spice to it

Value For Money14%

Over-priced

Strength7%

Not strong

Salt Content5%

I wish contained less salt as everything has too much salt nowadays

Nutritional Content3%

Not ideal for those on a LDL avoidance diet

Common Japanese Curry questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Japanese Curry 36/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £55K/yr across 16 tracked products. Search demand moved -17.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Japanese Curry on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.