Japanese Gin
brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — Japanese Gin doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Japanese Gin profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Japanese Gin is a £92K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (41K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Japanese Gin: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved +7.0% over the last 90 days and 9.9% of searches end in a purchase.
£92K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.
3%
open market share
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 · 11 products
Top Japanese Gin products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
UKIYO Blossom | Japanese | Craft | Gin | Floral | Cherry Blossom Yuzu and Sakura | Distilled with 5 native Japanese botanicals | 40% ABV | 70 cl
- Price
- £21.49
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 568
- Age
- 5y ago
UKIYO Tokyo Dry | Japanese | Craft | Gin | Classic | Yuzu Milan and Sakura | Distilled with 5 native Japanese botanicals | 40 Percent ABV | 70 cl
- Price
- £20.04
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 275
- Age
- 2y ago
ROKU Japanese Craft Gin 70cl
- Price
- £20.66
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 14,698
- Age
- 8y ago
UKIYO Yuzu | Japanese | Craft | Gin | Citrus | Yuzu Juniper & Coriander | Distilled with 5 native Japanese botanicals | 40% ABV | 70 cl
- Price
- £21.71
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 272
- Age
- 5y ago
Roku Japanese Craft Gin - Sakura Bloom Edition - 700ml
- Price
- £20.98
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 14,698
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Padwa Lifestyle Camera Strap - 2 Wide with Cowhide Head Vintage Ukiyo E Style Auspicious Cloud Pure Cotton Camera Shoulder Straps Personalized Adjustable Camera Neck Strap for all DSLR/SLR Cameras
- Price
- £13.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,667
- Age
- 4y ago
UKIYO Tokyo Dry | Japanese | Craft | Gin | Classic | Yuzu Milan and Sakura | Distilled with 5 native Japanese botanicals | 40 Percent ABV | 70 cl
- Price
- £20.04
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 275
- Age
- 2y ago
UKIYO Blossom | Japanese | Craft | Gin | Floral | Cherry Blossom Yuzu and Sakura | Distilled with 5 native Japanese botanicals | 40% ABV | 70 cl
- Price
- £21.49
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 568
- Age
- 5y ago
Roku Japanese Craft Gin - Sakura Bloom Edition - 700ml
- Price
- £20.98
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 14,698
- Age
- 1y ago
ROKU Japanese Craft Gin 70cl
- Price
- £20.66
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 14,698
- Age
- 8y ago
Newest
by launch dateRoku Japanese Craft Gin - Sakura Bloom Edition - 700ml
- Price
- £20.98
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 14,698
- Age
- 1y ago
Tenjaku Craft Gin 70cl 37.5% ABV Award Winning Premium Japanese Gin great for gifting Gin lovers
- Price
- £21.31
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 95
- Age
- 1y ago
Whitley Neill | Limited Edition Karen Millen | Japanese Yuzu & White Strawberry Gin | 70cl
- Price
- £16.84
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 237
- Age
- 2y ago
UKIYO Tokyo Dry | Japanese | Craft | Gin | Classic | Yuzu Milan and Sakura | Distilled with 5 native Japanese botanicals | 40 Percent ABV | 70 cl
- Price
- £20.04
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 275
- Age
- 2y ago
Padwa Lifestyle Camera Strap - 2 Wide with Cowhide Head Vintage Ukiyo E Style Auspicious Cloud Pure Cotton Camera Shoulder Straps Personalized Adjustable Camera Neck Strap for all DSLR/SLR Cameras
- Price
- £13.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,667
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
7 rising
Sellers
55
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- UKIYO67%
- ROKU23%
- Ki No Bi3%
- Padwa Lifestyle2%
- Whitley Neill2%
- Etsu2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Japanese Gin demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.0×
Top Japanese Gin search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- japanese gin28K/yr
- ukiyo gin9K/yr
- ukiyo4K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Japanese Gin
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
94% of reviews“Nice smooth drink”
“Delicious”
“Perfect for a gift”
“Good priced and lovely bottle”
“Great flavours”
What buyers complain about
75% of reviews“tastes like an incredibly cheap house vodka”
“Annoying that I chose this particular gin because its advertised”
“3 stars cause the bottle was leaking from the sealed cap upon delivery”
“No gift box”
“Smells like sake :”
Japanese Gin return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.4%
Return rate
50%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Japanese Gin questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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