Best japanese plugins for WordPress
The most popular japanese plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Multibyte Patch leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Aurora Heatmap (10K+) and Japanized for WooCommerce (10K+). All 60 plugins tagged “Japanese” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 japanese plugins
- 1.WP Multibyte Patch
The most installed japanese plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 25 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Aurora Heatmap10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.Japanized for WooCommerce
10K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 21 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 4.
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously10K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 6 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
UserHeat Plugin5K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 6.metaps PAYMENT for WooCommerce
300+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 7.
Simple Learn Japanese Quiz300+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 8.
User Insight WordPress Plugin200+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 9.
Wareki200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
FormNest100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 60 plugins tagged “Japanese”
WP Multibyte Patch
Up in the last 7 days:1#65by Seisuke Kuraishi15 days ago
Multibyte functionality enhancement for the WordPress Japanese package.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 5.0(25)
- Downloads
- 7.7K/day

Aurora Heatmap
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,413by r30981 month ago
Beautiful like an aurora! A simple WordPress heatmap that can be completed with just a plugin.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 96/day
Japanized for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:4#1,823by shohei.tanaka3 days ago
Essential Japanese localization toolkit for WooCommerce - adds address formats, payment methods, delivery scheduling, and legal compliance.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.3(21)
- Downloads
- 300/day

Japanese font for WordPress(Previously
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,080by raspi012411 months ago
Add Japanese font to Gutenberg and TinyMCE Advanced plugin's font family selections.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.8(6)
- Downloads
- 35/day

UserHeat Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,028by hayata2 years ago
Free heatmaps plugin for web analytics, on both PC and smartphone.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 25/day
metaps PAYMENT for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:12#10,459by shohei.tanaka2 years ago
metaps PAYMENT gateway payment for WooCommerce.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Simple Learn Japanese Quiz
Up in the last 7 days:12#11,005by tourhand3 years ago
Use this simple 'learn Japanese' plugin for your travel website or language school website.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

User Insight WordPress Plugin
Up in the last 7 days:57#11,468by userlocal5 years ago
ヒートマップ対応アクセス解析ツールUser InsightのWordPressプラグインです。簡単な設定ですぐにUser Insightでデータを計測できるようになります。
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Wareki
Up in the last 7 days:56#12,725by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Add a Japanese calendar including the era in date format, posts, comments, archives and calendar.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

FormNest
Up in the last 7 days:642#14,083by pretend06121 month ago
日本語のお問い合わせフォームを作れるWordPressプラグイン。確認画面、郵便番号自動入力、都道府県連動、自動返信メール、CSVエクスポート、スパム対策まで標準装備。ドラッグ&ドロップで簡単に作成できます。
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
EZ zenback
Down in the last 7 days:150#15,584by redcocker13 years ago
"EZ zenback" will help you to install "zenback".
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CocoonNoticeAreaScheduler
Down in the last 7 days:129#19,677by macha7956 years ago
テーマ「Cocoon」で動作するプラグインです。Cocoonの通知エリアの設定を複数設定できます。
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Twentyfifteen Noto Sans JP
Up in the last 7 days:25#20,778by Hinaloe9 years ago
The font of TwentyFifteen is changed to a Japanese Gothic font.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Local Emoji
Up in the last 7 days:97#22,764by Daisuke Takahashi10 years ago
Use emoji without external items
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Plugear Review Step for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:4,738#23,054by plugear2 months ago
Add a confirmation step to your Contact Form 7 forms. Turn it on per form. No second form, no extra page, no shortcode to add.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
Paidy for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:299#24,018by shohei.tanaka1 year ago
Paidy for WooCommerce
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 13/day
RA
Down in the last 7 days:1#24,103by skuramoto11 years ago
When the multi-byte character is used in slug of new creation post, it changes so that post_type and post_ID may be used.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Kaze Contact Form
Up in the last 7 days:1,546#26,517by ProTech Inc.2 months ago
A Japanese-friendly contact form plugin with form migration tools, saved entries, mail notifications, CSV export, and privacy tools.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Asian Word Count
#26,625by ye11ow14 years ago
Asian Word Count is a plugin for WordPress that gives you word count statistics for your blog's posts and pages which supports Asian languages.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PukiWiki for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:299#28,303by makoto_kw13 years ago
'PukiWiki for WordPress' converts a html from pukiwiki text on an entry.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

NPC Slug Genius
#29,035by npc0120 days ago
Automatically generates short English URL slugs from Japanese post titles using AI. BYOK (Bring Your Own Key).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Probono Form Basic
#34,558by probonodesign2 months ago
Build a Japanese contact form by clicking buttons — no code. Postal-code-to-address and furigana built in. Free, one-time — made in Japan.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
millvi WP
Up in the last 7 days:7,516#36,576by eviry8 years ago
millvi WP - Plugin that can easily save, control and stream videos through Wordpress -
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Japanized Popup
Up in the last 7 days:28,986#40,265by kohyoshida2 months ago
完全日本語対応のポップアッププラグイン。管理画面・ドキュメント・サポートのすべてが日本語です。A no-code popup plugin with a fully Japanese admin UI, documentation, and support.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hatena Bookmark Comment
#40,548by makoto_kw16 years ago
Displays hatena bookmark comments on entry by using HatenaBookmark Blogparts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Awasete Yomitai for WordPress
#41,564by makoto_kw14 years ago
Add a widget for Awasete Yomitai.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TinyMCE Backslash Button
Up in the last 7 days:2,977#41,924by redcocker14 years ago
This plugin provides buttons to enter backslash. Even when using Japanese or Korean font, backslash doesn't appear as Yen or Won sign.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RA
#43,831by skuramoto11 years ago
The domain which can be used for user's registration can be restricted.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Protect Media
Up in the last 7 days:15,521#50,087by ateliee5 years ago
Upload Directory Required Auth Login.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LINE for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:2,917#50,796by shohei.tanaka5 years ago
You can link articles posted on WordPress to LINE.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ruby Markup Converter
#54,227by Foriba12 days ago
Converts ruby and emphasis mark notation from Japanese novel-sharing sites for WordPress, without modifying the original text.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ASB Calendar Advance
#54,631by asobit11 days ago
A powerful and flexible calendar plugin for WordPress with event display, customization options, and Japanese localization support.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Japanese Lorem Block
Down in the last 7 days:3,585#55,330by Benachi4 years ago
Japanese Lorem Block generates placeholder text in Japanese. It quickly fills the empty area to create presentable text block.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
B19 AI Bot Chat
#55,582by 株式会社ビーク10 months ago
日本語完全対応のAIチャットボットプラグイン。OpenAI GPTモデルを活用した高度な対話機能を提供します。
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Hajik Form Guard
Down in the last 7 days:2,733#56,561by hatanaka3 months ago
Stops form spam and filters unsolicited sales emails using the Hajik cloud service. Built for Japanese-language forms. Account required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Woo Each add to cart
#57,632by Susumu Seino9 years ago
This plugin add each time you click the button.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Transer 多言語ページ翻訳
Down in the last 7 days:1,784#57,650by hippogo501 month ago
Built around Japanese source text. Server-side translation with hreflang SEO tags, and fix any wording right on the translated page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

Probono Booking Basic
#58,865by probonodesign2 months ago
No coding required - calendar-based booking form. A Made in Japan booking plugin for Japanese websites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Almican Password
#59,417by フォトライダー4 days ago
Enforces a multi-script password policy by interleaving regional scripts with alphanumeric characters to prevent automated dictionary attacks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 72/day

Suisui Form
Down in the last 7 days:6,235#59,507by htproduce18 days ago
Adds furigana auto-fill, full-width to half-width conversion, required badges and validation colours to your existing forms. Made for Japanese sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Formii
#60,030by spiraledge1 day ago
Contact forms with built-in inquiry management and a confirmation screen. Drag-and-drop builder, plus optional fields for Japanese forms.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Shed Form
Down in the last 7 days:9,187#61,213by teamstaccato5 days ago
A contact form plugin for Japanese websites with confirmation screen, spam protection, and submission history.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Simple NFT Protection Manager
Down in the last 7 days:2,866#62,455by onepirsu3 years ago
This plugin publishes the original NFT. Selling NFTs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Robse Booking
#64,243by robsejp7 days ago
Appointment booking for small businesses in Japan: customers pick a service, staff and time. Phone and walk-in bookings share one calendar.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
yuiami.jp Suite Form
#65,122by Takashi Fujisaki3 days ago
Mail form for Japanese businesses. Confirmation screens, postal-code address autofill, and no customer data in the database.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 90/day

Business Box Booking
#65,651by marubox21 days ago
Add your Business Box booking page to any post or page: an inline booking calendar or a popup button, in Japanese or English.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Robse Auto Alpha Slug
#66,928by robsejp1 month ago
Turns Japanese post titles into clean ASCII slugs, and never invents a wrong reading for the kanji it cannot read.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Imaoikiruhito LMS
Down in the last 7 days:123#69,619by imaoikiruhito8 months ago
Imaoikiruhito LMSは、LMS(Learning Management System)のプラグインです。
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

お問い合わせフォーム by cuerda
Down in the last 7 days:5,345#69,753by Kimiya Watabe2 months ago
A simple, security-focused contact form for Japanese websites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Omoikane Simple Sales Reports for Welcart
Down in the last 7 days:455#70,625by omoikaneworks4 months ago
Create simple sales reports based on Welcart order data.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day