Question 1

Who are the best japanese restaurants in Canberra?

Accepted Answer

As of October 2026, the 3 highest-ranked japanese restaurants in Canberra, ACT on the Starworks directory are IORI Japanese Restaurant (4.6 stars from 919 Google reviews), Canteen by Ramen Daddy (4.6 stars from 670 Google reviews) and Inari Canberra Centre (4.5 stars from 552 Google reviews). Every figure here is computed from Google review data that Starworks collects for japanese restaurants in Canberra, ACT, recalculated when this page rebuilds. Placement on this list cannot be bought.

Question 2

How many japanese restaurants does Starworks rank in Canberra?

Accepted Answer

Starworks ranks 42 japanese restaurants in Canberra, ACT, holding 10,181 Google reviews between them. Across the 42 the median rating is 4.2 stars from a median of 143 reviews. Of the 42, 6 are rated 4.5 or better and 24 have passed 100 reviews. The most-reviewed carries 1,154 reviews, more than the top-ranked japanese restaurant holds, which is why rating alone does not set the order.

Question 3

What star rating should I expect from a good japanese restaurant in Canberra?

Accepted Answer

The median Google rating across the 42 japanese restaurants Starworks ranks in Canberra, ACT is 4.2 stars, and 6 of them sit at 4.5 or above. A rating at or near that median is ordinary for japanese restaurants in Canberra, ACT rather than a warning sign on its own, and a rating well above it only means much when enough reviews stand behind it.

Question 4

How many Google reviews does an established japanese restaurant in Canberra have?

Accepted Answer

The median japanese restaurant Starworks ranks in Canberra, ACT carries 143 Google reviews, and 24 of the 42 japanese restaurants have passed 100. The most-reviewed of them carries 1,154.

Question 5

How does Starworks rank japanese restaurants in Canberra?

Accepted Answer

Starworks gives every japanese restaurant in Canberra, ACT a reputation score out of 100 from three things: its Google star rating (up to 47 points), how many reviews back that rating (up to 35), and whether customers can reach it by website and phone number (up to 18). Review volume is the one part that can subtract: below 15 reviews it costs points, because a near-empty review record gives a stranger very little to go on. No score falls below 0 and placement cannot be bought. The score measures the strength of a business's public review record rather than the quality of its work, so it is worth reading the reviews as well, and every listing links to them on Google.

Question 6

Why does a japanese restaurant in Canberra with all 5-star reviews score lower than one with a lower rating?

Accepted Answer

Because review volume counts as well as rating, and below 15 reviews it counts against you. Five perfect reviews are encouraging but thin evidence; three hundred reviews averaging 4.7 tell a stranger far more about what to expect on the day. That is a judgement about how much proof exists, not about the quality of the work, and a newer japanese restaurant with a handful of excellent reviews may still be the right choice in Canberra, ACT. The star rating and review count sit next to every score so you can weigh both yourself.

Question 7

Why does the same japanese restaurant not appear several times on this list?

Accepted Answer

Some businesses run more than one Google listing, often one per suburb they service. Those are the same company, so Starworks groups them and shows the business once, using the listing with the strongest review record. That is why this page opens with 42 distinct japanese restaurants in Canberra, ACT rather than a longer list of repeats.

Question 8

How often is this list of japanese restaurants in Canberra updated?

Accepted Answer

This ranking of japanese restaurants in Canberra, ACT rebuilds on a 30-day cycle and prints the date of its last rebuild above the list, which for the current version is October 2026. Ratings and review counts are re-read from Google over time rather than on a fixed schedule, so an individual figure here can be older than the rebuild date.

Question 9

How can I improve my japanese restaurant business ranking in Canberra?

Accepted Answer

Collect genuine customer reviews consistently, and keep a working website and phone number on your Google listing, because those are the three inputs the score reads. There is no placement to buy on this page. For scale: the median japanese restaurant Starworks ranks in Canberra, ACT carries 143 Google reviews at 4.2 stars.

Best Japanese Restaurants in Canberra

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Top Japanese Restaurants in Canberra, ACT

The short answer

IORI Japanese Restaurant

Canteen by Ramen Daddy

Inari Canberra Centre

Yakitori 38

Taki Canberra Centre

Baby Su

Ramentic

Tokyo Canteen

Shin Sen Teppanyaki Restaurant

Don Japanese Restaurant

Chop Chop Dining Japanese Restaurant

Miki Sushi Woden

Tenkomori Ramenhouse Canberra

Kagawa Japanese Cuisine

Ka Sushi Ramen

Kokoro

Sushi Go

ohsama ramen

Bento Tei

Kushi Japanese

Sushi Island

Neko Sushi Manuka

Kan Sushi & Poke

Sushi Go

Mee's Sushi City

TAIWA SUSHI

Sushi Island Casey

Bento Tei

Petit Sushi

Sushi & More

Sushi Fresh

SUSHI & NORI

Mr Sushi

Oishii Go

Eun Sushi

Genki Sushi

Umami Japanese Cuisine

Urban Fresh Sushi

Sushi Fresh

Sakura Place

Sushi Smith

Mr.Sushi Cooleman Court

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