This is a list of board games invented, developed, and/or with cultural significance in Japan.
| Game name | Year | Origin | Players | Gameplay style | Similar Games |
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| Go|囲碁|igo}} | 4th Century BCE | Traditional | 2 | Strategic territory and surrounding game |
| Love Letter | 2012 | Kanai Factory | 2–4 | Risk and deduction game | Coup |
| Gomoku|五目並べ|gomokunarabe}} | circa 850 | Traditional | 2 | Strategic abstract game played with Go pieces on a Renju board (15×15), goal to reach five in a row | Renju, Four in a row |
| Jinsei Game|人生ゲーム|jin-sei gēmu}} | 1967 | Takara | ? | Japanese adaption of The Game of Life | The Game of Life |
| Machi Koro|街コロ}} | 2012 | Grounding Inc. | 2–5 | Tabletop city-building/resource-gathering game using cards and dice | Catan |
| Renju|連珠}} | 1899 | Traditional | 2 | Strategic five-in-a-row game with equal chances for both players | Pente, Gomoku |
| Riichi Mahjong|リーチ麻雀|Riichi Maajan}} | 1924 | Traditional | 4 | Chinese Mahjong with Japanese rules | Mahjong |
| Shadow Hunters|シャドウハンターズ|shadō hantāzu}} | 2005 | Game Republic | 4–8 | Supernatural themed, strategic, secret team play | Bang!, Mafia |
| Shogi and variants|将棋|shōgi|generals' chess|Japanese chess}} | 16th Century | Traditional | 2 | Played on a 9×9 board; can use captured pieces against opponent | Chess |
| Sugoroku|双六}} | 6th Century | Traditional | ? | Race game, two variants | Backgammon (variant), Snakes and Ladders (variant) |