The Japanese are an infantry civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the Samurai. Mills, Lumber- and Mining Camps cost -50%.
Open the Japanese in the Civ Codex →Early economy
Focus
Infantry
Introduced
The Age of Kings (1999)
Win rate
51.7%
Pick rate
2.55%
Civilization bonuses
- Mills, Lumber- and Mining Camps cost -50%
- Infantry attacks +33% faster starting in Feudal Age
- Cavalry Archers +2 attack vs. Ranged Soldiers (except Skirmishers)
- Fishing Ships work +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age; +100% HP
Unique technologies
- Yasama (Watch Tower-line fires additional arrows)
- Kataparuto (Trebuchets attack and pack/unpack faster)
Unique unit
Team bonus
Galley-line +4 line of sight
How strong are the Japanese on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Japanese hold a 51.7% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #9 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 2.55% of matches (52,474 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.