Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Hawaii

Iceflower tracks 385 stores from 312 Japanese & Korean chains in Hawaii. Ramen Ya grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Genki Sushi and Mr. Cow.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
312
Tracked stores
385
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Japanese & Korean chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Ramen Ya and Genki Sushi sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 R Ramen Ya - +10.2%
2 G Genki Sushi logo Genki Sushi - +6.4%
3 M Mr. Cow logo Mr. Cow - +0.8%
4 P Pearl's Korean BBQ - -2.3%
5 K Kozo Sushi - -2.8%
6 G Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ logo Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ ▲1 -4.3%
7 S Sushiman - -5.2%
8 G Goma Tei Ramen - -8.0%
9 D Daiichi Ramen - -8.1%
10 N Ninja Sushi - -8.6%
11 G Gen Korean BBQ House logo Gen Korean BBQ House ▼1 -15.5%
12 V Vons Chicken logo Vons Chicken - -21.5%
  • Genki Sushi
  • Shabuya AYCE
  • Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
  • Gen Korean BBQ House
  • Ramen Ya
  • Yummy Korean BBQ
  • Tanaka Ramen & Izakaya
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

385 tracked store locations in Hawaii. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Genki Sushi (9)
  • Shabuya AYCE (2)
  • Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ (5)
  • Gen Korean BBQ House (3)
  • Ramen Ya (6)
  • Yummy Korean BBQ (2)
  • Tanaka Ramen & Izakaya (2)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 G Genki Sushi logo Genki Sushi 9
  • 2 N Ninja Sushi 7
  • 3 P Pearl's Korean BBQ 6
  • 4 R Ramen Ya 6
  • 5 G Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ logo Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 5
  • 6 D Daiichi Ramen 5
  • 7 K Kozo Sushi 4
  • 8 V Vons Chicken logo Vons Chicken 4
  • 9 S Sushiman 4
  • 10 G Gen Korean BBQ House logo Gen Korean BBQ House 3
  • 11 K Kim Chee Restaurant 3
  • 12 G Goma Tei Ramen 3
  • 13 M Mr. Cow logo Mr. Cow 3
  • 14 M Miso Phat Sushi logo Miso Phat Sushi 2
  • 15 N Nagoya Ramen 2
  • 16 M Matsuzaka-Tei 2
  • 17 R Ramen Bones 2
  • 18 S Sumo Sushi 2
  • 19 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken 2
  • 20 R Rai Rai Ramen 2
  • 21 P Palace Saimin 2
  • 22 K KuruKuru Sushi 2
  • 23 K Kamitoku Ramen 2
  • 24 S Sumo Ramen 2
  • 25 M Musubi Cafe Iyasume 2
  • 26 H Han no Daidokoro 2
  • 27 A Aloha Sushi 2
  • 28 S Shabuya AYCE 2
  • 29 S Sakura 2
  • 30 D Domo Cafe 2
  • 31 Y Yummy Korean BBQ 2
  • 32 M Mamaya 2
  • 33 T Tanaka Ramen & Izakaya logo Tanaka Ramen & Izakaya 2
  • 34 S Sikdorak III 2
  • 35 U Up Roll Cafe logo Up Roll Cafe 2
  • 36 S Shiro's Saimin Haven 2
  • 37 H Han Yang Restaurant 1
  • 38 M Menya le Nood 1
  • 39 H Hokkaido Ramen Santouka logo Hokkaido Ramen Santouka 1
  • 40 I Izakaya Naru 1
  • 41 K Kats Sushi 1
  • 42 O O'Kims 1
  • 43 S Seoul Cook 1
  • 44 E Elim Korean Barbeque 1
  • 45 M Mama Woo's BBQ 1
  • 46 F Family BBQ 1
  • 47 C Chef's Ramen 1
  • 48 G Got'z Grindz logo Got'z Grindz 1
  • 49 K Kawamoto Store 1
  • 50 H Higoto Japanese Eatery 1

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