Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in South Carolina

Iceflower tracks 329 stores from 232 Japanese & Korean chains in South Carolina. Konnichiwa grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Tokyo Express and King Kong Sushi.

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
232
Tracked stores
329
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. Konnichiwa and Tokyo Express sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 K Konnichiwa - +12.5%
2 T Tokyo Express - +8.0%
3 K King Kong Sushi - +7.7%
4 S Sake House - -0.2%
5 M Menkoi Ramen House logo Menkoi Ramen House - -3.0%
6 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan - -5.8%
7 M Mon Cafe Japan - -6.1%
8 J Joy of Tokyo logo Joy of Tokyo - -6.2%
9 S Sakura Japanese Restaurant - -7.1%
10 M Miyabi Jr. ▲1 -7.7%
11 N Nagoya Japanese Steak House ▲1 -8.1%
12 T Tokyo Grill ▲1 -9.3%
13 H Hachi Express - -10.4%
14 H Hibachi Express ▲1 -11.4%
15 T Tokyo Japanese Restaurant ▲1 -12.8%
  • Konnichiwa
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
  • Yokoso Japanese Restaurant
  • Sake House
  • SOHO Steak and Seafood Sushi Bar
  • Fuji Sushi Bar & Grill
  • Hokkaido Ramen House
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

329 tracked store locations in South Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Konnichiwa (7)
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (2)
  • Yokoso Japanese Restaurant (1)
  • Sake House (3)
  • SOHO Steak and Seafood Sushi Bar (1)
  • Fuji Sushi Bar & Grill (3)
  • Hokkaido Ramen House (3)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

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