Information on the cestodes of freshwater fishes of Japan published for the 127 years between 1889 and 2015 is assembled as Parasite–Host and Host–Parasite lists. In total, 32 nominal species of the following 9 orders and 12 families have been reported: Amphilinidea – Amphilinidae (1 species); Caryophyllidea – Capingentidae (1), Caryophyllaeidae (3), Lytocestidae (5); Diphyllobothriidea – Diphyllobothriidae (5); Trypanorhyncha – Tentaculariidae (1); Bothriocephalidea – Bothriocephalidae (3), Triaenophoridae (1); Tetraphyllidea – Phyllobothriidae (1); Proteocephalidea – Proteocephalidae (7); Nippotaeniidea – Nippotaeniidae (2); and Cyclophyllidea – Gryporhynchidae (2). Information on the cestodes not identified to species level is also given, including the species of these orders excluding the Nippotaeniidea. These cestodes were reported from 54 species and 3 subspecies of Japanese freshwater fishes.