Recently, the presence of Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) in almost 7% of gastric carcinoma lesions was reported. From our observation, EBV-associated gastric carcinomas located mainly in the gastric body, and moderate to poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with lymphoid infiltration, as currently reported. Macroscopically, there were mainly thick and ulcerated lesions, EBV-associated gastric carcinomas had close relation with intestinal metaplasia, and EBV could be suspected to provide the immortalized epithelial cells.