Top 50 Cycling & Bikes Influencers in Japan to Know in 2026

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 2 October 2026 (YouTube).

Masa posts road cycling videos to 676K YouTube subscribers, with the channel description giving the full name Masayoshi Takakura. A merchandise site is linked from the channel. The audience is general road cyclists across Japan, with a further 81.6K on Instagram.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 10 October 2026 (Instagram).

Kenta-san has 328K YouTube subscribers and introduces the channel with the aim of bringing a richer cycling life to Japan. The videos cover road bike rides and equipment. Instagram, with 112K followers, runs alongside the video channel, and the audience is Japanese road cyclists interested in gear.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (Instagram).

Husband and wife TOMI and YOPI run the channel, with 66.7K YouTube subscribers. They post everyday road rides, challenge projects, training, races and product introductions. A second channel, Tomuzu no Hinkyaku ch, is run alongside it. The audience is road cyclists who follow hill-climb and hobby racing content.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 10 October 2026 (X).

Usamin opened the channel in November 2023 and has grown to 50.7K YouTube subscribers with road bike pass and hill-climb ride videos. The X profile lists a self-reported team history of VC FUKUOKA and then MOAT RACING LAB. The audience is road cyclists who follow climbing content.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Shino has 47.5K YouTube subscribers and focuses on hill-climb races and mountain-pass rides, on the road and off-road. Video titles show a goal of returning to the Silver class at the Mt. Fuji hill climb, with in-car commentary on the attempt. Shino also runs a blog titled Yama wa Seiheki desu, and Instagram and X each have more than 30K followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Katuo is a married couple with 27.1K YouTube subscribers who document their progress on the road bike. The channel description says they took it up in June 2020 at the age of 50, after a background in trail running. The X profile reports a Mt. Fuji hill-climb time of 74 minutes at 52, self-reported. Hill climbs and longer rides are the main themes.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 10 October 2026 (X).

Yoko Oya has 26.5K YouTube subscribers and posts road bike videos that range from serious rides to relaxed ones, with a liking for hill climbs. The channel description lists Oya as a former member of the Sakabaka Joshibu on the NHK BS1 programme Charidar. Oya is a yoga instructor and teaches yoga for cyclists.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Beki rides across Japan in search of scenery and food, and also works as a video editor, MC, model and writer. The channel description cites a finish at Paris-Brest-Paris (1,220km) and a completed Everesting. Beki leads the cycling community saddle up and is supported by cafe du cycliste. Instagram has 39,745 followers, against 17.6K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 10 October 2026 (YouTube).

Manma lives in Shizuoka Prefecture and has 143K YouTube subscribers. The best-known series, Yami Shohin, tries out suspicious cycling products to see how they actually perform, alongside other road bike videos. Manma also posts short videos regularly. The audience is cyclists who enjoy product tests with a comic edge.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 10 October 2026 (YouTube).

Cospa Channel has 84.8K YouTube subscribers and reviews road bike equipment from a value-for-money angle, including wheels and cycling computers bought for the channel. The channel is run alongside a job as an employee, and the description mentions entering the Suzuka endurance race. YouTube is the only platform.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 4 September 2026 (YouTube).

KEIMASA CYCLE has 69.9K YouTube subscribers. The channel description places the creator in Germany, and the videos show local scenery and road bike information, including rides up difficult Tour de France climbs. The audience is Japanese-speaking road cyclists.

Affiliation: Official ambassador for GUSTO and AVEDIO · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Aya Nakayama runs Cycle Gadget TV, a media-style channel with 62.5K YouTube subscribers presenting road bike gadgets and equipment, appearing on camera under a real name. A documentary-style sub-channel also exists. The channel description lists official ambassador roles for GUSTO and AVEDIO. Instagram has 12K followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 6 October 2026 (YouTube).

AD Fujimoto has 34.7K YouTube subscribers and shares information on cycle sports in general, including road bikes, cross bikes and gravel. The channel states the aim of building a better industry, and also announces events and recruits one-day staff. YouTube is the only platform.

Affiliation: ACTIVIKE (own brand) · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Nisshy has 33.8K YouTube subscribers and posts about body preparation, injury prevention and stretching for cyclists. The channel description says Nisshy worked as a physiotherapist from 2016, and the X profile describes a bike fitter with a physiotherapist licence who heads ACTIVIKE, the creator’s own brand. These credentials are self-reported.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 10 October 2026 (YouTube).

Cycle Walk has 30.5K YouTube subscribers and explains parts, maintenance, nearby cycling trips and solo camping. The channel description reports 14 years of maintenance experience and 12 years on road bikes, both self-reported. The audience is riders who want technical, step-by-step explanations.

Affiliation: Koga Shuzo Shoten · Last post: 11 October 2026 (YouTube).

Shuzo Koga has 30.2K YouTube subscribers and runs Jitensha Gakuen, covering how to choose cross bikes and city bikes, vintage parts swaps and customisation. The channel description says Koga also runs a consultation service for bicycle purchases and customisation. The Koga Shuzo Shoten business buys used bicycles and parts.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Compo de Ring lives in Okinawa and has 27.8K YouTube subscribers, posting gear reviews and ride vlogs. The channel description names TREK and HANDSLING equipment and support from Bicycle Shop MAIYO, bryton and Insta360. The creator is also in the Amazon Associates programme, per the X profile.

Affiliation: TOKYOlife · Last post: 11 October 2026 (YouTube).

TOKYO WHEELS covers what to wear for commuting and city riding, from trousers to cycling clothing, alongside relaxed rides around Tokyo. The channel has 40.5K YouTube subscribers. TOKYOlife, which runs the TOKYO WHEELS clothing shop for cyclists, is led by CEO Mori, who appears on camera with staff.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (YouTube).

Kick the Channel follows new power-assisted bicycles, electric bikes and other next-generation mobility, including detailed comparisons of power-assisted bikes with child seats. The channel says it explains these topics without technical jargon, and has 28K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (YouTube).

Yuu says on the channel page that they have ridden cross bikes for 10 years. The channel centres on cross bike customisation, plus recommendations for commuting and e-bikes, and has 18.8K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (YouTube).

Satoshi Hikita is a promoter of cycling to work who debuted with the book “Jitensha Tsukin de Ikou” (WAVE Publishing, 1999) and, according to the channel description, has written around 30 bicycle-related books. The channel carries cross bike basics lessons and has 16.4K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 10 October 2026 (YouTube).

Kyoju Kamoto presents power-assisted bicycles with regenerative charging, including Bridgestone models, with a focus on hybrid bikes. The channel has 15.1K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (YouTube).

E-Bike Buta is a long-running e-bike vlog with more than 385 episodes, filmed on rides around the Kansai region and aimed at people unsure about their stamina. The channel description names the creator’s own bikes, a Yamaha Crosscore RC, a YPJ-EC and a Bridgestone TB1e. It has 3.03K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent (run as a couple) · Last post: 28 September 2026 (YouTube).

Cruise and Thuong describe themselves as an American and Vietnamese international couple who met and married in Japan. They publish English-language videos of cycling and bike travel around the country, reaching 102K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (Instagram).

Rides of Japan, whose channel description reads “Slayer of grams!”, covers lightweight bike customisation, equipment impressions and weekend gravel and touring rides, mainly in English. It has 98.9K YouTube subscribers and a 20K Instagram following.

Affiliation: Independent (run as a duo) · Last post: 11 October 2026 (YouTube).

Ataoka Long Riders posts very long rides of 200 to 300 km, along with day-by-day solo bike-trip diaries through Japan and hill climbs such as the Mt. Fuji Hill Climb and the Norikura Skyline. Some overseas ride videos add English subtitles. The channel has 17.4K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 19 September 2026 (Instagram).

Yuchari Diary publishes travel vlogs from a round-the-world bicycle journey. The channel description announced a temporary return to Japan, the first in about five years, and a ticketed fan event in Tokyo. It has 12.9K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (YouTube).

Naoto Saita’s X profile describes a hill-climb seeker, bicycle traveller and freelance writer who leads the “Hill Climb Nihon Hyaku Meito” project. The YouTube channel has 6,250 subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 10 October 2026 (YouTube).

JAPAN CYCLING ROUTE introduces “scenic cycling routes across Japan”, as its X profile puts it. Videos carry Japanese and English titles and film full climbs and loops such as Wada Pass, the Hachimantai Aspite Line and the Oga Peninsula, many with ride data on screen. The channel is small, with 1.6K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 4 October 2026 (Instagram).

Tomomi Nishikubo is a trials rider nicknamed “忍者ライダー” (Ninja Rider). The X profile and channel description cite Japan national trials championships in 2016 and 2017. The YouTube channel has 179K subscribers and Instagram has 181K followers.

Affiliation: Independent (runs a cycling website) · Last post: 7 October 2026 (YouTube).

B4C runs a cycling website and a YouTube channel covering bike modifications, parts impressions and ride reports. Subjects range across mountain bikes, bikepacking, cross bikes, mini velos, e-bikes and road bikes. The channel has 27.7K subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Pura-chan posts casual videos of gravel rides, mountain biking, road cycling and fishing, as the X profile lists. The YouTube channel has 16.4K subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

SKMZLOG reviews road bikes and components and writes cyclocross race reports, alongside the blog skmzlog.com. The channel description lists 12th (2023-24) and 15th (2024-25) at the national cyclocross championships and the 2023-24 Kansai Cyclocross Series title. The channel has 14.1K subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 4 October 2026 (Instagram).

The channel description presents Ayato Kimura as a Japanese MTB rider, and the content is bike-trials riding. The Instagram account has 142K followers and the YouTube channel 22.7K subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 8 October 2026 (Instagram).

Rim Nakamura is a BMX freestyle and race rider, with 66K Instagram followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 29 September 2026 (Instagram).

Yoshihiro Nagasako is a BMX racer, with 15.8K Instagram followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (Instagram).

BMX Performer YUYA posts BMX performance and trick videos, with 71.3K TikTok followers. The channel also has 3.6K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Arashiro’s X bio describes a professional road racer born on Ishigaki Island, with national road race titles in 2007, 2013 and 2022. Arashiro has 79.8K followers on X, with a further 40K on Instagram, and posts show sponsor-supplied kit.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Beppu’s X bio presents a cycling promoter and ex-pro rider who has lived overseas for around 25 years, and the first Japanese finisher of all three Grand Tours and all the Monuments. Beppu has 79.7K followers on X and works on promoting cycling in Japan, with a small YouTube channel alongside.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (Instagram).

Sato is a veteran keirin rider with 45.1K followers on X and 32K on Instagram. The X bio announces a book, published by KADOKAWA in February 2025, whose title translates roughly as “Limits? That’s just a feeling!”.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Kurimura goes by the nickname “Jitensha Ojisan”, roughly “the bicycle uncle”, and posts on three platforms, with 38.6K followers on X, 14.2K YouTube subscribers and 8,985 on Instagram. Videos include previews of road races and the riders taking part.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 6 October 2026 (X).

Fukaya’s X bio reads “former national cycling team, keirin rider, photographer”. Fukaya has 34.5K followers on X and 10.9K YouTube subscribers on an official channel, with riding and photography side by side in the content.

Affiliation: Bridgestone Cycling (self-described ambassador) · Last post: 28 September 2026 (Instagram).

Ota’s X bio lists Japan’s cycling team at the Paris Olympics and Girls Keirin class 112, and names Ota as a BRIDGESTONE CYCLING ambassador. Ota has 63K followers on Instagram and 30.0K on X, with Instagram the larger of the two.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 3 October 2026 (X).

Sato’s X bio reads “World KEIRIN gold, Girls Keirin class 114”. Sato has 22.1K followers on X and 12.2K on Instagram, and runs an official merchandise shop.

Affiliation: Shonan Bellmare Cycle Road Team (manager); LEOMO (adviser) · Last post: 9 October 2026 (X).

Miyazawa’s X bio describes a former pro road racer and 2008 Beijing Olympian, with a Japanese championship, an Asian championship and an Asian Games silver medal, and 16 years racing in Europe. Miyazawa is also a trainer, with 20.7K followers on X and 7,534 on Instagram.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Ai Amu has ridden road bikes for six years and finished “Amu Tabi 47”, riding through all 47 prefectures, in July 2024. The channel has 43.9K YouTube subscribers and also covers gadgets, cameras and games. The channel description lists ambassador roles for LOOK (bikes), KAPELMUUR (apparel) and DMT (shoes).

Affiliation: Yasuda Dai Circus (comedy trio) · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Dancho Yasuda is a member of the comedy trio Yasuda Dai Circus, and the X bio reads “a comedian who loves cycling and triathlon”. The channel has 33.1K YouTube subscribers, with 21K on Instagram and 14.0K on X.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (Instagram).

Yumi Yummy posts diary-style videos on cycling, bike trips, races, triathlon and gear. The channel has 26.3K YouTube subscribers, supported by 15K on Instagram and 5,790 on X, and reaches hobby riders who follow along for ride reports and equipment introductions.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 11 October 2026 (X).

Meisan’s motto is “one mountain, one cafe”: hill climbs paired with cafe stops, riding bikes such as Cervelo. The channel has 11.3K YouTube subscribers, plus 8.78K on Instagram and 6,441 on X, and its audience is riders who want routes and rest stops rather than race results.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 4 October 2026 (Instagram).

cobachan shares a road bike lifestyle on Instagram, where the account has 26K followers. The feed centres on enjoying riding as part of daily life.