Top 50 DIY & Crafts Influencers in Japan to Know in 2026

Affiliation: Independent (runs the DIY MAGAZINE site) · Last post: within the past month (YouTube).

Documents the self-renovation of a house about 40 years old, on YouTube and the DIY MAGAZINE site, and has renovated vacant and inherited properties since late 2018, according to its X profile. The channel has 552K YouTube subscribers. DIY MAGAZINE also runs a blog with product write-ups and an official online shop.

Affiliation: 合同会社リンネ (Rinne LLC) · Last post: within the past day (YouTube).

Revives empty houses, old farmhouses and ruins through amateur DIY, with 471K YouTube subscribers plus Instagram and TikTok audiences. The properties are later used as lodging or shops, and the official site lists past tie-ups with companies.

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

Explains DIY, renovation and small-item projects that can be done in a rented home, drawing on carpentry experience in Japan that the creator describes in the channel profile. The channel has 257K YouTube subscribers. A sister channel, Kotobuki Channel DIY in Okinawa, covers the Okinawa projects.

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

Left a company job at 22, bought a house in the countryside and restores the old farmhouse through DIY, publishing a new episode every Sunday. The channel has 137K YouTube subscribers, and the profile cites a technical high school background. Links to an Amazon influencer store, woodstoves and furniture appear in the description.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Moved to a remote mountain area on impulse, bought a ruined old farmhouse and rebuilds it through DIY. The channel has 103K YouTube subscribers and follows the restoration day by day. An Amazon wish list is linked in the description.

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

Shares how a ready-built house is made over in an overseas-inspired style through DIY, covering the tips, costs and items used. The account, under the display name “ayumi (ready-built home × DIY × overseas interiors)”, has 356K Instagram followers.

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

Posts under the display name “Sumi: a home tidied up with DIY and handy ideas”, combining DIY projects with practical living tips. The account has 75K Instagram followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Shares home woodworking, leathercraft and DIY with English captions alongside Japanese. The channel has 1.85M YouTube subscribers, and the channel history notes it passed one million in September 2021. Instagram and X are linked from the description.

Affiliation: Independent (runs the DIY site Tsukuro Motto) · Last post: within the past month (YouTube).

Teaches woodworking for beginners, from 100-yen-shop DIY to furniture, without expensive carpentry tools. The channel has 104K YouTube subscribers. The profile states over 20 years of DIY, including five wood decks, two dining tables and a DIY workshop, all self-reported.

Affiliation: Independent (runs the blog DIYの電動工具はこれ!) · Last post: within the past month (YouTube).

Reviews power tools the creator has used, with 69.9K YouTube subscribers, and runs a companion blog on power tools. The profile says woodworking began about 15 years ago and lists participation in Amazon Associates and Rakuten affiliate programmes.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Describes itself as amateur DIY, covering weekend carpentry, DIY and gardening with the aim of building a home and garden where children can play. The channel has 61.3K YouTube subscribers.

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

Goes by Yoruku, took up DIY prompted by sick house syndrome, and makes furniture and small items with power tools. The channel has 58.7K YouTube subscribers, and the description lists participation in Amazon Associates.

Affiliation: Sub-channel of the Murata Kazu RE Home Channel · Last post: within the past month (YouTube).

A working renovation carpenter based in Mie, according to the Instagram name, who reviews tools and renovates traditional Japanese wooden houses. The tool channel has 37.3K YouTube subscribers, and a second channel re-edits Japanese videos with English narration and subtitles. The description lists participation in Amazon Associates.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

SATAbuilder’s is the DIY channel run by Sata of the comedy duo Bad Boys (バッドボーイズ). It follows hideout building, floor painting and shelf making, and reaches 994K YouTube subscribers, with a further 221K on Instagram and 113.1K on X.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Morita Tetsuya of the comedy duo Saraba Seishun no Hikari (さらば青春の光) runs this garage channel, known as a “DIY comedian who does not really do DIY”. It reaches 469K YouTube subscribers, and the channel description states a weekly Sunday upload schedule.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: about two weeks ago (YouTube).

yudai kawase builds a personal “base” alone through DIY, moving from a home workshop to a self-built camper van and then a purchased old Japanese house. The channel has 191K YouTube subscribers, and a companion site, yudaikawase.com, publishes write-ups on the camper conversion.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 7 October 2026 (Instagram).

Taka creates a personal hideout inside an Inaba-brand storage garage, sharing DIY projects and gadgets. The audience stands at 35.7K YouTube subscribers and 36K Instagram followers, and the channel description links to a Rakuten ROOM page and affiliate links.

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

えりかほーむ shares low-cost DIY and remake projects using 100-yen shop items, including home-cafe styling. The channel has 256K YouTube subscribers.

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

The channel is managed by Noro Yuto and builds a craft from a topic chosen by a dice roll, aiming for new projects usable in nurseries and primary schools. It has 194K YouTube subscribers and 184K Instagram followers.

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

Yuu turns empty boxes and packaging into decorative items using 100-yen shop materials, and also distributes printable materials. The channel has 113K YouTube subscribers. By its own description, it sells print materials on stores.jp and also uses Rakuten ROOM and the Amazon Associates programme.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 13 September 2026 (Instagram).

Tete publishes tutorials for figures and miniatures made only from 100-yen shop materials such as resin clay, and uses English video titles to reach viewers abroad. The channel has 77K YouTube subscribers, plus 60.1K on TikTok and 40K on Instagram.

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

airi shares low-cost DIY projects and handy household goods built around 100-yen shop items. Instagram is the larger platform at 168K followers, alongside 40.1K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: about two weeks ago (YouTube).

DanCreator makes things out of cardboard, with English alongside the Japanese on the channel. It has 1.91M YouTube subscribers, 225.3K on TikTok and 66K on Instagram. The X profile mentions an exhibition called “Dan Creator’s Hirameki Dan Lab” at Yumeminato Tower.

Affiliation: Independent (ichiken-engineering.com) · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

ICHIKEN covers electronics building, appliance explanations and electrical and electronic engineering. The channel has 520K YouTube subscribers. Its description lists past clients including Nippon Chemi-Con, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, OMRON, Texas Instruments and NVIDIA.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: about two months ago (YouTube).

くらひと enjoys woodworking and making alongside the character “Yaruki-chan”, and the channel carries an English self-introduction. It has 491K YouTube subscribers and 26K TikTok followers. The description calls the host an amateur and says the channel takes part in the Amazon Associates programme.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 7 October 2026 (YouTube).

Kumagoro Oniisan builds custom PCs and repairs and modifies junk hardware. It has 443K YouTube subscribers and 34.7K followers on X.

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

Kazushi began in metal engraving and now makes game and anime-related pieces, with 125K YouTube subscribers and 38K on Instagram. The description states an undergraduate degree in metal engraving (chōkin) from the craft department of Tokyo University of the Arts. It also lists a craft shop, KADOWAKI, taking custom orders, and YouTube memberships.

Affiliation: Independent (unolaboratory.com) · Last post: 7 October 2026 (YouTube).

Age of 3DP is a specialist home 3D-printer media outlet operated by Unoken, who reports experience with more than 50 models in the channel description. It has 38.5K YouTube subscribers, and the operator’s website offers diagnostic and comparison tools.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past day (YouTube).

Mocotarou has run a knitting channel since 2018 and reaches 318K YouTube subscribers, with a further audience on Instagram and TikTok. The channel description states participation in the Amazon Associates programme.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past day (YouTube).

TSUMUGI describes the channel as a crochet shop based in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, posting crochet tutorials alongside travel vlogs. It has 279K YouTube subscribers and is active on four platforms. The channel description says it is a personal hobby with no teaching qualification.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Claire Craft publishes how-to videos for handmade projects, centred on crochet, and has 183K YouTube subscribers. The Instagram account has 15K followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: about two months ago (YouTube).

Hanayachan posts knitting tutorials built around flower motifs and has 153K YouTube subscribers, plus a TikTok following above 53K. The channel description lists publishing a book, original yarn and a bouquet kit as goals.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Ichigo Crochet makes crochet tutorials for small accessories and amigurumi. The channel has 116K YouTube subscribers, and a separate Instagram account (@cororon323) holds a similar-sized audience of 108K.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Amimono Yobiko explains knitting and crochet from basics to more advanced techniques, presented by a figure called Kokeshi-sensei. The channel has 115K YouTube subscribers and is built on YouTube alone.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past month (YouTube).

Natsuki Knit posts knitting tutorials for items the creator wants to make, across needle and hook work, and has 108K YouTube subscribers. The channel description states the creator is not a knitting instructor.

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

Baby&Kids Handmade publishes sewing tutorials for children’s clothes, drawstring bags and pouches every Saturday. The channel has 569K YouTube subscribers, with 50K followers on Instagram.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 24 September 2026 (YouTube).

Handmade Kimamani posts how-to videos for bags and small fabric items, building a following of 265K YouTube subscribers. An Instagram account of 20K followers sits alongside the channel.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Koharu Handmade Academy teaches beginners to make pouches and bags from fabric, with videos aimed at people new to sewing. The channel has 203K YouTube subscribers and a small Instagram account.

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

Mitsumarl shares tutorials for bags and fabric accessories, posting every day at 8 p.m. The channel has 196K YouTube subscribers, with 128K followers on Instagram.

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

oniso hand-stitches animals in a fluffy style the creator calls “mokomoko embroidery”, giving them a plush-toy look. The channel has 191K YouTube subscribers, with 157K followers on Instagram.

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

Neige makes fabric accessories and bags from leftover scraps and shares tips for a neat finish. The channel has 123K YouTube subscribers, and the channel description cites experience teaching sewing to a wide range of ages.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past week (YouTube).

Izumi runs a home dressmaking class on YouTube, making clothes on a household sewing machine, for 96.3K subscribers. A sub-channel, Totto Channel, covers the couple’s daily life.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 7 October 2026 (Instagram).

Yumiko Higuchi is an embroidery and stitch artist whose Instagram account has 474K followers. Handmade-craft roundups feature Higuchi as an embroidery artist.

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

Hanabira Kobo makes miniatures, dollhouses and dioramas as a hobby, according to the channel description. The YouTube channel has 1.01M subscribers, with 50.4K followers on X and 41K on Instagram.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 26 September 2026 (Instagram).

Nendozaiker SNAIL makes things from resin clay at an easy pace and shares them across YouTube, X and Instagram. The YouTube channel has 746K subscribers, and the X account has 91.6K followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: within the past day (YouTube).

Wan makes resin crafts and accessories, posting under the same handle, @_oshi_wan, on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. The YouTube channel has 112K subscribers, with 52K followers on Instagram and 49.2K on TikTok.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 22 September 2026 (YouTube).

Tezukuri Notes shows how to make beaded accessories and shares them with 290K YouTube subscribers. An Instagram account of 16K followers accompanies the channel.

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

PiyoPicco describes itself as a plush-toy YouTuber and has been making plush toys since 2022. The YouTube channel has 234K subscribers, and the X account has 37.3K followers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 30 September 2026 (YouTube).

Nyandako is a resin artist and video creator who posts resin-making videos. The YouTube channel has 167K subscribers, with 52K followers on Instagram and 42.5K on TikTok.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 5 October 2026 (Instagram).

Emiko Yamamoto is a paper craft artist, according to the channel description, making paper decorations of flowers and natural motifs. The YouTube channel has 136K subscribers, with 25K followers on Instagram.