Top 50 Golf Influencers in Japan to Know in 2026

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

Tera-You posts golf lessons and score-improvement practice routines for amateur golfers, drawing on 20 years of playing and 8 years of teaching. The channel has 981K YouTube subscribers, and a sub-channel, TRY GOLF, sits alongside it. The channel description cites a best round of 66 and 300-yard drives as self-reported figures.

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

Known as “Takasack”, Takane is a self-described professional golfer who moved to Australia to study at 18 and turned professional at 20. The channel mixes swing lessons with day-to-day golf life, reaching 324K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 15 June 2026 (X).

Nakai is listed as a professional golfer in the channel description. The YouTube channel, with 257K subscribers, covers golf content for players from beginners to professionals, and an authorised clips channel (@nakaigaku_golf) carries edits of the main channel’s videos.

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

Sakamoto is described on the channel as a golf teaching pro, and lesson videos make up most of the channel’s output. The YouTube channel has 247K subscribers.

Affiliation: JGM-related lessons · Last post: 8 October 2026 (YouTube).

Miyashita runs a lesson channel, formerly named GOLF Miyashita Channel, that reaches 184K YouTube subscribers. The channel description points viewers to JGM-related on-course lessons and an indoor studio in Akasaka, so lesson bookings are part of the creator’s own funnel.

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

Sugipro is a self-described PGA teaching pro who publishes accessible tips for improving at golf. The channel has 164K YouTube subscribers.

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

Known as “Tobasukun”, Sato gives a full name and the title of lesson pro in the channel description. The videos give logical, step-by-step lessons on gaining distance, breaking 100 and getting started in golf, and the YouTube channel has 149K subscribers.

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

Suzuki coaches golfers aged 60 and over on distance and lower scores. The channel description cites 16 years of teaching, more than 10,000 students in total and a former career as a tour pro. The YouTube channel has 143K subscribers.

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

Ken5 brings the latest golf theory and coaching from Europe and the US to a Japanese audience. The main reach is Instagram, with 201K followers, backed by a smaller YouTube channel of 24K subscribers.

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

Shidaru runs a club-testing channel whose description states that clubs are tested on TrackMan and similar launch monitors. A paid membership is offered, and the channel has 156K YouTube subscribers.

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

Wada’s channel description gives the titles of professional golfer and five-time Japan long-drive champion. The videos explain how to gain distance and lower scores to 144K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Under Par Golf Club (channel name) · Last post: 25 September 2026 (YouTube).

The Under Par Golf Club channel centres on wedge testing and short-game lessons led by Izawa Hidenori, whom the channel description titles a “wedge meister”. It has 101K YouTube subscribers.

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

A1 GOLF CLUB is presented by two hosts: Kanomata, a club fitter, and Tsuruhara, a golf writer. They test new gear and explain how to choose clubs, with 72.3K YouTube subscribers.

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

Yanagi runs the “Distance UP Switch” channel on gaining distance, and the channel description gives the title of TPI-certified trainer. The channel has 68.1K YouTube subscribers.

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

Koyama is a self-described golf writer, web director and marketer. The YouTube channel, with 51.3K subscribers, critiques golf trends and clubs.

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

The Review Golf is the YouTube version of “300y Hitter’s Gear Note”. It covers club trials and ball impressions, and describes its approach as neutral and scientific. The channel has 49.8K YouTube subscribers.

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

Munemitsu Toru has 305K YouTube subscribers. The channel description presents Munemitsu as a representative of working amateur golfers, and the videos cover lessons, rounds, clubs, golf wear and meetings with pros.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 27 September 2026 (YouTube).

The channel has 275K YouTube subscribers. An announcer plays leisure-day golf with the aim of reaching single figures, and the videos include lesson sessions with pros. The channel name carries that goal throughout, and a paid membership is offered. It reaches amateurs who follow a score-chasing storyline.

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

Sho-Time Golf has 210K YouTube subscribers. The channel is described as run by a pro who plays regular tour events, with planned challenges, lessons and golf wear introductions. It also runs its own amateur competition, the Sho-Time Cup. Viewers are amateur golfers interested in how a playing pro approaches the game.

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

Roy Maki has 191K YouTube subscribers on the Shin Golf channel. It is built around an enthusiastic amateur golfer taking on programme-style challenges, including matches against women pros. The format suits viewers who enjoy golf as entertainment as much as instruction.

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

Namiki has 179K YouTube subscribers and posts videos and Shorts about twice a week on the way to breaking 90. The channel also carries golf news under the name Namiki Golf Scoop. With 114K on Instagram and 42.3K on X, the audience is amateurs who follow the progress across several platforms.

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

Shogo Sakurai, originally from Miyazaki, has 116K YouTube subscribers on the Tegetege Golf Channel. The channel posts serious golf challenges and rounds, and its description points viewers to golf classes of Sakurai’s own, offered through LINE. The audience is amateurs who struggle with their game and look for guidance.

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

Gol-Fufu has 75.8K YouTube subscribers, and Yuka and Yuta each keep an Instagram account (31K and 13K). The channel shows the two playing rounds together. Its description states a best round of 68 for Yuta and several All Japan Women’s Mid-Amateur wins for Yuka; both are self-reported. It reaches couples who golf together.

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

Mikumu Horikawa is shown in his channel description as a men’s tour pro. His 450K YouTube subscribers follow golf improvement talk alongside his hobbies.

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

Yui Kawamoto is a women’s pro golfer who runs a personal channel with 235K YouTube subscribers. She also has a sizeable Instagram following of 190K, giving brands a second channel for visual and lifestyle content.

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

Naoto Nakanishi is described in the channel as a professional golfer. The channel, with 109K YouTube subscribers, follows Nakanishi’s path as a player and what comes next, and there is also an Instagram account with 56K followers.

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

Shoji Morofuji, known as Morogolf, is a self-described active pro and former Japan driving-distance leader. The 82.8K YouTube subscribers watch swing problem explainers, talk about prize money and pro-versus-amateur matches.

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

Yuri Yoshida is a women’s pro golfer who shares her own content on Instagram, where she has 254K followers.

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

Kumiko Kaneda’s YouTube description states that the channel is run by women’s pro golfer Kumiko Kaneda. Her “Kinkumi Channel” films everyday life in a relaxed style (38.9K YouTube subscribers), and her Instagram following is larger at 216K.

Affiliation: Independent · Last post: 21 September 2026 (Instagram).

Yuka Yasuda is a women’s pro golfer who shares her own content on Instagram, where she has 194K followers.

Affiliation: Manager listed in channel description · Last post: 19 August 2026 (Instagram).

Hinako Shibuno has an official YouTube channel (109K subscribers) and an Instagram account (126K followers) in her own name. The YouTube description reads “Pro golfer Hinako Shibuno official channel”.

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

Yumeno Masada is a women’s pro golfer who shares her own content on Instagram, where she has 110K followers.

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

Saki Baba is a women’s pro golfer who shares her own content on Instagram, where she has 104K followers.

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

Shingo Katayama’s official channel (345K YouTube subscribers) shares golf information, and its name and description present him as a former men’s tour money-list winner. He also posts on Instagram.

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

The channel description lists seven wins on the Japan women’s tour. She posts lessons that solve common swing problems in plain terms for her 203K YouTube subscribers.

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

Azuma Yano is described in the channel as a professional golfer. The channel (129K YouTube subscribers) offers pro-level information to help people enjoy golf.

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

Yosuke Kawamura, listed as a Golf Coach in the channel description, shares tips on the shallow swing for a global audience under the name kawaswing. The channel has 123K YouTube subscribers, with 250.5K followers on TikTok, and the description also promotes Kawamura’s own paid lesson materials.

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

Yuji Naito is listed as a golf coach in the channel profile. A former member of Nihon University’s golf team who studied in the United States to learn current theory, Naito posts practice explainers. The Instagram following of 45K is larger than the channel’s 4,520 YouTube subscribers.

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

Posting as ひなGOLF, the creator has 163K Instagram followers and also posts on TikTok and YouTube. The channel description says she took up golf at the age of six and once aimed to turn professional, and the content covers golf technique and the fun of the game.

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

Nanami publishes as ななみゴルフコーチ (Nanami Golf Coach), with 162K Instagram followers and 107K YouTube subscribers. The channel is built around golf lesson videos.

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

Tokusaki has 119K Instagram followers and 15.7K on TikTok, posting about golf and travel while raising a family. A 2019 Oggi article describes STELLA SPIN, a golf brand Tokusaki co-produced with Sae.

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

The host of 無限にGOLF has 117K Instagram followers and runs the YouTube channel, which combines golf talk with women’s lifestyle topics such as hair arrangements, updated weekly. A podcast runs alongside it, and the X account has 16.5K followers.

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

Mion Golf Channel has 116K Instagram followers, 46K YouTube subscribers and 34.4K TikTok followers. The channel centres on a woman golfer’s round videos and golf wear.

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

The creator publishes under the name ここママ (Kokomama), with 88K Instagram followers and 46.5K YouTube subscribers. Activity is currently centred on Instagram.

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

Amirin, who posts as あみりんゴルフ, is part of the “golf joshi” scene (a community of women golfers). She has 59K Instagram followers and 12.9K on TikTok, and Instagram is the main platform.

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

Rina Sakai has 46K Instagram followers and 27.7K YouTube subscribers, and posts golf content on both platforms.

Affiliation: Yoshimoto Kogyo (per channel description) · Last post: 8 October 2026 (X).

Oideyasu Oda is a solo comedian listed with Yoshimoto Kogyo in the channel description. The どストレートチャンネル has 89.9K YouTube subscribers, and the description says it is mainly about golf for now, with weekly uploads on Saturday evenings. Some episodes may cover non-golf topics.

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

Nami Takeda fronts the NAMI GOLF channel on YouTube, which has 72.7K subscribers.

Affiliation: Home course Lake Sagami Country Club (per channel description) · Last post: 5 October 2026 (X).

Suzuran Yamauchi, formerly of AKB48 and SKE48, runs a golf channel with 64.9K YouTube subscribers. The channel description gives a best score of 72, and Yamauchi organises competitions and appears as a guest. The X (203.6K) and Instagram (103K) accounts are broader than golf.

Affiliation: Comedy duo New York · Last post: 3 October 2026 (YouTube).

Yashiki is one half of the comedy duo New York. According to the channel description, Yashiki took up golf as a private pastime and opened a channel devoted to it, which has 44.1K YouTube subscribers. Instagram and X are small by comparison.