Top 42 Pet Influencers in Japan to Know in 2026

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube post: 25 September 2026 (feed; the latest Videos-tab upload was about three months earlier).

A family channel following a Scottish Fold brother cat, Komaru, a Persian sister cat, Moko, and a baby, Bebimaru, growing up together: 7.61M YouTube subscribers, first among Japanese cat-category channels in Achikochi Data’s ranking. The format sits where cat content meets family-life content.

Affiliation: Individual (owner publishes as “Gebokusan”, or “the servant”) · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A long-running diary channel following two Scottish Fold brothers, Mochimaru (“Mochi-sama”) and Hanamaru, with the owner appearing as “Gebokusan”: 2M YouTube subscribers. The owner has published a wall calendar built on the channel with KADOKAWA.

Affiliation: Individual (owner publishes as “Nushi”, or “master”) · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A short-form channel following Neko Chuck, a short-tailed, stocky male cat with a Totoro-like shape, with the owner appearing as “Nushi”: 1.67M YouTube subscribers. Uploads are short and frequent.

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

Four short-legged, Munchkin-type cats, Luna, Ram, Loren and Leon, on a near-daily schedule around 8pm: 1.06M YouTube subscribers. The fixed evening slot makes the channel’s cadence predictable.

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: about a month ago.

Ten named cats living together in one household, including Lulu, Musashi, Mu, Kojiro, Maru, Taro, Michelle, May, Mi-ke and Osamu: 1.04M YouTube subscribers. A home at that scale shows feeders, litter and other products working for many cats at once.

Credentials: Guinness World Record for the most-viewed animal on YouTube · Affiliation: Individual (publishes as “mugumogu”) · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

The channel of Maru, a Scottish Fold born in 2007 whose videos drew 582 million views and a Guinness World Record: 899K YouTube subscribers. The owner has also published books, including 『まるです。』, and the cast has included two rescue cats, Hana and Miri.

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube post: 30 July 2026 (feed; the latest Videos-tab upload was about two years earlier).

A single-cat channel following Muu, a male Scottish Fold born in June 2021: an affectionate, attention-seeking character who also shows off tricks. 856K YouTube subscribers, built mainly on longer videos; recent posts appear in the channel’s feed rather than on its Videos tab.

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A male Minuet cat, Uni, born in March 2020 and known for the “ω”-shaped marking around his mouth, living with three rescue cats, Sora, Aoba and Yoru: 752K YouTube subscribers and 575,494 X followers.

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

Two female cats, fluffy Pomu-san (born March 2018) and striped Shima-chan (born June 2019), in a low-key, slice-of-life format: 521K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A household of five cats led by the original resident, Hinoki, with Himawari, Hideyoshi, Mamedaifuku and Odeko, posting near-daily and mostly in the morning: 460K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Individual owner (Chika Hironaka).

Two cats, Suzume and Unagi, a rescued stray and a cat from a public shelter, kept together as an unrelated striped-and-white pair: 800K Instagram followers. The account is photo-first, built around a recognisable pair rather than video.

Affiliation: Individual owners (Saki and Tomo).

Guppy, a cat rescued in near-death condition from a car park, known for a rounded build and a distinctive expression: 588K Instagram followers. The account is photo-led, built on one recognisable character.

Affiliation: Individual owner.

Two Munchkin cats, Chataro (born March 2013) and Kinako (born October 2013), a short-legged sibling pair known for a distinctive standing pose: 440K Instagram followers.

Affiliation: Individual owner (posting as “Jiro-san”) · Last post: 26 September 2026.

A British Shorthair named Jiro with five sibling cats, Mikan, Poteto, Tempura, Anmitsu and Tonkatsu, in a multi-cat household: 359,685 X followers. The account offers everyday multi-cat living in photographs rather than a single character.

Affiliation: Individual owner (posting as “Hoi-nushi”) · Last post: 18 September 2026.

Hoippu (Hoi-chan), an affectionate cat with a patterned coat: 299,765 X followers. The account’s display name references the “Neko Yasumi Ten” cat exhibition.

Affiliation: Run by the cat’s owner’s son (posting as “Turi”) · Last post: 24 December 2025.

Ruru, a black cat rescued after being attacked by crows, photographed at home with the operator’s retired father: 216,750 X followers. The father appears in the photographs but does not run the account.

Affiliation: Individual owner; the second YouTube channel, “Bunke no Okawari”, is the same operator’s official sub-account · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A Shiba Inu named Koma in a growth diary of mornings, walks and outings, told in the owner’s playful style: 1.67M YouTube subscribers, plus 384K on the sub-channel, 470K on Instagram and 181,820 on X. Recent video titles say the family no longer lives with its dog and has welcomed a two-month-old Shiba Inu.

Affiliation: Individual owner · Last YouTube upload: within the past week.

A Samoyed named Rintaro in a household setting, with the breed’s coat part of the appeal: 902K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Individual owner, Toshi Odajima, a farmer in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba Prefecture · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

Lalako, a mixed-breed dog, with another dog, John, living on the Kujukuri coastline: 601K YouTube subscribers. Walking and feeding scenes are frequent, and the owner published a first photo-book in July 2025.

Affiliation: Individual owner · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

Ranmaru, a Shiba Inu living in a rural setting, with a cheek-stretching mannerism as a recurring feature: 529K YouTube subscribers. The register is calm, everyday home life.

Affiliation: Individual owner · Last YouTube post: 27 September 2026 (feed; the latest Videos-tab upload was about a year earlier).

Kotaro, a Chihuahua and Dachshund mix, in a channel built around one recurring image: the dog asleep on his back, belly up, a pose known in Japanese as hesoten, alongside everyday life at home. 529K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Individual owner · Last YouTube upload: about two months ago.

A daily-life channel following a Shiba Inu named MAX: 454K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Individual owner · Last YouTube upload: within the past week.

Momo, a female Shiba Inu born in 2012, living with three cats, Ten, Sora and Tsuki, in a multi-species household: 422K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Individual owner · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

Two dogs of markedly different sizes living together, a Mame Shiba named Uni and a Golden Retriever named Okara: 417K YouTube subscribers. One channel covers both a small and a large breed.

Affiliation: Individual owner · Last YouTube upload: about two weeks ago.

A Shiba Inu named Steve, sharing the home with a Corgi and a cat according to the channel’s subtitle: 393K YouTube subscribers.

Affiliation: Individual (owner: Shinjiro Ono) · Last post: 1 May 2026 (X, @marutaro2000).

The account of Maru, a Shiba Inu born in Gifu Prefecture in October 2007 and raised by Shinjiro Ono: 2.0M Instagram followers and 149,758 on X. Maru died in January 2024 at sixteen, according to the account’s own X post of 9 January 2024, and both accounts have continued to post since.

Affiliation: Individual.

Several fluffy dogs raised alongside two grandchildren, on an account run by a grandparent-generation owner: 517K Instagram followers. The multi-generation household sets it apart from the single-character accounts in this group.

Affiliation: Individual.

A Shiba Inu born in January 2011, known for costumes and headwear that give the account its signature humour: 509K Instagram followers.

Affiliation: Individual.

Kabosu, a dog rescued from a breeder that was closing down, just before being handed to an animal welfare centre, living with three formerly sheltered cats: 497K Instagram followers.

Affiliation: Individual.

A female Shiba Inu born in August 2015, posting near-daily by the account’s own description: 436K Instagram followers.

Affiliation: Individual.

A photo account following a male Shiba Inu born in September 2013: 331K Instagram followers.

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

Reptile and amphibian keeping footage alongside field-collecting trips for wild specimens: 1.01M YouTube subscribers and 90.9K followers on X. It is the only channel in this segment past one million subscribers.

Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A channel built around a pet rabbit’s daily life, with rabbits and hamsters as the main subjects: 295K YouTube subscribers and 17.5K followers on X.

Credentials: Author of several published books on reptile keeping · Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A keeper-educator covering RAF (reptiles, amphibians and fish), with African fat-tailed geckos as the recurring subject and keeping and breeding technique at the core: 87.7K YouTube subscribers and 18.9K on X. He has said on X that he also sells live animals alongside the channel.

Affiliation: Individual · Last post: 20 May 2026.

Daily life alongside a pet Bengal eagle-owl kept at home: 80,276 X followers. The appeal is the novelty of the animal itself.

Credentials: Licensed veterinarian; director of an animal clinic · Affiliation: Clinic director · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A working vet publishing footage from the front line of emergency veterinary care: 379K YouTube subscribers. The content is real caseload rather than a lifestyle account with a pet in the background.

Credentials: Licensed veterinarian (self-reported) · Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past week.

Two channels explaining pet food selection and therapeutic diets: 153K subscribers on the cat-food channel and 46.7K on the dog-food channel. He has also published a book on cat nutrition.

Credentials: Dog trainer; runs a training school in Yokohama · Affiliation: Proprietor of her own training school · Last YouTube upload: within the past month.

A training method that avoids dominance-based framing, taught in videos she says have passed seven million views combined: 102K YouTube subscribers. Her school runs puppy classes, adult-dog classes and private lessons, and she also keeps a companion blog.

Credentials: Dog trainer (self-reported) · Affiliation: Individual/small unit (“Mikithi” and “Maimai”) · Last YouTube post: 27 September 2026 (feed; the latest Videos-tab upload was within the previous two months).

Dog training technique alongside outings and camping with dogs, plus product-feature videos: 95.1K YouTube subscribers and 735 followers on X.

Credentials: Dog trainer · Affiliation: Individual · Last YouTube upload: within the past day.

A trainer’s channel on dog training and behaviour technique: 70.4K YouTube subscribers.

Credentials: Licensed veterinarian (self-reported) · Affiliation: Employed at an animal hospital · Last YouTube upload: within the past week.

A self-styled “cat-loving vet” covering cat food selection and end-of-life care: 64.1K YouTube subscribers. He has published a book on symptom- and purpose-specific cat care.

Credentials: Licensed veterinarian and veterinary PhD in dermatology (Azabu University, graduate work at Gifu University); certified in veterinary dermatology by the Asian College of Veterinary Dermatology, 2015 (listed by the Japanese Society of Veterinary Dermatology) · Affiliation: Chief dermatologist at an animal hospital in Shonandai, Fujisawa · Last YouTube upload: within the past week.

Skin, ear and allergy care for dogs and cats from a board-certified specialist: 9,810 YouTube subscribers, the smallest audience in this guide. The draw is the credential rather than the reach.