Yea, you can try to Google what you are looking for, but you are not going to readily find or learn what many of these individuals know, which is why I am doing this guide on Japanese food and culture influencers.
There are so many people out there that are more worthwhile to follow than most media outlets which range from Instagrammers, YouTubers to fellow bloggers, many of them I consider homies.
Japanese Art/Culture Influencers
- Giant Robot
- Name: Eric Nakamura
- Instagram: giantrobot, giantrobotstore
- www.giantrobot.com
- Tokyo Fashion
- About: Japanese street fashion pictures from Harajuku, Shibuya & other areas of Tokyo. We bring street style from Japan to the world.
- Instagram: tokyofashion
Japanese Alcohol/Drink Influencers
- Urban Sake
- Name: Timothy Sullivan
- About: Sake educator. 2007 sake samurai. Founder, urban sake.
- Instagram: urbansake
- Facebook: urbansake
- www.urbansake.com
- Whisky Japan
- About: Japanese whisky enthusiast. Photos of rarities and new releases, tasting notes, and bar info.
- Instagram: whiskyjapan
Japanese Candy Influencers
- Kit Kat Kollector
- Name: Jonathan
- Instagram: kitkat_kollector
- Twitter: kitkatkollector
Japanese Food (American) Influencers
- Brake Checkd
- Name: Ganesh
- About: he loves his wagyu, and I added him because he is a homie and a contributor to my blog.
- Instagram: brakecheckd
- Japanese Foodie
- Name: Fanny Chu
- About: SF Bay Area
- Instagram: japanese_foodie
- Etsy: JapaneseFoodie
- Oishii Desu
- About: almost didn’t add my own page because I have been slacking a lot on it, but I plan on switching it up.
- Instagram: oishii_desu
- www.oishii-desu.com
- Turning off Japanese
- Name: Tomoko Imade Dyen, JP Food Ambassador
- About: US-JP bilingual bicultural culinary PR+marketing.
- Instagram: turningoffjapanese
- YouTube: Japan House Los Angeles
- Yakitori Guy
- About: chicken eating officer. Was in tech. Now cooking @brewzakaya and building a community of yakitori lovers.
- Instagram: yakitoriguy
- YouTube: yakitoriguy
Japanese Food (Japanese) Influencers
- Master Wagyu
- About: Executive chef and butcher in Tokyo
- Language: English and Japanese
- Instagram: master_wagyu
- Tokyo Food File
- Name: Robbie Swinnerton
- About: writer and Japan Times restaurant columnist (Tokyo Food File).
- Instagram: tokyofoodfile
- japantimes.co.jp/author/int-robbie_swinnerton
Ramen (Japanese) Influencers
- Go Ramen
- Name: Keizo Shimamoto “living the ramen dream”
- Instagram: goramen, shimamotonoodle, ramenshacknyc, ramenburger.
- www.theramendream.com
- www.shimamotonoodle.square.site
- Menya Shono
- Name: Shono “ramen creater”
- Instagram: menya_shono
- www.mesho.jp
- Ramen Adventures
- Name: Brian Macduckston
- Instagram: ramenadventures
- YouTube: ramenadventures
- www.ramenadventures.com
- Ramen Beast: “ラーメン ビースト”
- Name: Abram Plaut
- Language: English
- Instagram: ramen_beast
- Facebook: ramenbeast
- www.ramenbeast.com
- Ramen Guide Japan
- About: Ramen Connoisseur and writer. Airbnb tour guide. Honest reviews of ramen shops on my site.
- Language: English
- Instagram: ramenguidejapan
- linktr.ee/ramenguidejapan
- Ramen Kaonashi
- About: “Hi, I am a ramen chef from Kyoto”
- Instagram: ramenkaonashi
- YouTube: ramenkaonashi
Ramen (American) Influencers
- Ramen Culture: “expanding the ramen culture”
- Name: Mark H., made in Japan, raised in LA, quarantined in NYC.
- Instagram: ramen_culture
- YouTube: ramenculture
- www.ramen-culture.com
- Ramen Fiendd
- About: resident foodie, professional ramen eater and now amateur ramen cook. Follow me as I delve into all things ramen.
- Instagram: ramen_fiendd
- Ramen Lord
- Name: Mike Santinover
- About: Chicago dweller. Sapporo lover. Amateur ramen cook. I eat more than I should.
- Instagram: ramen__lord
- Google Docs: The Ramen_Lord Book of Ramen
- Ramen Zac: “eating ramen all over, mostly in LA”
- Name: Zac
- Instagram: ramen_zac
- www.ramenzac.com
- Way of Ramen
- Name: Ryan
- About: this channel is a place for me to try out and experiment with different ramen recipes. I’m not an expert, just a normal guy trying to get better at making ramen.
- Instagram: wayoframen
- YouTube: wayoframen
This list is far from complete, and I will be constantly adding to it. Also, if you feel like you should be on it, please feel free to reach out to me via the contact form because most likely you’re right about that.