# Top 50 Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yusuke Sato | 38 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage |
| Kotaro Chiba | 37 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Drones, Software |
| Yu Akasaka | 32 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 31 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Information Technology |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 29 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 27 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Finance |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 26 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Software |
| Hirofumi Miki | 25 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Marketing, Internet |
| Masao Ito | 16 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Content, Social Media, Information Technology |
| Mamoru Taniya | 16 | Japan, Singapore, Spain | Seed, Series A | Apps, Content, FinTech |
| Yasuyuki Kin | 14 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Career Planning |
| Jun Nishikawa | 13 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Content |
| Ryosuke Matsumoto | 12 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Art, Reservations, Software |
| Soichiro Kawai | 12 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet |
| Toru Shimada | 12 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Task Management, Manufacturing, Content |
| Shogo Kawada | 11 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Software, SaaS, Media and Entertainment |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 11 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Recruiting |
| Noguchi Keito | 11 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Financial Services |
| Shunsuke Oyu | 11 | Japan, Singapore, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Media and Entertainment |
| Tatsuo Sakamoto | 10 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Education, Task Management, Recruiting |
| Shintaro Yamada | 9 | Japan, United States, Kenya | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Internet, Finance, Information Technology |
| Yoshinori Fukushima | 9 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Marketing, Media and Entertainment |
| Fumiaki Koizumi | 9 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, Content |
| Masanori Sugiyama | 9 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Internet, Media and Entertainment |
| Kiyohiro Sugashita | 8 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Marketing, Travel, Media and Entertainment |
| Shuichi Takenaga | 8 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, Management Consulting, Marketing |
| Yuzuru Honda | 8 | Japan, Nigeria, Singapore | Seed, Angel | SNS, Internet, Software |
| Makoto Takano | 7 | Japan, Philippines | Seed, Series A, Series B | Content, Sports, Apps |
| Hironao Kunimitsu | 7 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Virtual Reality |
| Naoki Aoyagi | 7 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Fashion, Software |
| Hideto Fujino | 7 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Reservations, Travel, Real Estate |
| Narita Shuzo | 7 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Task Management, Media and Entertainment, Content |
| Chikako Morimoto | 7 | Japan | Seed | Human Resources, Employment, Information Technology |
| Kazuhiro Ishikura | 7 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Beauty, Content, Fashion |
| Minoru Moriya | 6 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care, Internet |
| Dai Tamesue | 6 | Japan | Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, Sports, Health Care |
| Shigeru Urushibara | 6 | Japan | Series A, Seed, Angel | Task Management, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media |
| Seio Nagami | 6 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Task Management, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Shota Horii | 6 | Japan | Seed | Information Technology, Internet, Art |
| Yusuke Mitsumoto | 6 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series C | Internet, Financial Services, Energy |
| Chihiro Asano | 6 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Content, Legal, FinTech |
| Yuki Naito | 6 | Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Manufacturing, Internet, SNS |
| Masaru Sunagawa | 6 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Artificial Intelligence, SNS, Music |
| Nishio Kentaro | 6 | Japan | Seed | Information Technology, Internet, Software |
| Kiyoshi Nishikawa | 6 | Japan, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | News, Social Media, Big Data |
| Ken Takayama | 5 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Reservations, Travel, Apps |
| Shuuichi Wada | 5 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Reservations, Content, Social Media |
| Takaya Shinozuka | 5 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Internet, Local, Advertising |
| Tomohito Ebine | 5 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Home Services, Information Technology, Consulting |
| Shoji Kodama | 5 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series B | Real Estate, Internet, Construction |

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