Kaito Tanioka

Kaito Tanioka (born October 22, 2001) is a Japanese club juggler. He was the 6th person to flash 9 clubs,^(video) and the 5th to qualify 8 clubs.^(video) Kaito and his brother Kento are both among the few people who have juggled 7 clubs for over 200 catches.^(video)

At the 2015 IJA festival in Canada, Kaito and Kento won the Teams stage competition, and they placed second in the club passing Numbers competition. At the WJF 18 event in Japan in 2023, Kaito won the 5 Club Freestyle competition. In 2023, he placed first in the Club category of the Numbers Juggling League online competition. Kaito was voted the most popular juggler in the Top 40 Jugglers of 2024 poll.

World records

Kaito holds the following world records:

• 6 club lazies: 6 catches in 2025 (video)
• 8 club 978: 9 catches in 2023 (video), tied with Moritz Rosner in 2024 (video)
• 15 club passing: 15 passes caught with Kento Tanioka in 2021 (video)

• 360 qualified with the most clubs: 7 clubs, 7 up in 2023 (video), tied with Anthony Gatto in 2005 (video), Vova Galchenko in 2008 (video), Spencer Androli in 2020 (video), Masahiro Takahashi in 2021 (video), and Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse in 2024 (video)
• 720 qualified with the most clubs: 7 clubs, 5 up in 2024 (video)
• 1440 qualified with the most clubs: 5 clubs, 5 up 3-stage (5 up 360, 4 up 360, 3 up 720) in 2023 (video)
• 1800 qualified with the most clubs: 3 clubs, 3 up 3-stage (720, 360, 720) in 2016 (video)
• 2160 qualified with the most clubs: 3 clubs, 3 up 3-stage (720, 720, 720) in 2022 (video)

• Most connected 6 club 6 up 360s: 2 in 2024 (video)
• Most 6 club 6 up 360s in 1 minute: 2 in 2024 (video)
• Most 7 club 7 up 360s in 1 minute: 2 in 2024 (video)

Websites

• YouTube: kaito kento
• Instagram: kaito_5club
• Juggling-Records: Kaito Tanioka