Growing up in Tokyo, Japan, Yuto Horigome’s dad taught him how to skate street and vert at a young age. After getting some local sponsors and making a name for himself in Japan, Yuto made the trip to California in 2016 which changed his life. Right out of the gate he got on Blind Skateboards, then he dropped a Next New Wave part for The Skateboard Mag where he 5-0’d a 20 stair rail along with some other heavy tricks and then he ended 2016 with a 4th place finish at Tampa Am. These efforts helped him get the invite to the 2017 SLS Pro Open where he qualified into SLS by being one of the two highest placing non-SLS Pros and also landed on the podium with a 3rd place finish. Although he is still an Am, it will be interesting to see how Yuto skates the SLS Nike SB World Tour alongside all the Pros.