Japanese YouTuber Hikaru, known for extravagant spending, appeared walking a young child to nursery in a video released on October 19, 2026. Then came a surprising figure: he said individualized education cost ¥15 million to ¥18 million per year, with babysitting and other expenses pushing the total above ¥20 million. You click expecting luxury shopping and find yourself in the world’s priciest parent meeting.
Is Hikaru the child’s biological father?
Reports published on October 20 identify the child as the son of Hikaru’s current girlfriend, Kagura Kato. He has not been introduced publicly as Hikaru’s biological son. The couple made their relationship and shared household public in April 2026.
“Stepson” would imply a marital relationship that the cited reporting does not establish. The precise description is his girlfriend’s son; neither marriage nor adoption is confirmed by these sources. The public story concerns Hikaru’s visible role in daily routines, not an invitation to speculate about the child’s family records.
Where does ¥20 million go?
J-CAST News and Tokyo Sports report that Hikaru described ¥15–18 million annually for one-to-one early education, plus babysitting and related expenses bringing the total to more than ¥20 million. These are his statements, not independently verified invoices or a published fee schedule.
Some headlines say “nursery”; others mention a tutoring-style program. The video discusses both a nursery drop-off and expensive individual instruction. It would therefore be misleading to insist that ¥18 million is the ordinary basic fee of a daycare center. The identity and location of the child’s school are unnecessary.
At ¥20 million a year, the simple monthly average is roughly ¥1.67 million. The walk is ordinary; the budget sounds like a small company’s operating expenses.
Why the “uncle who gives away money” joke?
No, this does not mean Hikaru is literally handing cash to strangers. It is a joke about a change in the apparent destination of his spectacular spending: from luxury for himself to opportunities for someone close to him.
Hikaru said his goal was to broaden the child’s possibilities, not to force him into elite status. He also spoke about wanting to do nursery drop-offs four or five times a week. Paying for a service is one thing; getting up each morning is another. High fees alone do not prove educational success, and a parent’s impression after roughly ten days cannot demonstrate a lasting developmental effect.
Genuine care or a YouTube strategy?
Some online comments questioned his enthusiasm or argued that the story makes good content. A brief facial expression cannot reveal private motives. Real participation and filming it for an audience can happen at the same time. Discussing public actions does not justify investigating a minor’s private life.
The punchline: same wallet, different game
Hikaru has not suddenly become frugal. He looks like a player who used to buy premium gear for his own character and now invests in the next generation. The new quest has one expensive twist that money cannot finish for him: tomorrow morning, the nursery run starts again.
