Two records, six months apart
The first record was set in a Tokyo club on 9 July 2023. Guinness specifies the conditions plainly: over an hour of music, a packed dancefloor, and an age of six years and 155 days. Club sets have a minimum duration for record purposes, which is why the hour is stated rather than implied.
The second came on 21 January 2024 at Neon Oasis '24 in Taipei City, Taiwan, where she was six years and 351 days old, a fortnight short of her seventh birthday. Guinness lists that as the youngest female DJ to perform at a music festival. A club booking and a festival slot are separate categories, which is how two records arrived inside seven months.
A YouTube video and a Christmas present
Her own account of the beginning, as published by Guinness World Records Kids, is short. She was dancing first. At four she saw a video of a female DJ online and wanted to try it. At five she was given a DDJ-200 controller — a compact entry-level unit — as a Christmas present, and started.
The two DJs she names as inspirations, Amelie Lens and Nina Kraviz, are both techno artists with international touring careers. That points at the music rather than at a novelty act: the Tokyo set is described as house, and the influences she cites sit in the same lineage.
What she says about the records
Guinness quotes her directly on the subject of being overtaken, which in youngest-ever categories is a matter of time rather than possibility. "If you want to break my records, I think you should give it a go," she said. "Not only for the records, but also to entertain everyone."
The Guinness profile also lists interests outside the booth: hip-hop and jazz dance, skateboarding, keyboard, drawing and insect collecting. It is, in other words, the profile of a child who DJs, which is the accurate way to read the story.
What is documented — and what is not
The Guinness page gives the record titles, the exact ages in days, the dates, the venues and her equipment. It does not give her real name. DJ RINOKA is a stage name, and searches for a legal name return nothing verifiable in the sources used here.
Her exact date of birth is not published either, although it can be narrowed: an age of six years and 155 days on 9 July 2023 places her birthday in early February, which is consistent with a 2017 birth year. Her family is not named, her school is not identified, and no touring schedule beyond the two recorded performances appears in the source. Those omissions are appropriate for a child of her age and should be treated as such.
Why the category keeps moving
Youngest-DJ records have turned over repeatedly as controllers have become cheap and simple enough for small hands. The DDJ-200 she was given costs a fraction of professional club equipment and connects to a phone or laptop, which is part of why the barrier to entry has collapsed.
The harder part of these records is not the equipment but the booking. A club has to put a six-year-old on its bill, and a festival has to give her a slot in front of a paying crowd. Both of Rinoka's records rest on venues agreeing to that, in Tokyo and then in Taipei, and on her holding an audience for the full hour Guinness requires.
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| Person | Country | Milestone | Age / Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itsuki Morita | Japan | Becoming the world's youngest club DJ | Age 0 |
| Li-sa-X | Japan | Viral shred guitar covers from the age of eight | Age 0 |
| DJ RINOKA | Japan | Youngest female club DJ (Guinness World Records) | Age 4 |
| Naofumi Ogasawara | Japan | Winning the 2012 Mental Calculation World Cup | — |
| Satoshi Kano | Japan | A perfect 42/42 at IMO 2025 after fourth place in the world in 2024 | — |
What is documented — and what is not
✓ Documented
- Youngest female club DJ: 6 years 155 days, Tokyo, 9 July 2023, over an hour (Guinness World Records)
- Youngest female DJ at a music festival: 6 years 351 days, Neon Oasis '24, Taipei City, 21 January 2024
- Began DJing at five on a DDJ-200 controller received at Christmas; cites Amelie Lens and Nina Kraviz
? Unverified, disputed or wrong
- No real name published; DJ RINOKA is a stage name
- No exact date of birth published; the birth year is inferred from Guinness's ages in days
- No family names, school or performance schedule published, as is appropriate for a child
Questions people ask about DJ RINOKA
How old is DJ RINOKA?
Guinness lists her as seven on her profile. The ages it certifies — 6 years 155 days on 9 July 2023 — place her birthday in early February, consistent with a 2017 birth year. No exact date of birth is published.
What is DJ RINOKA's real name?
No source used here gives it. Guinness World Records publishes only the stage name.
What record does she hold?
Youngest female club DJ, set in Tokyo on 9 July 2023, and youngest female DJ to perform at a music festival, set in Taipei on 21 January 2024.
What equipment does she use?
A DDJ-200 controller, which she received as a Christmas present at the age of five.
Who are her influences?
She names the techno DJs Amelie Lens and Nina Kraviz.
Is DJ RINOKA on Wikipedia?
No Wikipedia article on her was found. Her record rests on the Guinness World Records Kids profile.
Who are her parents?
No source used here names her family. She is a small child and that information has not been published.
What else does she do?
Guinness lists hip-hop and jazz dance, skateboarding, keyboard, drawing and insect collecting.
Quick quiz: how well do you know Rinoka’s story?
How old was DJ RINOKA when she set the youngest female club DJ record?
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Sources
- DJ RINOKA - Youngest DJ — Guinness World Records Kids
Checked by the Geniuses.club editorial team. Ages are given as of September 2026.
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