Meet Marutaro, a Shiba Inu from Japan who has over 2 million followers – Photos

Marutaro, the cute Shiba Inu from Japan is one of the most famous celebrities of Instagram and owns his status like a boss. See pics

By: Isha Mishra |
July 28, 2017 4:45 pm

What makes a dog one of the most famous celebrities on Instagram? Cuteness, button eyes, photogenic, pointed nose, snuggly belly and perfect tush you say? Well, Marutaro has it all. But this Shiba Inu not only has all celeb qualities and he also enjoys his star status like a boss. The super cute doggo has featured in many TV advertisements unlike humans does not like to discriminate between his dog friends and others. He is best friends with horses and goats and of course, hoomans. He even has a polar bear for a snuggly mate!

Maru’s Instagram page was started by his dad Shinjiro Ono and he currently have over 2.6 million devoted followers who love watching Maru be playful and goofy all the time. But Maru’s story is not ‘just-another-Instagram-story’. His account was started with a purpose – to spread love and happiness after the devastating 2011 earthquake. Maru’s dad started posting his 3 pictures a day to help people deal with their losses and since, then there is no looking backwards. Maru’s pictures are bringing joy to the world.

Without further ado, let’s look into this cutesy balls’ pictures and show you why Maru is a reigning doge of Instagram:

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jul 17, 2017 at 5:00pm PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jul 17, 2017 at 3:24am PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jul 13, 2017 at 4:50pm PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jul 9, 2017 at 3:00am PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jul 6, 2017 at 3:11am PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jun 26, 2017 at 12:11am PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jun 21, 2017 at 8:10am PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jun 15, 2017 at 11:14pm PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jun 11, 2017 at 5:08pm PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Jun 5, 2017 at 4:58pm PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on May 18, 2017 at 3:02am PDT

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Feb 26, 2017 at 1:26am PST

A post shared by Shinjiro Ono (@marutaro) on Apr 3, 2017 at 2:14am PDT

Follow him on Instagram: Marutaro