By age 12 he knew his dream was to be a professional skater and continued to train relentlessly, encouraged by his heroes Mike Carroll, Gino Iannucci, Eric Koston, Guy Mariano, Shane O'Neill, and Paul Rodriguez.

When in the United States, Horigome stays with friends, including pro skateboarder Micky Papa, in Los Angeles, California.

[3][8] Horigome stays in the United States during the winter due to the cold season in Japan to continue practicing his tricks.

Horigome also found himself coming first place in the Dew Tour, in front of renowned skater Kelvin Hoefler, with his skate film still available online.

[3][16] Yuto finished 2019 by winning silver against three time reigning champ Nyjah Huston at the São Paulo World Championship.

[3][4] At the 2020 Olympic Games Horigome displayed one of the best performances of his career receiving 9.03, 9.30, 9.35 and an astounding 9.50 on his finishing nollie backside 270 totaling to a combined score of 37.18.

[3] Horigome continues to break records recently becoming the first Japanese skater to win the highly renowned Tampa Pro (skateboard competition).

[3] As of August 2024, Horigome is sponsored by Seiko, Nike SB, April Skateboards, Hardies Hardware, Venture, Spitfire, Mixi, Murasaki, Rakuten, Lipovitan, Louis Vuitton, Supreme (brand), Delta Air Lines.