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The Most Beautiful Japanese Models

Julian Jefferson
Updated January 30, 2025 1.2M views 80 items
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The fashion industry has long been graced by the presence of stunning and talented models from Japan. These models have carved out remarkable careers, leaving an indelible impact on both the national and international stage. The most beautiful Japanese models of all time are celebrated not just for their striking looks, but also for their charisma, versatility, and contributions to fashion, film, and pop culture. Their elegance and charm continue to inspire fans and industry professionals alike.

Meisa Kuroki, a multi-talented actress, singer, and model, has captivated audiences with her exotic beauty and magnetic presence. Her work spans across various media, making her one of Japan's most prominent figures. Misaki Ito, known for her timeless beauty and poise, has graced countless magazine covers and fashion campaigns, becoming a household name in the process. Yui Aragaki, with her adorable looks and versatile talents, has not only succeeded as a model but also as an actress and singer, winning over fans with her natural charm and relatable personality.

Now it’s your turn to celebrate these stunning icons. Vote on the hottest models from Japan and let your favorites shine. Your votes will help honor the incredible beauty and achievements of these models, ensuring that their influence and impact are recognized and celebrated. Join us in highlighting the remarkable women who have defined Japanese fashion and beauty.

  • Misaki Ito
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    Misaki Ito

    Misaki Ito (伊東 美咲, Itō Misaki) (born May 26, 1977) is a Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is Tomoko Anzai (安斉 智子, Anzai Tomoko).
    • Age: 47
    • Birthplace: Iwaki, Japan
    1,485 votes
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  • Meisa Kuroki
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    Meisa Kuroki

    Satsuki Shimabukuro (Japanese: 島袋 さつき, Shimabukuro Satsuki, b. 28 May 1988 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name Meisa Kuroki (Japanese: 黒木 メイサ, Kuroki Meisa), is a Japanese actress, model and singer. She is represented by the agency Sweet Power and is signed to Sony Music Japan. She made her acting debut in 2004. She has modeled for the popular Japanese fashion magazine JJ, among others, and is the current Japanese representative for Epson and Giorgio Armani. She has appeared in numerous television dramas, commercials, films, and stage productions.
    • Age: 36
    • Birthplace: Japan, Nago
    2,512 votes
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  • Yui Aragaki
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    Yui Aragaki

    Yui Aragaki is an actress who appeared in "The Colors Within," "Ballad," and "Sky of Love."
    • Age: 36
    • Birthplace: Naha, Japan
    1,512 votes
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  • Rie
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    Rie

    Rie (理衣, Rie, born 14 August 1980 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion model. Her management agency is Stardust Promotion, which also manages her younger sister, singer Alice. Her full name is Rie Takayama (高山理衣, Takayama Rie). She is of maternal Spanish descent. Rie debuted in TV on NTV's variety show Ucchan Nanchan no Urinari! in mid-1990s, and sang in the group McKee on the show, releasing Can't Stop My Heart which charted as high as #28. She also has appeared in commercial for companies such as Toyota or Sapporo Beverage and in the 2006 movie Memories of Matsuko (though uncredited). Rie appears regularly in fashion magazines as MISS and BAILA, as well as catalogues for several fashion companies in Japan. In 2007 she appeared on Remioromen's videoclip for Akanezora. In 2009 she married a businessman from Hong Kong. In late 2011, she announced she was pregnant.
    • Age: 45
    • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
    1,385 votes
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  • Yoko Horiuchi
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    Yoko Horiuchi

    Yoko Horiuchi is a Japanese model mainly working in Japan. Horiuchi has belonged exclusively to a fashion magazine "CanCam", which is the highest sales female fashion magazine in Japan, since she was a college student. She has been hired by a talent agency Pearl that also manages Yuri Ebihara and Moe Oshikiri who are super popular fashion models in Japan.
    • Age: 42
    • Birthplace: Sapporo, Japan
    1,563 votes
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  • Mayumi Horikawa
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    Mayumi Horikawa

    Mayumi Horikawa (堀川 まゆみ, Horikawa Mayumi) is a Japanese model and singer-songwriter born on 2 May 1958 in Okinawa Prefecture. Horikawa was selected as the fourth Clarion Girl in 1978, and debuted as a singer that same year under producer Masataka Matsutōya.Horikawa has written and composed songs for popular artists including Miki Imai, Jun'ichi Inagaki, Yukiko Okada, Kyōko Koizumi, Yuki Saito, Noriko Sakai, Miho Nakayama, Yū Hayami, Chiemi Hori, Saori Yagi, and Marina Watanabe.
    • Age: 66
    • Birthplace: Japan
    993 votes
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  • Masami Nagasawa
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    Masami Nagasawa

    Masami Nagasawa is an actress who appeared in "Shin Ultraman," "Our Little Sister," and "Before We Vanish."
    • Age: 37
    • Birthplace: Shizuoka, Japan
    1,257 votes
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  • Emi Suzuki
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    Emi Suzuki

    Emi Suzuki (鈴木 えみ, Suzuki Emi, born September 13, 1985), also called Emichee (えみちぃ), is a Chinese-born Japanese model and retired occasional actress. She debuted in 2005 with Seventeen and remains a prominent figure in the fashion and modelling industry.
    • Age: 39
    • Birthplace: China, Shanghai
    1,133 votes
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  • Leena
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    Leena

    Chen-yi Lee, better known as Leena, is a Japanese fashion model best known for her regular appearances in the CanCam women's fashion magazine.
    • Age: 34
    • Birthplace: Tai'an, China
    1,363 votes
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  • Naoko Watanabe
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    Naoko Watanabe

    Naoko Watanabe (渡辺 菜生子, Watanabe Naoko, born November 21, 1959) is a Japanese voice actress from Suginami, Tokyo. She is affiliated with Aoni Production.
    • Age: 65
    • Birthplace: Suginami, Japan
    1,147 votes
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  • Noriko Kijima
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    Noriko Kijima

    Noriko Kijima (木嶋 のりこ, Kijima Noriko) is a Japanese gravure idol and actress.
    • Age: 36
    • Birthplace: Japan, Nagano Prefecture
    1,330 votes
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  • Yumi Kobayashi
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    Yumi Kobayashi

    Yumi Kobayashi (小林 優美, Kobayashi Yumi, born November 26, 1988) is a female fashion model from Tokyo, Japan. She belongs to the show-business production Burning Production, K.K. (株式会社バーニングプロダクション) and used to belong to Platica Inc. Her show-business name from July 2007 to March 2008 was Yumi Uno (宇野 優美).
    • Age: 36
    • Birthplace: Japan
    1,346 votes
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  • Nana Yanagisawa
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    Nana Yanagisawa

    Nana Yanagisawa (柳沢 なな, Yanagisawa Nana, born January 3, 1987) is a Japanese fashion model and actress. She appeared in Kamen Rider Kiva as Megumi Aso, one of the lead heroines. She also starred in Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World as this role. She also had a guest appearance as Phantom Thief Selene in Task 13 of GoGo Sentai Boukenger. She also plays an important role in Forbidden Siren 2, a survival horror game in PlayStation2 console, where her face model and voice was implemented for main character Ikuko Kifune (木船 郁子 Kifune Ikuko).
    • Age: 38
    • Birthplace: Yokohama, Japan
    691 votes
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  • Minami Hinase
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    Minami Hinase

    Minami (美波 みなみ, Minami), more popularly known in Japan as Minami (みなみ), is a half French, half Japanese actress.
    • Age: 38
    • Birthplace: Japan, Tokyo
    663 votes
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  • Sayo Aizawa
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    Sayo Aizawa

    Sayo Aizawa (相沢 紗世, Aizawa Sayo, born July 24, 1978) is a Japanese model and TV personality.
    • Age: 46
    • Birthplace: Hiroshima, Japan
    727 votes
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  • Koharu Kusumi
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    Koharu Kusumi

    Koharu Kusumi (久住 小春, Kusumi Koharu, born July 15, 1992 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese model, actress, television personality, singer, and former voice actress. In 2005, she became the only seventh generation member of the Japanese idol girl group Morning Musume, a part of Hello! Project. While Kusumi was in Morning Musume, she launched a solo singing and acting career as Kirari Tsukishima, the main character of the anime series Kirarin Revolution. In addition, she was featured in several musical releases affiliated with the series, including both solo releases under the name Kirari Tsukishima starring Koharu Kusumi (Morning Musume) (月島きらりstarring久住小春(モーニング娘。)) and group releases for the units Kira Pika and MilkyWay. After leaving Morning Musume in 2009, Kusumi pursued modeling, discussing her career changes in her 2011 autobiography, 17-sai no Tenshoku. After making her runway debut in 2011, she modeled exclusively for magazines CanCam and Steady, while also making regular appearances on variety shows, including Oha Suta. At the same time, Kusumi continued to perform at music events and took part in Dream Morning Musume. Kusumi also ventured into acting, appearing in shows such as Woman Prisoner 7 and Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon.
    • Age: 32
    • Birthplace: Washima, Niigata
    906 votes
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  • Karina Nose
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    Karina Nose

    Karina Nose is a celebrated Japanese model and actress, renowned for her elegance and captivating presence in the fashion industry. Born on February 21, 1984, in Nagoya, Japan, Nose embarked on her modeling journey at a young age, quickly gaining recognition for her unique style and poise.

    785 votes
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  • Yuri Ebihara
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    Yuri Ebihara

    Yuri Ebihara (蛯原 友里, Ebihara Yuri) (born 3 October 1979) in Miyazaki Prefecture is a Japanese model and actress. She is a graduate of Kyushu Sangyo University, where she studied fine arts.
    • Age: 45
    • Birthplace: Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
    769 votes
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  • Kana Tsugihara
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    Kana Tsugihara

    Kana Tsugihara is a Japanese actress, model and idol who has appeared in various magazines and television shows. She has body measurements of 87-60-88 cm, and stands 1.58m tall.
    • Age: 40
    • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
    818 votes
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  • Alice Hirose
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    Alice Hirose

    Alice Hirose is a Japanese actress, TV personality, and model. She has a younger sister, Suzu Hirose, who is also a model and actress.
    • Age: 30
    • Birthplace: Japan, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
    825 votes
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  • Ryoko Tanami
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    Ryoko Tanami

    Ryoko Tanami (田波涼子) (born on October 8, 1973 in Tokyo) is a Japanese model. Ryoko started her model career in 1997 and has since appeared in various Japanese fashion magazines such as JJ and Monthly Classy Magazine. Her nickname is Ryo-chan.
    • Age: 50
    709 votes
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  • Natsuki Fujiwara
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    Natsuki Fujiwara

    Natsuki Fujiwara (藤原 夏姫, Fujiwara Natsuki, born August 9, 1986 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese gravure idol (glamour model), who has been particularly known in the cosplay scene.
    • Age: 38
    • Birthplace: Sapporo, Japan
    547 votes
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  • Nana Katase
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    Nana Katase

    Nana Katase is an actress who appeared in "Arakawa Under The Bridge," and "Desu Noto: The Last Name."
    • Age: 43
    • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
    601 votes
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  • Hinano Yoshikawa
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    Hinano Yoshikawa

    Hinano Yoshikawa (吉川ひなの, born Ai Takada; December 21, 1979) is a Japanese actress, fashion model and singer.
    • Age: 45
    • Birthplace: Higashikurume, Japan
    721 votes
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  • Wei Son
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    Wei Son

    Wei Son (孫 暐, Son Ii, born October 13, 1989) is a Japanese fashion model who has been active in both the professional and commercial modeling fields since the late 2000s. She is particularly known in the gyaru scene, as a former major contributor to the Popteen magazine and an exclusive model for its sister magazine PopSister. There are several different ways of spelling her name in Roman script, including Ii Son, Wei Sun, and Wei Son.
    • Age: 35
    • Birthplace: Dalian, China
    462 votes
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  • Azusa Togashi
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    Azusa Togashi

    Azusa Togashi, born on July 5, 1990, is a distinguished Japanese model and actress known for her striking beauty and dynamic performances. Originating from Nagoya, Japan, Togashi's modeling career soared as she became a familiar face in fashion editorials and commercials. 

    571 votes
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  • Rina Koike
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    Rina Koike

    Rina Koike (小池 里奈, Koike Rina) (born (1993-09-03)September 3, 1993, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and idol affiliated with Very Berry Production.
    • Age: 31
    • Birthplace: Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
    721 votes
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  • Maki Nishiyama
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    Maki Nishiyama

    Maki Nishiyama (西山茉希, Nishiyama Maki; born November 16, 1985) is a Japanese model, and actress. Her best-known modeling work has been with the Japanese fashion magazine, CanCam.
    • Age: 39
    • Birthplace: Japan
    457 votes
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  • Rei Kikukawa
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    Rei Kikukawa

    Rei Kikukawa (菊川 怜, Kikukawa Rei, born February 28, 1978) is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter.
    • Age: 46
    • Birthplace: Urawa, Japan
    429 votes
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  • Mao Mizoguchi
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    Mao Mizoguchi

    Mao Mizoguchi (溝口真央, Mizoguchi Mao, born August 6, 1992) is a female tarento and fashion model from Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan. She belongs to the show-business production Burning Production, K.K. (株式会社バーニングプロダクション) and used to be belong to Platica Inc.
    • Age: 32
    • Birthplace: Tomakomai, Japan
    368 votes
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  • Rio Matsumoto
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    Rio Matsumoto

    Rio Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, model and singer. She has had a prolific career in television drama series since the mid-1990s and since 2003 has also been in several films. She was formerly known as Megumi Matsumoto.
    • Age: 42
    • Birthplace: Tsugaru, Japan
    517 votes
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  • Alisa Mizuki
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    Alisa Mizuki

    Alisa Mizuki is a versatile Japanese actress, model, and singer, who has captivated audiences with her multifaceted talent since her debut. Born on April 5, 1976, in Tokyo, Japan, Mizuki rose to fame in the early '90s through her work as a fashion model and actress in numerous television dramas.

    337 votes
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  • Lena Fujii
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    Lena Fujii

    Lena Fujii (藤井リナ, Fujii Rina) (born on July 2, 1984) is a Japanese commercial fashion model, singer and actress. She is managed by Stellar Entertainment Agency and sometimes goes by the name "Lena". Fujii was scouted in Harajuku and is best known for her work for Japanese fashion magazine ViVi.
    • Age: 40
    • Birthplace: Japan, Tokyo
    267 votes
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  • Hatsune Matsushima
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    Hatsune Matsushima

    Hatsune Matsushima is a Japanese gravure idol, actress and model affiliated with Harmony Promotion. She was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her real name is Noriko Matsushima, and goes by the nickname Hachu. She has starred in a number of TV dramas, films, and internet productions. She also co-authored a book.
    • Age: 37
    • Birthplace: Japan, Tokyo
    417 votes
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  • Sumire
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    Sumire

    Arisa Ishikawa (石川 安里沙, Ishikawa Arisa, July 28, 1987 – June 11, 2009), better known by her stage name Sumire (純恋), was a Japanese cabaret hostess and fashion model, who was known as a featured model on the popular gyaru fashion magazine Koakuma Ageha.
    • Age: Dec. at 21 (1987-2009)
    • Birthplace: Isawa, Japan
    350 votes
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  • Kurara Chibana
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    Kurara Chibana

    Kurara Chibana (知花 くらら, Chibana Kurara, born March 27, 1982) is a Japanese humanitarian, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2006 and competed at Miss Universe 2006 where she finished as the first runner-up.
    • Age: 42
    • Birthplace: Naha, Japan
    375 votes
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  • Ayako Hara
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    Ayako Hara

    Ayako Hara is a renowned Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder, recognized for her grace and poise. Born on March 16, 1984, in Sendai, Japan, Hara gained widespread attention after winning the title of Miss Universe Japan, representing her country on the global stage. 

    384 votes
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  • Izumi Sakai
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    Izumi Sakai

    Izumi Sakai was a prominent Japanese singer, lyricist, and model, best remembered as the lead vocalist of the pop band Zard. Born on February 6, 1967, in Kurashiki, Japan, Sakai's captivating voice and heartfelt lyrics resonated with fans worldwide, earning her numerous chart-topping hits during the '90s. 

    • Age: 40 (1967-2007)
    • Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
    55 votes
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  • Miyako Miyazaki
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    Miyako Miyazaki

    For the anime character, see Bamboo Blade. Miyako Miyazaki (宮崎 京, Miyazaki Miyako) is a Japanese fashion model and beauty pageant winner who is best known for ending Japan's 15-year drought in the Miss Universe pageant. She was born in the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto on 25 February 1978. She stands at 5'7".
    • Age: 46
    • Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan
    462 votes
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  • Emi Takei
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    Emi Takei

    Emi Takei is an actress who appeared in "Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto Taika-hen," "Rurouni Kenshin," and "Rurôni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen."
    • Age: 31
    • Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture, Japan
    323 votes
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  • Yukari Kuzuya
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    Yukari Kuzuya

    Yukari Kuzuya (葛谷 由香里, Kuzuya Yukari, born 29 September 1983) is a professional model from Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, in Japan. She was notable for winning the title of Miss Universe Japan 2005 in Tokyo, and her following participation in the Miss Universe pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand. During the pageant weeks in Bangkok, she was one of the favourites cited by pageant fans to be named as one of the top 15 semifinalists, so it came as a shock to many when she failed to make the first cut. Fans speculated that the exclusion was attributed by her 'streetwear' styled gown which cost her a place in the semifinal. One of the pageant sites, despite including her as one of their predicted semifinalists, labeled her gown as 'outrageous'.She even grew taller after the pageant and is now 1.83 meters tall, making her the tallest Japanese candidate in the pageant's history.
    • Age: 41
    • Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture, Japan
    345 votes
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  • Norika Fujiwara
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    Norika Fujiwara

    Norika Fujiwara (藤原 紀香, Fujiwara Norika, born June 28, 1971 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese beauty queen, model and actress. She became Miss Nippon in 1992 and was an exclusive model for CanCam magazine. She has appeared in various commercials and TV series and a number of films in Japan.
    • Age: 53
    • Birthplace: Japan, Nishinomiya
    344 votes
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  • Koyuki
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    Koyuki

    Koyuki Kato (加藤 小雪, Katō Koyuki, born December 18, 1976), better known by her stage name Koyuki (小雪), is a Japanese model and actress.
    • Age: 48
    • Birthplace: Japan, Zama
    386 votes
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  • Asami Imajuku
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    Asami Imajuku

    Asami Imajuku (今宿麻美) is a Japanese fashion model, an actress, and singer.
    • Age: 47
    • Birthplace: Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture
    350 votes
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  • Rena Takeshita
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    Rena Takeshita

    Rena Takeshita (竹下 玲奈, Takeshita Rena, born December 17, 1981 in Kyushu) is a Japanese fashion model and occasional actress. Since the late 1990s she has appeared in numerous magazines, catalogs, television commercials, TV shows and films. Born in the main island of Amami, she began her professional fashion modeling career at the age of around 14 and began commercial fashion modeling at the age of around 15. She made her first television appearance in 1998 when she appeared on a TV ad for House Wellness Foods' soft drink Plussy. She made her TV show debut in October 2000 on TBS's midnight show Wonderful.She has regularly appeared on numerous fashion magazines notably More, Style, Sweet, Oggi, Ar, Ginger, CanCam and Non-no, and numerous television and print ads including ones for Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.'s Sarasaty Cotton, Kao's Sifone (in Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Biore and Prettia, Mitsui Fudosan's Mitsui Outlet Park, Nissan's Moco and Kirin's Premium Cocktail.She made her acting debut in the 2004 film Gira directed by Noriyuki Taniguchi. Since then she has appeared in two films, one being the 2007 Japan Academy Prize-winning film Tokyo Tower, and the other being the 2008 film Experiment No. 4: It’s a small world directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita.She left her long-term agency Hirata Office in March 2009, signing with the Dress Code agency.In 2010 she released her first solo photobook, Karte, consisted of her photographs taken over 6 years by photographer Chikashi Kasai.Near the end of 2010, Takeshita appeared on the first issue of the Closet magazine as one of its three best featured models along with Miho Tanaka and Emi Suzuki.
    • Age: 43
    • Birthplace: Amami Ōshima, Japan
    379 votes
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  • Yuka Kosaka
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    Yuka Kosaka

    Yuka Kosaka (小阪由佳, こさか ゆか born June 27, 1985) is a Japanese gravure idol and actress. She was born in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. She is also known as her nickname "Yuka-chin", and has starred in a number of TV dramas and films.
    • Age: 39
    • Birthplace: Japan, Izumi-ku, Yokohama
    446 votes
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  • Miyuki Kanbe
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    Miyuki Kanbe

    Miyuki Kanbe (神戸 みゆき, Kanbe Miyuki) (7 May 1984 – 18 June 2008) was a Japanese actress, model and singer.
    • Age: Dec. at 24 (1984-2008)
    • Birthplace: Kawasaki, Japan
    335 votes
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  • Kaho
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    Kaho

    Kaho (夏帆, born June 30, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan) is the professional name of Kaho Indō (印東夏帆, Indō Kaho), a Japanese actress and fashion model. Kaho has won multiple Japanese entertainment industry awards, including a Hochi Film Award, a Nikkan Sports Film Award, and a Japan Academy Prize.
    • Age: 33
    • Birthplace: Japan, Tokyo
    365 votes
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  • Aya Ueto
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    Aya Ueto

    Aya Ueto (上戸 彩, Ueto Aya, born September 14, 1985) is a Japanese actress, singer and television personality. In 1997, Ueto participated in the seventh Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize. Soon thereafter, Ueto joined the talent agency Oscar Promotion and began taking singing, dancing and acting lessons. In 1999, she formed the girl group Z-1 with three fellow Japan Bishōjo Contest participants. The group disbanded in 2002 and later that year, Ueto signed with Pony Canyon and released "Pureness", her debut single as a lead artist. She has since released five studio albums which have spawned ten Oricon top-ten singles. At the age of thirteen, Ueto made her acting debut in the 1999 thriller Satsujinsha: Killer of Paraiso. In 2001, Ueto appeared in the sixth season of the TBS drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei. Her portrayal of a high school student with gender dysphoria garnered critical acclaim and led to several leading roles and advertising endorsements, establishing Ueto as one of Japan's most recognizable faces. Since 2004, Ueto has held the annual title of CM Queen five times. Ueto has won two Television Drama Academy Awards – one for Best Actress for her performance in the sports drama series Ace o Nerae! (2004) and one for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the human drama Nagareboshi (2010). She subsequently starred in the remake of Attention Please (2006), the banking drama Hanzawa Naoki (2013) and Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014).Ueto ventured onto the big screen as the lead in Ryuhei Kitamura's 2003 blockbuster Azumi, which earned her a nomination for a Japan Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in its sequel, Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005), and Thermae Romae (2012), the adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's manga series of the same name. In 2017, Ueto starred in the feature film adaptation of the drama series Hirugao.
    • Age: 39
    • Birthplace: Japan, Nerima
    388 votes
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  • Yu Yamada
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    Yu Yamada

    Yu Yamada is an actress who appeared in "Nodame Cantabile," and "Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part II."
    • Age: 40
    • Birthplace: Okinawa, Japan
    289 votes
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  • Aya Ōmasa
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    Aya Ōmasa

    Aya Ōmasa, born on February 4, 1991, is a talented Japanese model and actress known for her ethereal beauty and engaging performances.

    275 votes
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  • Mary Sara
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    Mary Sara

    Mary Sara (紗羅マリー, Sara Marī) is a Japanese fashion model and a newly launched J-pop singer. Her singing style was compared by Oricon to Pink's.Born December 12, 1986 in Nagoya, she is under the Tokyo-based LesPros Entertainment. She first became a model in 2000, when she was 13 years old. She is the lead singer of Learners, a Japanese rock band specializing in British and American oldies.
    • Age: 38
    • Birthplace: Nagoya, Japan
    267 votes
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  • Anna Umemiya
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    Anna Umemiya

    Anna Umemiya (梅宮 アンナ, Umemiya Anna, born August 20, 1972) is a Japanese television personality and model. Born in Tokyo, she is the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother, herself a former model. Her father, Tatsuo Umemiya, is an actor,and former original Iron Chef judge.Umemiya has a daughter, Momoka, by her former husband, identified only as "Mr C", whom she divorced on 28 January 2003 after an 18-month marriage.
    • Age: 52
    • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
    334 votes
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  • Haruna Kawaguchi
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    Haruna Kawaguchi

    Haruna Kawaguchi (川口 春奈, Kawaguchi Haruna, born February 10, 1995 in Gotō, Nagasaki) is a Japanese actress and model under the Ken-On agency. She is known for playing the lead role in the film Ouran High School Host Club, POV: Norowareta Film, Zekkyō Gakkyū, and Say "I love you".
    • Age: 29
    • Birthplace: Fukue Island
    295 votes
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  • Saya Mochizuki
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    Saya Mochizuki

    Saya Mochizuki (望月 さや, Mochizuki Saya, b. July 27, 1976) is a former Japanese idol. She was the leader of the sixth generation cast of the late-night television variety show Shutsudō! Minsuka-police.
    • Age: 49
    364 votes
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  • Rola
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    Rola

    Rola, born on March 30, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan, is a charismatic Japanese model, actress, and television personality known for her vibrant persona and distinctive style. 

    259 votes
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  • Ayaka Komatsu
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    Ayaka Komatsu

    Ayaka Komatsu (Japanese: 小松 彩夏 Komatsu Ayaka; born 23 July 1986) is a Japanese model, gravure idol and actress. She was born in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture.
    • Age: 38
    • Birthplace: Japan, Ichinoseki
    262 votes
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  • Anne Watanabe
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    Anne Watanabe

    Anne Watanabe is an actress who appeared in "The Wonderland," "The Deer King," and "Welcome Home, Hayabusa."
    • Age: 38
    • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
    190 votes
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  • Jessica Michibata
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    Jessica Michibata

    Jessica Michibata is a renowned Japanese fashion model with an international presence, known for her elegance and sophisticated allure. Born on October 21, 1984, in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, Michibata's mixed Argentine and Japanese heritage adds to her exotic appeal. 

    306 votes
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  • Ai Okawa
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    Ai Okawa

    Ai Okawa is a popular Japanese model and actress, celebrated for her fresh and youthful appearance. Born on September 14, 1993, in Fukuoka, Japan, Okawa began her career as a magazine model, gaining widespread recognition for her playful and approachable style. 

    247 votes
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