The hottest women of Japan are often known for their beauty. They are typically stereotyped as being more traditionally feminine, delicate, intelligent, and dainty than their Caucasian counterparts. The most famous of these hot Japanese women are the models who are captured in photographs by popular photographers. As a result of this tradition, some people might be more likely to think that all hot women from Japan have a certain look or style that is traditionally desired by society. In truth, there are a number of Japanese women who do not adhere to this look but rather have a unique and independent sense of style that is all their own.
The hottest Japanese women have a certain allure about them. While it is not exactly clear what this is, one thing that plays a part is the way in which they carry themselves. These gorgeous women handle themselves with grace and poise, which makes them even more appealing. And here is our list of the top 40 most beautiful Japanese women:
1. Kasumi Arimura
Kasumi Arimura was born on February 13, 1993, in Japan. She is an actor and tarento. She is well known for her portrayal of Haruko Amano in the films Diving Girl and Strobe Edge, as well as her role as the female protagonist in Flying Colors. She hosted the 67th and 68th Khaku Uta Gassen. She was born in Itami, Hygo, Japan on February 13, 1993.
| Date of Birth | February 13, 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
2. Hikari Mitsushima
Hikari Mitsushima is a model, actress, and singer from Japan. In 2017, she appeared as a vocalist and dancer in Mondo Grosso’s video “Labyrinth,” which is expected to garner more than 30 million views on YouTube by 2021. She was born in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan on November 30, 1985.
| Date of Birth | November 30, 1985. |
| Place of Birth | Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Occupation | Model, actress, and singer |
3. Nanao Arai
Nanao is a Japanese actress and model affiliated with Platinum Production. Her full name is Nanao Arai. She was born on October 28, 1988, Omiya Ward, Saitama, Japan. When Nanao was 20 years old, she began her career in the entertainment industry. She was a regular model for the magazine Pinky as a race queen and martial arts ring girl, which was a turning point. She also won the Miss TGC of Tokyo Girls Collection and the 2010 Sanai Mizugi Image Girl, and she modeled for Non-no.
| Date of Birth | October 28, 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Omiya Ward, Saitama, Japan |
| Occupation | Model, actress |
4. Mikako Tabe
Mikako Tabe is a Tokyo-based actress. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on January 25, 1989. Having made her acting debut in the Sailor Moon musicals when she was a teenager, she went on to become a leading lady in both cinema and television, portraying the lead in Kimi ni Todoke and Piece of Cake as well as appearing in TV comedies like Yasuko to Kenji and Deka Wanko.
| Date of Birth | 25 January 1989 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress |
5. Marie Iitoyo
Marie Iitoyo is a Japanese actress and fashion model. She was born on January 5, 1998 in Chiba, Japan. She portrayed Yayoi Ulshade in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
| Date of Birth | January 5, 1998 |
| Place of Birth | Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and fashion model |
6. Yuna Taira
Yuna Taira is a Japanese actress. She was born on November 12, 1998, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. She frequently appeared in R no Hsoku on NHK Educational TV in 2011. Taira released a CD in 2012 while performing as Contact Girl Ju Ju Ju from Oha Suta Super Live. She appeared in Scarecrow and Racket: Aki and Tamako’s Summer Vacation in 2015.
| Date of Birth | November 12, 1998 |
| Place of Birth | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress |
7. Sayaka Isoyama
Sayaka Isoyama is a Japanese gravure idol, performer, actor, and sports writer who is signed to Lifika entertainment agency. She was raised in Hokota, Ibaraki’s Kashima Prefecture. Isoyama graduated from Ibaraki Prefecture’s Hokota Second High School. She was born in Hokota, Ibaraki, Japan on October 23, 1983.
| Date of Birth | October 23, 1983 |
| Place of Birth | Mito, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Occupation | gravure idol, entertainer, actress, and sports writer |
8. Minami Hamabe
Hamabe Minami is a Japanese actor. She was born on August 29, 2000, Ishikawa, Japan. She became well-known for her stunning eyes and her breakthrough performance in the well-liked live-action movie Let Me Eat Your Pancreas. At the seventh Toho Cinderella Audition, Minami began her career by taking home the New Generation Award. Since then, she has acted in a variety of movies and dramas, many of which include live-action themes.
| Date of Birth | August 29, 2000 |
| Place of Birth | Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress |
9. Meisa Kuroki
Satsuki Shimabukuro is a Japanese actress, model, and singer best known by her stage name Meisa Kuroki. Sweet Power represents her and she is contracted to Sony Music Japan. She was born in Nago, Okinawa, Japan on May 28, 1988.In 2004, she made her acting debut. She has modeled for prominent Japanese fashion magazine JJ, among other publications, and is currently the Japanese spokesperson for Epson and Giorgio Armani. She has appeared in a number of TV dramas, advertisements, films, and theatre shows.
| Date of Birth | 28 May 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Nago, Okinawa, Japan |
| Occupation | actress, model and singer |
10. Yui Aragaki
Yui Aragaki is a Japanese idol who is also an actress, singer, and model. She is one of the most popular idols in Japan due to her attractiveness. She was born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan on June 11, 1988. In 2004, she made her acting debut. She has modeled for prominent Japanese fashion magazine JJ, among other publications, and is currently the Japanese spokesperson for Epson and Giorgio Armani. She has appeared in a number of TV dramas, advertisements, films, and theatre shows.
| Date of Birth | June 11, 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress, model, singer and occasional radio show host |
11. Aya Ueto
Aya Ueto is a television personality, actress, and singer from Japan. Ueto competed in the Seventh Japan Bishjo Competition in 1997, winning the special jury award. She was born in Hikarigaoka, Tokyo City, Japan, on September 14, 1985. Ueto made her film debut as the lead in Ryuhei Kitamura’s 2003 blockbuster Azumi, for which she received a nomination for a Japan Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in the sequel, Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005), and the adaptation of Mari Yamazaki’s manga series Thermae Romae (2012).
| Date of Birth | September 14, 1985 |
| Place of Birth | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress, singer and television personality |
12. Yuriko Yoshitaka
Yoshitaka Yuriko is a Japanese actress, managed by Amuse company. She was born on July 22, 1988, Tokyo, Japan. She has been in various films and television shows, including Snakes and Earrings, Yurigokoro, and the NHK asadora Hanako to Anne.
| Date of Birth | July 22, 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress |
13. Erika Toda
Erika Toda is a Japanese actress. She was born on August 17, 1988, Nada, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. Toda has been in a number of Japanese dramas, including Liar Game, Code Blue, Ryusei no Kizuna, and Keizoku 2: SPEC. She has also appeared in a number of popular TV dramas, including Boss, Nobuta wo Produce, Engine, and Gal Circle. She portrayed Misa Amane in the Death Note manga adaption film.
| Date of Birth | 17 August 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress |
14. Maki Horikita
Horikita Maki is an actress from Japan. Horikita Maki began her career as a U-15 idol in 2003 and has since starred in a number of Japanese television shows, television and magazine advertising, and Japanese feature films. She was born in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan, on October 6, 1988.
| Date of Birth | October 6, 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress |
15. Erika Sawajiri
Sawajiri Erika, born April 8, 1986 in Nerima, Tokyo, is a Japanese actress, model, and musician. She is currently affiliated with the Japanese record label Sony Music Entertainment.
| Date of Birth | April 8, 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress, singer, and model |
16. Kyoko Fukada
Kyoko Fukada is a Japanese actress and singer from Japan. In Japan, she is referred to as Fukakyon in contracts and abbreviations. Kyoko Fukada was the winner of the Yokohama Film Festival’s best actress award for Kamikaze Girls. She was born in Kita, Tokyo, Japan on November 2, 1982.
| Date of Birth | November 2, 1982 |
| Place of Birth | Kita, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and singer |
17. Nozomi Sasaki
Nozomi Sasaki of Akita, Akita, Japan, formerly known as Nozomi, is a picture model and former professional fashion model. She was born in Akita, Akita, Japan on February 8, 1988.
| Date of Birth | February 8, 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Iijima, Akita, Japan |
| Occupation | glamour model and former professional fashion model. |
18. Keiko Kitagawa
Keiko Kitagawa is a former model and actress from Japan. She was an exclusive model for Seventeen magazine from 2003 until mid-2006, when she stepped down from the publication. She was born in Kobe, Hygo, Japan on August 22, 1986.
| Date of Birth | August 22, 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Kobe, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and former model |
19. Yukie Nakama
Yukie Nakama is a former singer and actress from Japan. Production Ogi manages her. She was born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan on October 30, 1979. She was the youngest of five siblings born into a fisherman’s family in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan. She began her career as a gravure idol and singer (her debut song “Moonlight to Daybreak” was published in 1996), and she performed in little roles until her career breakthrough as Sadako in “Ring 0: Birthday (2000).
| Date of Birth | October 30, 1979 |
| Place of Birth | Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan |
| Occupation | singer and actress |
20. Suzu Hirose
Hirose Suzu is a model and actress from Japan. Hirose Alice, her elder sister, is also an actress and model. She was born in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka, Japan, on June 19, 1998. Hirose made her modeling debut alongside her sister Alice for the Japanese fashion magazine Seventeen. She rose to prominence after co-starring in the award-winning film Our Little Sister with a bunch of other actresses. At the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize, the film was named Picture of the Year.
| Date of Birth | 19 June 1998 |
| Place of Birth | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and model |
21. Mariya Nishiuchi
Nishiuchi Mariya is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She was born on December 24, 1993 in Fukuoka, Japan. Hiromi Nishiuchi, a model, actress, and BeForU member, is her younger sister.
| Date of Birth | December 24, 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Occupation | model, actress, and singer-songwriter |
22. Satomi Ishihara
Ishigami Kuniko, professionally known as Ishihara Satomi, is a Tokyo-based actress. Despite her little stature of 1.57 m, she has long been regarded as Japan’s beauty emblem. Satomi Ishihara was born in Tokyo on December 24, 1986. She has blood type A and stands 157 cm tall. Satomi debuted as an actress in 2003, at the age of 17, in the drama kimi wa Petto, alongside Jun Matsumoto and Koyuki. She has spent equal time watching television and going to the movies. Satomi was nominated for various accolades, including Best Actress at the 46th Blue Ribbon Awards for her performance in My Grandpa and Best Supporting Actress at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for her work in And thus the baton is passed.
| Date of Birth | December 24, 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress |
23. Haruna Kawaguchi
Haruna Kawaguchi is a Japanese actress and model under the Ken-On agency. She was born on February 10, 1995, Gotō, Nagasaki. She is a Japanese model and actress signed to the Ken-On agency. She is well known for her roles in Ouran High School Host Club, POV: Norowareta Film, Zekky Gakky, and Say “I love you.”
| Date of Birth | 10 February 1995 |
| Place of Birth | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and model |
24. Ayame Gouriki
Ayame Goriki is a Japanese actress, singer and model from Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She was born on August 27, 1992, Kanagawa, Japan. Goriki is of Japanese and Filipino descent. Until 2020, she was represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion.
| Date of Birth | 27 August 1992 |
| Place of Birth | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress, singer and model |
25. Ayami Nakajo
Ayami Nakajo is a British-Japanese actress and model affiliated with Ten Carat. She was born on February 4, 1997, Osaka, Japan. Nakaj was born in 1997 in Abeno-ku, Osaka. Her father is British and her mother is Japanese. She was raised in a family by her mother, father, and sister. She tried out for the female fashion magazine Seventeen in 2011. She was chosen for the Grand Prix among models such as Yua Shinkawa.
| Date of Birth | February 4, 1997 |
| Place of Birth | Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and model |
26. Kanna Hashimoto
Kanna Hashimoto is a Japanese actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group Rev. from DVL. She has starred in a number of films, the most of which are live-action adaptations of famous anime and manga. She was born in Fukuoka, Japan on February 3, 1999.
| Date of Birth | February 3, 1999 |
| Place of Birth | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and former singer |
27. Tina Tamashiro
Tina Tamahiro is a Japanese actress and model, represented by the talent agency, Dine and Indy. She was born on October 8, 1997, Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan. Tamashiro was born to a Japanese mother and an American father. When she was walking home with her companions, she was scouted by the president of her agency. Tamashiro won the Kodansha-sponsored Miss iD 2013 Grand Prix in July 2012. In an interview with Vivi, she stated that she aspired to be a “model idol.”
| Date of Birth | October 8, 1997 |
| Place of Birth | Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and mode |
28. Emi Takei
Emi Takei is a Japanese actress, fashion model, and singer. She was born on December 25, 1993, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Nagoya is where Takei was born. She announced to her parents on her first day of junior high school that she would become a model within three years. In 2006, she competed in the 11th Japan Bishjo Contest and won not one, but two awards: the Model Division Award and the Multi-Media Award.
| Date of Birth | December 25, 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and model |
29. Mirei Kiritani
Mirei Kiritani, born Sayasa Matsuoka on December 16, 1989, is a Japanese actress, model and news anchor. She appeared in the films Heroine Shikkaku, Kimi ni Todoke, Usagi Drop, and Arakawa Under the Bridge. She also appeared in the dramas And Lloyd: A.I. knows Love?, Gunshi Kanbei, Hell Teacher Nb, and others. From 2012 until 2018, she hosted the NTV news show News Zero every Tuesday.
| Date of Birth | 16 December 1989 |
| Place of Birth | Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress, model, and news anchor |
30. Mizuki Yamamoto
Mizuki Yamamoto is a Japanese actress and model. She was born on July 18, 1991, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. Yamamoto was born in the prefecture of Fukuoka. In 2009, she began her career as an exclusive model for the women’s fashion magazine CanCam. She made her acting debut two years later in the Fuji TV drama Shiawase ni Naryo.
| Date of Birth | 18 July 1991 |
| Place of Birth | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and model |
31. Reina Triendl
Reina Triendl is an Austro-Japanese model, tarento and actress. She was born on January 23, 1992. Reina was born in the Austrian capital of Vienna. Reina was discovered and hired as a model by Platinum Production in her sophomore year of high school. She was once an exclusive model for JJ and Vivi, and she is currently an exclusive model for With. Reina made her singing debut in 2011 as a featured artist on Rocketman’s song “Love Disco.”
| Date of Birth | January 23, 1992 |
| Place of Birth | Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation | model and actress |
32. Haruna Kojima
Kojima Haruna, born April 19, 1988 in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan is a singer, actress, model, and former member of Team A of the idol group AKB48. Kojima was born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, and began her career as a member of the idol group Angel Eyes. She stayed under contract with Stardust after Angel Eyes dissolved in 2001, but eventually switched to Ogi Production.
| Date of Birth | April 19, 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress, model, and former singer |
33. Kiko Mizuhara
Audrie Noriko Daniel, commonly known by her stage name Kiko Mizuhara, is a Japanese-American model, singer, and actress, currently active in Japan. Kiko Mizuhara began her modeling career at the age of twelve when she entered a Seventeen magazine audition contest in which readers choose their favorite new face for the magazine.
| Date of Birth | October 15, 1990 |
| Place of Birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S |
| Occupation | model, actress, singer and designer |
34. Nana Komatsu
Komatsu Nana is a Japanese actress and model. She was born on February 16, 1996, Tokyo, Japan. Her film credits include The World of Kanako, Destruction Babies, Drowning Love, The Black Devil and the White Prince, My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday, After the Rain, Farewell Song, Threads: Our Tapestry of Love, and Sakura. In the film Silence, she made her Hollywood debut.
| Date of Birth | February 16, 1996 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and model |
35. Haruka Ayase
Haruka Ayase was born on March 24, 1985. She is a Japanese actress, model, and singer who debuted as a gravure idol in the year 2000. She has now risen to prominence as a leading lady in both television and movies. In 2001, she made her first appearance in a Japanese television drama, Kindaichi Shnen no Jikenbo, starring Jun Matsumoto.
| Date of Birth | March 24, 1985 |
| Place of Birth | Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | actress, model and singer |
36. Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga is a Japanese actress and activist. She has received four Japan Academy Best Actress awards, the most of any actress, and has been dubbed “one of the postwar cinema world’s top stars.” She was born in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, on March 13, 1945.
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1945 |
| Place of Birth | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and activist |
37. Koyuki
Koyuki Kato, billed as Koyuki, is a Japanese model and actress. She gained popularity in Korea after starring in the television series Kimi wa Petto with Jun Matsumoto, as well as the blockbuster film The Last Samurai. She was born in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan on December 18, 1976.
| Date of Birth | December 18, 1976 |
| Place of Birth | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | model and actress |
38. Hitomi Kuroki
Hitomi Kuroki is an actress from Japan. Shoko Ichiji Née Egami is her true name. Kuroki is a member of the Moon Troupe’s Takarazuka Revue. She was born in Kurogimachiima, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan on October 5, 1960.
| Date of Birth | October 5, 1960 |
| Place of Birth | Kurogi, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Occupation | actress |
39. Nanako Matsushima
Nanako Matsushima is a model and actress from Japan. She has received the Japanese drama award for best actress four times for her performances in four films: Koori no Sekai, Yamato Nadeshiko, Toshiie and Matsu, and Bijo ka Yajuu. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on October 13, 1973.
| Date of Birth | 13 October 1973 |
| Place of Birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | model and actress |
40. Misaki Ito
Misaki Ito is a Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is Tomoko Anzai. She was born on May 26, 1977, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. In 2005, she starred as the otaku protagonist’s love interest in the TV drama series Densha Otoko. In addition to being the current Vodafone model in Japan, she also appears in advertisements for Shiseido’s MAQuillAGE range of cosmetics (together with Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryoko Shinohara, and Yuri Ebihara) and Seiko watches.
| Date of Birth | May 26, 1977 |
| Place of Birth | Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan |
| Occupation | actress and model |