Aoi Miyazaki began working in entertainment at the age of four and has built a long career across film, television and historical dramas. Now 40, she continues to take on major roles while maintaining a natural, grounded approach to beauty and wellbeing.
Born on November 30, 1985, in Tokyo, Miyazaki started as a child actress and gained attention through films such as Eureka.
In 2005, she played Nana Komatsu in NANA. The following year, she starred as Sakurako Arimori in the NHK morning drama Junjo Kirari, and in 2008, at just 22, she took the lead role in the NHK Taiga drama Atsuhime, bringing her to an even wider audience.
She later appeared in numerous films including Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite, The Great Passage and Rage, building a reputation for playing a wide range of characters with quiet strength and emotional depth.
Her career remains active today. In 2025, she appeared in the live-action film 5 Centimeters per Second as high school teacher Midori Koshimizu in scenes set on Tanegashima, as well as in the drama Chotto Dake Esper. In 2026, she joined the NHK Taiga drama Toyotomi Brothers! as Oichi, the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga.
Her approach to beauty is centered on finding what works comfortably with her skin and daily life, then continuing those habits over time.
At 40, she has been having Green Peel facial treatments for about two and a half years, usually once every two to two and a half months. In her daily skincare routine, she applies lotion and emulsion as if gently “placing” them onto the skin and is also conscious of not directing the shower straight onto her face.
Her wellness routine is equally simple. She tries to remember to drink room-temperature water and prefers soft water. She enjoys seasonal fruit and the foods she genuinely wants to eat while maintaining a balance that fits her life.
At night, she likes to reset the house so that the next morning starts pleasantly. During work breaks, she enjoys embroidery and knitting, and she carries a refreshing herbal aroma roll-on to enjoy when she wants to shift her mood.
In 2025, she also became enthusiastic about surfing after trying it while filming on Tanegashima. Miyazaki actually grew up spending time camping with her family and visiting the sea and rivers, so her new interest in surfing feels like another chapter in a lifelong connection with nature.
In her personal life, Miyazaki married actor Junichi Okada in 2017. In 2018, the couple officially announced the birth of their first son. In recent interviews, Miyazaki has also referred to her “children,” and she has spoken about how motherhood has broadened the way she communicates with people and sees the world.
Here, we take a closer look at Aoi Miyazaki’s beauty and wellness routine—from Green Peel, lotion and emulsion to hydration, seasonal fruit, nighttime habits, embroidery, knitting, aromatherapy, surfing, family life with Junichi Okada and their children, and her thoughts on entering her 40s and looking ahead to her 50s.
Aoi Miyazaki’s Beauty Routine: Green Peel, Lotion, Emulsion and Skincare at 40
Looking at Miyazaki’s beauty habits, one theme appears again and again: finding something that suits her current self and continuing it consistently.
Green Peel for About Two and a Half Years
In December 2025, shortly after turning 40, Miyazaki revealed that she had been receiving Green Peel treatments for about two and a half years.
Green Peel is a facial treatment that uses herbs. Miyazaki said she currently goes roughly once every two to two and a half months.
She has explained that she keeps returning to it because she feels it suits her skin.
As the skin changes with age, Miyazaki approaches those changes with a positive mindset.
At 40, she continues choosing beauty habits that feel appropriate for her skin at this stage of life and that she can maintain comfortably over time.
💡 Green Peel Has Been Part of Her Routine for About 2.5 Years
At 40, Miyazaki receives the treatment approximately once every two to two and a half months. Feeling that it suits her skin is one reason she has kept it in her routine.
Beauty and Fashion That Feel Right for Her Now
Around the time she turned 40, Miyazaki also spoke about choosing fashion that feels natural and comfortable for who she is now.
She enjoys becoming attached to individual items and keeping them for a long time.
That philosophy overlaps closely with her approach to beauty.
She continues a facial treatment she feels suits her skin while also paying attention to the way she applies simple daily products such as lotion and emulsion.
In both fashion and skincare, she favors choices that fit naturally into her current life and can stay with her over time.
How She Touches Her Skin: Gently Applying Lotion and Emulsion
Alongside the products she uses, Miyazaki places importance on something very simple: how she touches her skin.
She Applies Lotion and Emulsion as if “Placing” Them on the Skin
In a 2022 interview, Miyazaki said that when applying lotion and emulsion, she tries to avoid rubbing and instead uses her hands to gently “place” the products onto her skin.
Because these are everyday skincare steps, she pays attention not only to what she uses, but also to how she uses it.
Washing her face, applying lotion and smoothing on emulsion all become small moments of personal care rather than automatic tasks.
In 2022, she also became the muse for an age-focused skincare brand and appeared in advertising for morning and evening serums.
In interviews around that campaign, she spoke in detail about her own skincare habits, including the way she applies lotion and emulsion.
💡 Lotion and Emulsion Are Applied Gently
Miyazaki pays attention to the way she touches her skin, using her palms to gently press and apply daily skincare rather than treating the process as a rushed step.
She Avoids Directing the Shower Straight Onto Her Face
In the same 2022 interview, Miyazaki also mentioned that she avoids directing the shower straight onto her face.
The habit follows the same philosophy as her gentle application of lotion and emulsion: paying attention to the way the skin is treated throughout the day.
For Miyazaki, everyday steps such as washing, touching and moisturizing are all part of a skincare routine that feels natural and easy to maintain.
💡 She Also Pays Attention to Her Shower Routine
Her skincare awareness extends beyond products themselves to everyday habits, including the way water comes into contact with her face.
Room-Temperature Water, Seasonal Fruit and Food: Everyday Wellness Habits
Miyazaki’s wellness habits are built around simple things that fit naturally into everyday life.
Room-Temperature Water and a Preference for Soft Water
In a 2025 interview, Miyazaki said that one thing she tries to remember is drinking room-temperature water.
Between soft and hard water, she prefers soft water.
Even with a busy schedule balancing work and family life, she keeps hydration as a simple part of her daily routine.
💡 Her Everyday Choice at 40: Room-Temperature Soft Water
Miyazaki focuses on remembering to drink water regularly, keeping her approach simple and easy to incorporate into daily life.
Enjoying Food While Choosing Seasonal Fruit
Miyazaki has long enjoyed eating.
In 2019, she spoke about wanting to choose foods with her body in mind while also respecting what she genuinely felt like eating.
In 2025, she continued to describe a natural approach: eating what she wants to eat and drinking what she wants to drink.
For her, being mindful of health and enjoying food can exist together.
Seasonal fruit is one of the clearest examples of how much she enjoys food.
In 2022, she said that she loves seasonal fruit so much that she tends to buy plenty whenever she sees it.
In early summer, that might mean cherries; in summer, watermelon.
She sometimes adds fruit to salads and has also talked about enjoying watermelon splitting with family and friends in summer.
💡 She Loves Seasonal Fruit
Cherries, watermelon and other seasonal favorites are part of the fun of eating for Miyazaki. She also enjoys adding fruit to salads and sharing seasonal food experiences with others.
Resetting the House at Night for the Next Morning
With both work and family responsibilities, mornings can be busy for Miyazaki.
That is why she likes to tidy the house at night and bring things back into order before going to bed.
The goal is to wake up the next morning and start the day in a pleasant environment.
By spending a little time at night, she creates more room for herself the following morning.
For Miyazaki, caring for her daily surroundings is another form of self-care alongside skincare and food.
💡 She Resets the House for “Tomorrow’s Self”
Tidying before bed helps create a smoother start to the next morning, making her nighttime routine part of how she manages a busy life.
Embroidery, Knitting, Aromatherapy and Surfing: How She Unwinds
Miyazaki’s self-care includes several very different things: making something by hand, enjoying fragrance and spending time outdoors.
Embroidery, Knitting and Sewing: A Longtime Love of Making Things
Miyazaki has loved making things with her hands for many years.
In 2025, she said that she sometimes spends waiting time on set doing embroidery.
Her interest in crafts goes back much further.
In a 2014 film interview, she spoke about knitting between shoots and making items such as a tablet case and a small pouch for candy.
She also said that she often gives the things she makes to other people, meaning relatively few of them remain in her own possession.
The enjoyment seems to come from the process of making something and then sharing it with someone else.
Today, she continues to enjoy embroidery and owns two sewing machines. She has also expressed a desire to become skilled enough to make clothes for her children.
💡 She Has Even Knitted Small Candy Pouches
From knitting and embroidery to sewing, handcrafts have long been part of Miyazaki’s life. Many of the items she makes end up as gifts for other people.
Herbal Aroma Roll-On for a Quick Change of Mood
Fragrance is another small form of self-care in Miyazaki’s routine.
In 2025, she said that she carries an aroma roll-on and uses it whenever she feels like enjoying a scent.
She prefers refreshing herbal fragrances with a slightly cooling quality.
Miyazaki has also mentioned tension around her shoulders, and she sometimes applies the aroma roll-on around her neck simply to enjoy the fragrance.
She has described how a change in scent can also help her feel that her mood has shifted.
Because it is easy to use during filming or travel, the roll-on fits naturally into short breaks throughout the day.
💡 She Likes Refreshing Herbal Scents
Miyazaki carries an aroma roll-on and enjoys applying it around her neck when she wants a quick change of atmosphere during the day.
From Childhood Camping Trips to Surfing Before 40
One of Miyazaki’s newer interests is surfing.
While filming the 2025 live-action movie 5 Centimeters per Second on Tanegashima, she saw another cast member practicing surfing and decided she wanted to try it too.
It was Miyazaki’s first time surfing, but she quickly became absorbed in it.
She became so enthusiastic that she would look at the ocean from her hotel, decide that the waves looked good and head out carrying a board by herself.
Her connection with the sea, however, goes much further back.
In 2008, Miyazaki recalled that her family often went camping when she was a child, with her father driving them to the sea and rivers.
She remembers not only playing in nature, but also the time her family spent talking together during those trips.
Seen from that perspective, discovering surfing just before turning 40 feels like a new expression of a connection with nature that has been part of her life since childhood.
💡 From Family Trips to the Sea to Surfing at 39
Nature was already an important part of Miyazaki’s childhood. Decades later, a film shoot on Tanegashima introduced her to a new way of enjoying the ocean.
Junichi Okada, Her Children and Family Life
Family is another important part of understanding Aoi Miyazaki’s life today, including her marriage to actor Junichi Okada and her experiences as a mother.
Marriage to Junichi Okada—and a Dream She Had in Her 20s
Miyazaki married actor Junichi Okada in December 2017.
The two had previously appeared together in films including Kagehinata ni Saku and Tenchi Meisatsu.
In October 2018, the couple officially announced the birth of their first son.
In more recent interviews, Miyazaki has referred to her “children,” showing that motherhood is now a major part of her everyday life.
What makes this especially interesting is something she said much earlier.
In 2008, when she was still in her early 20s, Miyazaki said that if she became a parent someday, she would like to take her children camping.
Her own childhood memories of camping, playing by the sea and rivers and talking with her family had stayed with her.
Years later, she became a mother herself, making that earlier comment feel like a small glimpse of the family life she once imagined.
💡 In Her 20s, She Already Imagined Taking Her Future Children Camping
Her own family memories of nature were important enough that she hoped to pass a similar experience on to the next generation.
What She Wants to Teach Her Children
In 2024, Miyazaki spoke about the values she wants to pass on to her children, including ethics and basic standards of behavior.
How should a person treat others?
What kinds of values should guide everyday life?
These are things she thinks about as she watches her children grow.
Motherhood has also changed Miyazaki herself.
She has said that meeting new people through her children widened her world and helped her enjoy communication with others even more.
Work, family, embroidery, knitting and other creative interests all bring different people into her life.
Those connections have become an important part of the person she is today.
💡 Motherhood Expanded Her Social World
Miyazaki has said that raising her children introduced her to new people and helped her enjoy communication and human connection even more.
Aoi Miyazaki at 40: Beauty, Wellbeing and the Life She Wants to Build
Aoi Miyazaki turned 40 on November 30, 2025.
Having started in entertainment at the age of four, her career now spans more than 35 years.
From NANA, Junjo Kirari, Atsuhime, The Great Passage and Rage to 5 Centimeters per Second, Chotto Dake Esper and the 2026 Taiga drama Toyotomi Brothers!, she has continued moving between different kinds of roles.
In Toyotomi Brothers!, Miyazaki plays Oichi, the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga and later the wife of Azai Nagamasa. The role marks another historical drama chapter for an actress who once led Atsuhime at only 22.
Looking Forward to Her 40s—and Imagining Her Future Self
Before turning 40, Miyazaki said that she was looking forward to entering her 40s.
As she has grown older, her perspective has widened and she has started imagining further into the future.
One question she began asking herself was what kind of grandmother she would like to become someday.
One image she likes is of a woman who casually wears kimono or yukata at home as everyday clothing.
What appeals to her is the sense of having enough emotional and practical space in life to spend time and care on oneself.
For Miyazaki, growing older means gaining new possibilities and new ways of enjoying life.
💡 At 40, She Began Imagining the Kind of Grandmother She Wants to Be
Her future image includes enjoying kimono or yukata in everyday life and having enough room in her schedule and mind to spend time on herself.
Her Wish for 50: A Healthy Family and a Life She Still Enjoys
In 2025, when asked about the person she hoped to be at 50, Miyazaki focused first on her family.
Her biggest wish was for everyone in the family to remain healthy.
She also hopes that she herself will continue enjoying life.
Her approach to beauty and wellness at 40 therefore connects naturally with a broader desire to enjoy everyday life together with the people closest to her.
💡 Her Biggest Wish for 50 Is for Her Family to Stay Healthy
Ten years ahead, Miyazaki imagines a life in which her family is doing well and she herself continues to enjoy each stage of life.
Beauty and Wellness That Fit Naturally Into Her Life
Looking across Aoi Miyazaki’s beauty and wellness routine, one consistent philosophy stands out.
She continues Green Peel treatments that she feels suit her skin.
She applies lotion and emulsion gently and pays attention to the way she touches her skin.
She drinks room-temperature water, enjoys seasonal fruit and appreciates the foods she wants to eat.
At night, she prepares the house for the following morning.
During work breaks, she turns to embroidery, knitting and herbal fragrances.
A lifelong connection with the sea and nature eventually led her to discover surfing just before turning 40.
At home, she raises her children while continuing to value new relationships and communication with others.
What connects all of these habits is that they fit naturally into the life she is living now.
Her approach to beauty and wellbeing in her 40s is about finding routines that feel right, enjoying them and continuing them at her own pace.
And as she looks toward the future, that care extends beyond herself to the health and happiness of her family.
That relaxed, consistent approach is at the heart of Aoi Miyazaki’s beauty, wellness and way of living at 40.
References
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Aoi Miyazaki Official Website — Profile and appearance information
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Mainichi Kirei — Aoi Miyazaki on beauty at 40, Green Peel, room-temperature water, embroidery, aromatherapy and her vision for 50 (2025)
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Mainichi Kirei — Aoi Miyazaki on lotion, emulsion, shower habits and skincare (2022)
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ORICON NEWS — Aoi Miyazaki on filming 5 Centimeters per Second on Tanegashima and discovering surfing (2025)
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Cinema Today — Aoi Miyazaki on knitting, handmade tablet cases and small candy pouches (2014)
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Mynavi News — Aoi Miyazaki on childhood camping trips, the sea, rivers and taking future children camping (2008)
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Liniere — Aoi Miyazaki on turning 40, embroidery, family, personal connections and aging (2025)
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CLASSY. — Aoi Miyazaki on turning 40, her future self and making time for herself (2025)
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Mezamashi Media — Aoi Miyazaki on her children, parenting, values and communication (2024)
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ORICON NEWS — Aoi Miyazaki as Oichi in the 2026 Taiga drama Toyotomi Brothers!
