Known for her fresh, elegant presence and her ability to transform from role to role, Minami Hamabe has become one of Japan’s most recognizable actresses of her generation.
Born on August 29, 2000, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, Hamabe entered the entertainment industry at the age of 10 after receiving the New Generation Award at the 7th Toho Cinderella Audition in 2011. That same year, she began her acting career with Ari to Koibumi. She continued acting while balancing school and work, before gaining widespread attention with the 2017 film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas.
Her career has since included major productions such as Kakegurui, The Promised Neverland, Shin Kamen Rider, the NHK morning drama Ranman, and Godzilla Minus One. She received the Newcomer of the Year award at the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize for Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, and later received Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Godzilla Minus One and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Shin Kamen Rider at the 47th Japan Academy Film Prize. She was also named Best Supporting Actress at the 66th Blue Ribbon Awards for her performances in the two films.
Hamabe turned 26 in August 2026, marking more than 15 years in entertainment. In 2026, she stars in the film Hodonaku, Owakare desu and appears as Nene in the NHK historical drama Toyotomi Kyodai!. She also returns as Noriko Oishi in Godzilla-0.0, scheduled for release on November 3, 2026.
Having worked in the spotlight since her teens, Hamabe’s approach to beauty and wellness has gradually evolved alongside her age and career. Looking across her interviews over the years reveals several recurring themes: moisturizing, sun protection, food, sleep, walking, physical stamina and making time to rest.
Here, we take a detailed look at the beauty and wellness habits Minami Hamabe has discussed herself—from skincare, toner, creams, eye cream and face masks to cleansing, UV care, diet, supplements, walking, sleep and self-care—and how those routines have changed from her teens through age 26.
Minami Hamabe’s Skincare Routine: Moisturizing, Eye Cream, Face Masks and UV Care
When Hamabe’s beauty habits are viewed over time, two themes appear again and again: moisturizing and sun protection. The roots of those habits go back to advice she received from her mother.
Hamabe has recalled becoming conscious of skincare around the upper elementary-school years. When dryness began bothering her during winter, her mother encouraged her to moisturize and apply toner every day. She began standing in front of the mirror at night and making toner part of her routine.
💡 Beauty began with a lesson from her mother
Moisturizing became part of Hamabe’s routine when she was still in elementary school. In her twenties, that foundation expanded to include creams, eye cream and face masks, and at age 26 she still talks about adding an extra layer of moisture shortly before bed.
In a 2020 interview, when she was 19, Hamabe described her skin as being prone to dryness and said that at the time she washed her face with water alone in the morning. She also wore sunscreen even on days spent at home, showing that moisturizing and UV care had already become everyday habits during her teens.
By around age 20, her skincare routine had become more detailed. In a 2021 beauty interview, Hamabe said that depending on her skin condition, she would sometimes apply toner in around five layers. She also used eye cream around the eye area and reached for a facial mist when her skin felt dry later in the day.
💡 Sometimes five layers of toner
At around age 20, Hamabe adjusted her routine according to how her skin felt—layering toner when needed, using eye cream around the eyes and carrying a facial mist for later in the day.
In 2022, at age 21, she spoke at an event for a skincare brand she represented and described a toner and lightweight, watery-textured cream as part of her regular routine. She used the toner after bathing and on busy mornings, followed by the cream.
The fact that she discussed when and how she incorporated these products into her everyday routine gives a useful glimpse into how her skincare habits looked at the time.
By 2024, sheet masks had also become part of her regular skincare. Through her work, Hamabe has many opportunities to learn beauty tips from professional hair and makeup artists, and she has spoken about her cosmetics collection growing as she gets older. She also enjoys exchanging beauty information with friends and experimenting with color cosmetics.
Her interest in beauty extends beyond her daily home routine. Hamabe has discussed trying cosmetic acupuncture when she was concerned about facial puffiness and expressed interest in making it a more regular part of her beauty care. She has also mentioned esthetic treatments and gua sha, adding different forms of self-care according to her interests at the time.
By 2026, her moisturizing routine had become even more detailed. She pays particular attention to areas such as the eyes and lips, and when some time has passed between her evening skincare and bedtime, she applies another layer of cream and lip care just before going to sleep. During seasons when indoor heating can feel drying, she increases her moisturizing care and also uses sheet masks.
💡 From 20 to 25: five years of changing beauty habits
For her 2025 photobook 25, Hamabe even took part in shoots without makeup. Looking back on the five years since her earlier photobook 20, she spoke about how her beauty awareness had evolved beyond skincare to include sleep, diet and everyday lifestyle habits.
Her photobook 25 was photographed in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. During the long flight, she used a sheet mask to keep up her moisturizing routine and continued using sunscreen while on location.
Her approach to sun care has evolved as well. After experiencing sun exposure on her scalp in 2025, she spoke about wanting to extend her UV awareness beyond her face to areas such as the scalp and the rest of the body.
In 2026, Hamabe explained that because she enjoys walking, traveling and opening the curtains at home to enjoy natural daylight, she keeps sun protection in mind not only during summer but through autumn and winter as well.
She also treats cleansing as part of that daily cycle. After returning home, she removes makeup and sunscreen before moving on to her evening skincare. At a 2026 event, she described using a cleansing oil after coming home and continuing to moisturize at night even when she feels sleepy.
That same year, Hamabe also said she wanted to pay more attention to “inner care”. Her comments show how her interest in beauty has expanded to encompass everyday factors such as food and sleep alongside topical skincare.
💡 A scalp brush beside the bed
One of Hamabe’s 2026 routines is scalp care. She keeps a scalp brush beside her bed and uses it before going to sleep. When she has time in the morning, she may use it before applying makeup and massage around her ears as well. Keeping it within easy reach helps make the habit part of her routine.
From the toner her mother encouraged her to use in elementary school to creams, eye cream, facial mist, sheet masks, cosmetic acupuncture, UV care, cleansing, lip care and scalp care, Hamabe’s beauty routine has gradually expanded as her skin, lifestyle and interests have changed.
Walking, Posture and Myofascial Release: How Minami Hamabe Builds Stamina
One of the most consistent themes in Minami Hamabe’s wellness routine is her long-standing enjoyment of walking.
As early as 2020, she said she enjoyed taking walks of around an hour. At the time, she was also exercising at home while following videos and showed an interest in yoga-style movement, making physical activity part of everyday life.
In 2023, she shared another playful detail: while walking in uncrowded places, she would sometimes skip or make large circles with her arms.
By around 2024, in addition to walking her dogs, she sometimes went on neighborhood walks lasting around two hours, once or twice a week. She also described walking as a useful time to organize her thoughts.
💡 Two-hour walks once or twice a week
At around age 24, Hamabe sometimes walked around her neighborhood for roughly two hours, once or twice a week, separately from walking her dogs. For her, walking also became time to think and mentally reset.
In 2024, she also incorporated a home stepper and spoke about combining walking, stretching and other forms of body maintenance in ways that fit her schedule.
Movement is only one part of her approach. Around age 25, Hamabe said she had noticed that people she considered beautiful as they grew older often had beautiful posture as well. This encouraged her to pay more attention to posture and rotating her shoulder blades whenever she remembers.
Her interest in loosening and caring for her body goes back several years. In a 2021 interview, she listed myofascial release and supplements among her bedtime habits. In 2025, she was still incorporating myofascial release and stretching after bathing.
By her mid-twenties, the purpose behind exercise was becoming clearer: building the stamina needed for her acting career.
At a 2025 event related to Under Ninja, watching a co-star’s action work inspired her to make walking part of her goal of improving her stamina. When promoting her photobook 25, she again identified building physical stamina as something she wanted to work on.
Actors may spend long hours filming in winter clothing during summer or light clothing during cold weather. Hamabe has spoken about wanting the physical strength to stay focused while working in demanding filming conditions.
In 2026, her interest moved another step beyond everyday walking. While being mindful of occasional strain around her lower back, she spoke about wanting to strengthen her core and inner muscles.
💡 Movie night followed by the “walking club”
In 2026, Hamabe described enjoying movies with a close friend and then walking home while talking about what they had watched. If the journey from the cinema is a little under an hour, they may walk the whole way. She jokingly refers to this time with her friend as their “walking club.”
She has even set hiking as one of her goals for the second half of 2026. Building on her informal “walking club,” she has talked about starting with an accessible mountain such as Mount Takao as another way to challenge herself and build stamina.
From hour-long walks to two-hour neighborhood walks, a home stepper, posture awareness, shoulder-blade movement, stretching, myofascial release, core training and an interest in hiking, Hamabe’s approach to movement has grown naturally from activities that fit into everyday life toward maintaining the stamina she wants for her work.
Minami Hamabe’s Diet: Fish, Home Cooking, Meal Prep and Fermented Foods
Looking at Minami Hamabe’s eating habits over the years reveals plenty of specific—and surprisingly down-to-earth—food choices.
When asked about breakfast in 2020, at age 19, she said she sometimes ate dishes such as motsu stew or simmered fish scraps. She has long enjoyed fish and, during that period, also mentioned foods such as pickled daikon and soy yogurt.
Around age 20, she spoke about adding small portions of white rice to her meals, adjusting how she ate according to her lifestyle and what felt satisfying at the time.
In 2023, Hamabe revealed that she carried individually wrapped prunes for moments when she felt hungry between meals. When she wanted something warm and relaxing, she often chose herbal tea.
💡 When stressed, she quietly chops vegetables
In an earlier interview, Hamabe shared that when she felt stressed, she sometimes liked to lose herself in the simple task of chopping vegetables. Cooking gives her something practical to focus on while preparing food for herself.
By her mid-twenties, home cooking and meal prep had become an even more noticeable part of her lifestyle.
Because filming schedules can mean relying heavily on prepared meals, Hamabe makes vegetable soups and side dishes at home in advance. In a 2026 interview, she mentioned iri-dofu, a Japanese-style scrambled tofu dish, and kiriboshi daikon, simmered dried daikon radish, among dishes she particularly enjoys making.
She has described the reassurance of returning home to food that is already prepared, while cooking itself can also serve as a change of pace. She balances meal prep with enjoyable conveniences such as food delivery, adapting her eating routine to a busy filming schedule.
In 2025, she also spoke about paying renewed attention to fermented foods such as natto, kimchi and miso soup as part of thinking more broadly about her daily diet and wellness.
A particularly specific 2026 filming habit was bringing yuzu-flavored mozuku seaweed and an instant soup with mitsuba to the set. It is another example of how she prepares foods she enjoys even during busy working days.
💡 Her age-25 goal: one liter of water a day
In 2025, Hamabe said she wanted to become more conscious of hydration and set herself a goal of drinking one liter of water a day. She also expressed an interest in warm water, gradually adding new habits as she reassessed her daily routine.
Hamabe has also mentioned taking supplements as part of her bedtime routine in a 2021 interview. By 2026, her growing interest in “inner care” showed that her beauty routine was continuing to expand alongside her awareness of food, sleep and other everyday habits.
When discussing her photobook 25, she similarly reflected on becoming more conscious not only of moisturizing and UV care, but also of the accumulation of everyday habits such as sleep and diet.
Travel, meanwhile, gives her room to simply enjoy local food. During the approximately week-long Netherlands shoot for 25, she became particularly fond of Dutch cheese and bought plenty to enjoy back at her hotel. At home, fish, vegetables, meal prep, fermented foods, prunes, herbal tea, soup and hydration feature in her routine, while travel gives her the opportunity to enjoy the food culture of the places she visits.
Sleep, Bathing and Self-Care: The Importance of Rest, Family and Friends
Having spent long days on film and television sets since her teens, Hamabe has also paid increasing attention to sleep and recovery.
During the stay-at-home period in 2020, she described a routine of going to bed at around midnight and waking at approximately 6 a.m.
At an event with students in 2024, she recalled often feeling sleepy during her high-school years. She also said that since around age 18, she had used a caffeinated nutritional drink on work mornings as one of the signals that helped her switch into work mode.
By her mid-twenties, her attention had expanded to her sleep environment. In 2025, Hamabe spoke about being particular about her bedding, choosing between comforters with different textures and weights depending on what felt comfortable.
Sleep quality remained important to her in the first half of 2026, and she later expressed interest in introducing a health-tracking device. She liked the idea of visualizing areas such as sleep through data and using that information to set personal goals.
Bathing has also become a more intentional habit in her mid-twenties. At age 25, she set herself a goal of taking a bath every day and also incorporated stretching afterward, linking bathing and gentle movement with the way she winds down at the end of the day.
Another increasingly important part of her routine is making genuine time to unwind. After experiencing a substantial break from work, Hamabe said she had rediscovered the importance of rest and refreshment. Even during busy periods, she wants to preserve her own pace and make room for simple pleasures such as going out for a meal or attending an event.
Time with friends is another part of her self-care. She watches movies at the cinema and walks home discussing them, laughs over funny videos with her manager, attends performances by comedians she enjoys and spends time with her dogs. These everyday pleasures help create a clear transition away from work.
In 2025, she spoke about wanting to remember to smile during busy periods and to become an adult who has her own ways of releasing stress. At a 2026 event, when asked what she values for managing stress, she again highlighted laughter.
💡 Hodonaku, Owakare desu reminded her of her grandparents
While discussing the film, Hamabe said she had been especially close to her grandmother and grandfather, which led her to think about them while working on the story. She also thought of her two dogs and found herself wanting to return home. The project became an opportunity to reflect on time with the people and animals important to her.
Hamabe has also spoken publicly about having a younger brother who is seven years her junior. While promoting Shin Kamen Rider, she recalled watching Kamen Rider productions with him when he was young enough to be part of the franchise’s core audience, and becoming absorbed in the stories herself.
Her brother has since grown up. In 2025, when he was a third-year high-school student preparing for entrance examinations, Hamabe spoke warmly about wanting him to know that she was cheering him on.
There is also a lovely connection between her mother and her interest in beauty. Her mother, who first taught her the importance of moisturizing, was also the person who gave Hamabe her first piece of jewelry. In 2026, she shared that she had inherited a piece her mother had long thought of eventually giving to her daughter, and that she treasures it today.
Her mother, younger brother, memories of her grandparents, her dogs and close friends all form part of the wider picture around Hamabe’s beauty and wellness habits. Alongside caring for her skin and body, spending time with people she values, laughing and allowing herself to rest have become important parts of her everyday self-care.
From Her Teens to Age 26: How Minami Hamabe’s Beauty and Wellness Routine Has Evolved
Minami Hamabe’s beauty and wellness routine has developed by keeping long-standing basics while gradually adding new habits as her age, lifestyle and work have changed.
From upper elementary school through her late teens, the foundation was toner and moisturizing, first encouraged by her mother. By her late teens, this had expanded to dryness care, sunscreen even while at home, walking and simple home exercise.
Around ages 20 and 21, her routine became more detailed: layering toner according to her skin condition, using eye cream and facial mist, and incorporating favorite toner and cream products. Gua sha, myofascial release and supplements also appeared among her beauty and self-care habits.
Around ages 23 and 24, sheet masks, cosmetics, cosmetic acupuncture, a home stepper, two-hour walks and stretching added more variety. She was also carrying convenient foods and drinks such as prunes and warm herbal tea.
By age 25, her perspective on beauty had expanded from skincare into diet, sleep, posture, stamina, bathing and rest. When discussing her photobook 25, Hamabe herself reflected on how much her beauty awareness had changed over the previous five years.
And at age 26 in 2026, her routine includes extra moisturizing before bed, year-round UV awareness, careful cleansing, a bedside scalp brush, home cooking and meal prep, post-movie walks, an interest in tracking sleep, core training, hiking and a growing interest in inner care.
💡 At 26, her theme is taking the first step
In a 2026 interview, Hamabe said she wanted to take the first step even toward things that initially seemed difficult or troublesome. Alongside hiking and international travel, she wants to bring that same willingness to her acting career—remembering the mindset she had when she began and having the courage to enter new projects.
Travel has also become part of the picture in her mid-twenties. In addition to visiting the Netherlands for her photobook, she traveled with friends to London, Paris and Korea in 2025. Discovering new places, enjoying local food and culture and creating memories with friends are all experiences she values.
After entering entertainment at around age 10 and spending more than 15 years building her career, Hamabe at 26 continues to hold on to simple habits such as moisturizing and walking while expanding her lifestyle to include food, sleep, posture, stamina, rest, travel and other forms of self-care.
What We Can Learn from Minami Hamabe’s Beauty and Wellness Habits
One of the most interesting things about Minami Hamabe’s approach to beauty and wellness is the way she adds habits gradually as her body, work and lifestyle evolve.
The toner and moisturizing routine she began in elementary school expanded in her twenties to include creams, eye cream, facial mist, sheet masks and extra moisturizing before bed. Her sun-care awareness has similarly grown from facial sunscreen to greater attention to the scalp, different seasons and cleansing at the end of the day.
Her long-standing love of walking has developed into two-hour walks, posture awareness, shoulder-blade movement, myofascial release, stretching, core training and an interest in hiking. Her eating habits include fish, vegetables, home cooking, meal prep, fermented foods and conscious hydration, while she also enjoys local foods when traveling.
Creating a comfortable sleep environment. Taking a bath and stretching. Going to the cinema with a friend and walking home while talking about the film. Spending time with her dogs. Thinking about her family. Laughing at comedy. Cooking. Traveling somewhere new. Taking on a new acting role.
In 2026, Hamabe appears in the NHK historical drama Toyotomi Kyodai!, stars in Hodonaku, Owakare desu, and returns to the Godzilla franchise in Godzilla-0.0. As her acting career continues to grow, the everyday foundations she values remain remarkably relatable: eating, sleeping, walking, resting, moving her body and taking thoughtful care of her skin.
What emerges from Minami Hamabe’s beauty and wellness routine is a picture of someone who continues to update everyday life in ways that suit changes in her skin, body, work and age.
What began with toner and moisturizing advice from her mother during elementary school has, by age 26, expanded into a much broader approach encompassing beauty, food, movement, sleep and rest. That gradual evolution is one of the most interesting aspects of Minami Hamabe’s approach to beauty and wellness today.
References
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