If you’re a regular reader of Japansugoi, you will know we post a lot of sexy Japanese bikini gravure グラビアアイドル models like  Yukie Kawamura, Sayuki Matsumoto and Kana Tsugihara.  All these models have been featured on Japan’s most popular and established gravure idol magazine Sabra サブラ (like FMH, Loaded, Stuff in western countries)

Sabra was published by Shogakukan as a bi-weekly from June 2000 to October 2007 but since then the magazine became a monthly (coming out on the 25th of every month).  There are also several Sabra web sites  Read more...

Valentines day is coming up soon and thinking about what to get your Japanese girlfriend? Fans of  21 year old Japanese model and actress Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木 希can now purchase the latest Seiko’s ladies watch Tisse SWFA031 which she helped design. The 35g watch featuring floral and heart motifs and is called the Seiko Tisse Nozomi Limited Edition.

The series feature colors and motifs that women prefer: numbers 3, 6, 9, 12 are heart-shaped, the clock face is decorated with Parisian-like floral patterns and a pink-gold plated version is also available. Ten models are currently on sale at 31,500 yen. Five additional solar charged models are also available. Cost is 28,350-34,650 Yen.  Read more...

Pretty 23 year old Japanese fashion model Saki Namba (Saki Nanba) 難波 さき  is an exclusive model for Happie NUTS magazine.  The 23 year old from Hyogo who likes singing karaoke, playing video games and watching DVDs recently featured in the new music video Tokyo Tower 東京タワー by Jpop singer  GOKIGEN SOUND ごきげんさん.

GOKIGEN SOUND music video Tokyo Tower

Like many other fashion models she wants to have a singing career of her own and has sung on a couple of tracks for “gyaru” related compilation albums such as  Campus Summit.  Read more about Saki Namba at her blog here.  Read more...

Rio Hirai 平井理央 is an cute Japanese 27 year old TV announcer with Fuji TV.  She started off as an actress in the TV show in 2003 Animal Doctor Dobutsu no Oisha-san 動物のお医者さん (TV Asahi) but has since done more announcing and modeling than acting.   She has also appeared in TV commercials for Asahi diet drink Slat 88 with fellow announcer Tomoko Honda, commercials for Hot Fantasy Odaiba ホット ファンタジー オダイバ, Fuji Golden Week Super and Shiseido.  Read more...

Fans of pretty Japanese fashion model (and every otaku’s dream girlfriend) Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木希  can now enjoy seeing her year round by purchasing her 2010 calendar.  The calendar has Nozomi being cute as usual in various poses.

Nozomi video with a puppy and a dog

Nanao Arai 菜々緒 is one pretty and popular Japanese model and 2009 was her year.  The 21 year old  (Height: 172 cm, bust 80 cm, waist 57 cm, 83 cm hips) from Saitama prefecture is a college student and race queen for SUPER GT  TEAM YOSHIKI ROCKSTAR Girl who last November became the San-Ai  三愛 Swimsuit image girl for 2010.

Last year Nanao Arai was also a 2009 Sengoku ring girl along with Yuki Aikawa (24) , Yui Sakuma (21), Azusa Nishigawa (24) and Sana Yuuki (20).  She was also in the finals of the 2009 Miss Flash in July and in August won a modeling contract to be a model for Japanese fashion magazine Pinky.  Read more...

Pretty 22 year old  Japanese gyaru and lingerie fashion model Mari Komatsuzaki (Mari Komatuzaki) 小松崎 真理 recently did a sexy gravure photo shoot for this month’s Sabra Net Strictly.

Mari who is from Tochigi prefecture is best known as fashion model for teen magazine EGG,  a lingerie model for Japanese lingerie maker La Miu and one of the top 10 contestants for their likeness  to appear as hostesses in the next PlayStation 3 Ryu ga Gotoku (aka Yakuza) game.

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Sayaka Tashiro 田代さやか  is a busty 24 year old H cup Japanese celebrity and gravure idol from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.  Since 2006 she has released 14 DVDs and 3 photo albums and appeared in numerous TV shows Goro’s Bar, Of King Room, Midtown TV, Drive A Go! Go! and Idol@Deep.

Sayaka enjoys all kinds of exercise and recreation from ballet to billiards and in school played in trumpet and saxophone in the band.

Tashiro also plays goalkeeper for Horipro’s  futsal team, Xanadu loves NHC.

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Here is a video of the beautiful Japanese actress and model Misaki Ito 伊東 美咲 as a young 21 year old Asahi Beer campaign girl.  This lovely Japanese lady gets prettier the older she gets.

1998 Asahi Beer Girl

Shiseido TV CM 2007

Shiseido TV CM 2008

Lowriders in Japan? There is a small lowrider subculture in Japan with it’s own  music, fashion, community and lingo. That subculture is growing thanks to car shows like the lowrider show which is held six times a year  across major cities. Classic American cars like the Chevy Impala have been imported and customized to look gorgeous  but what really sets them apart from other custom cars is what they do: hop.

Fitted with hydraulics and powerful batteries these lowriders are made to hop, jump and sometimes crash while rising several feet into the air.  Hopping contests are held at lowrider shows where judges look for maximum height without the cars breaking down.

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