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Born on August 6, 1994 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Kana Nakada is a Japanese idol, business manager and gravure model. That puts Kana Nakada at 32 years old in 2026. The listed height is 158 cm. The recorded active period is 2011 -.
My Take
Kana Nakada is one of those figures whose interest lies less in the career she started with than in the one she built afterward. Born in Osaka in 1994 and raised in Saitama, she made her name as an idol, and the easy assumption about Japanese idols is that graduation is the end of the story. It rarely is, but it does force a choice, and hers was unusually deliberate. Today her credits read like a small portfolio: idol, gravure model, television personality, and company executive, alongside a place as a professional mahjong player on the Beast X team. Read that list quickly and it sounds scattered. Read it slowly and it looks like someone converting a hobby and a public profile into an actual business, on her own terms, rather than waiting for the industry to assign her a next role. I find that more impressive than any single credential. Reinvention gets talked about a lot and executed rarely, and Nakada seems to have done it without much noise about it.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kana Nakada
- Name (Japanese)
- 中田花奈
- Reading
- なかだ かな
- Born
- August 6, 1994 (age 32)
- Origin
- Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 158 cm
- Occupation
- Japanese idol / business manager / gravure model / tarento
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Blood type
- A
- Active years
- 2011 -
2. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 109 (2013–2025)
- By year
- 2013: 1, 2014: 3, 2016: 1, 2017: 4, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2020: 5, 2021: 39, 2022: 36, 2023: 13, 2024: 1, 2025: 1
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kana Nakada born?
Kana Nakada was born on August 6, 1994 and is 32 years old.
Where is Kana Nakada from?
Kana Nakada is from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kana Nakada do?
Kana Nakada works as Japanese idol, business manager, gravure model, tarento.
How tall is Kana Nakada?
Kana Nakada is 158 cm tall.
What is Kana Nakada's blood type?
Kana Nakada's blood type is A.
How long has Kana Nakada been active?
Kana Nakada has been active since 2011.
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