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Tomoe Shinohara is an actor, singer and record producer. Born on March 29, 1979, Tomoe Shinohara is from Ome, Tokyo, Japan. The age as of 2026 is 47. Schooling on record includes Hachiōji Technical High School and Bunka Fashion College. Notable works include Making (2021), TOKYO JUKEBOX (2016) and Find the WASABI! (2014).
My Take
If you only remember Tomoe Shinohara from 1990s Japanese television, you remember the costumes and the squeal. Born March 29, 1979 in Tokyo, she arrived as a singer and tarento with a deliberately loud, cartoonish persona, and the industry filed her under novelty. That filing turned out to be wrong. Her occupations now read as actress, singer, record producer, arranger, and designer, and the design work in particular has become the thing serious people cite. Which reframes the whole early career: the outrageous outfits were not something handed to her by a stylist, they were an aesthetic she already had. Her technical high school background makes more sense once you see her as a maker rather than a performer. I like this story because it is rare. Most people typecast as a gimmick simply age out. She quietly kept building until the culture had to reassess her on her own terms.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tomoe Shinohara
- Name (Japanese)
- 篠原ともえ
- Reading
- しのはら ともえ
- Born
- March 29, 1979 (age 47)
- Origin
- Ome, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- actor / singer / record producer / music arranger / tarento
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
2. Background
- High school
- Hachiōji Technical High School
- University
- Bunka Fashion College
3. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 218 (1995–2021)
- By year (titles with a known year)
- 1995: 2, 1996: 10, 1997: 21, 1998: 14, 1999: 14, 2000: 14, 2001: 9, 2002: 6, 2003: 10, 2004: 10, 2005: 13, 2006: 4, 2007: 2, 2008: 4, 2009: 5, 2010: 6, 2011: 8, 2012: 10, 2013: 9, 2014: 8, 2015: 9, 2016: 4, 2017: 3, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2020: 3, 2021: 3, year unknown: 12
- Debut work
- チャイム - ソニー Dr.CHANGER ZSX-7000 イメージソング
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Narration | 究極ガイドTV 2時間でまわる高野山 | 2021 |
| Radio | Making | 2021 |
| CM | 明色化粧品 モイストラボBBクリーム | 2021 |
| Radio | 私のアート交遊録 | 2020 |
| Radio | 20年後の“シノラー”タレント 篠原ともえさん | 2020 |
| Radio | SUBARU Wonderful Journey 〜土曜日のエウレカ〜 | 2020 |
| Narration | ともぐらし 〜風薫るホームホスピスなごみの家〜 | 2019 |
| Film | 漫画誕生 | 2019 |
| Radio | ワイドFM開局記念 夢宙ステーション ほしぞら会議 | 2018 |
| Stage | 宙〜紡ぐ言の葉〜 | 2018 |
| Stage | シスター | 2018 |
| Narration | NNNドキュメント'17 空飛ぶ車いす見たことありますか | 2017 |
| Narration | 深海魚マーケットを開拓せよ 未知の生物に熱視線 | 2017 |
| Radio | 夜のプレイリスト | 2017 |
| Narration | 海上保安庁 エリート幹部への道 〜世界一周訓練・航海99日間〜 | 2016 |
| Radio | Tokyo Planetary Cafe | 2016 |
| Radio | TOKYO JUKEBOX | 2016 |
| TV drama | ジャングル・フィーバー | 2016 |
| Variety program | TOKYO Deep! | 2015 |
| Variety program | ぷらちなライフ 〜人生楽笑〜 | 2015 |
| 自然科学 はじめの一歩 | 2015 | |
| Narration | オーロラの調べ -神秘の光を探る- | 2015 |
| Narration | ウナギ 未来への旅 | 2015 |
| Streaming program | シノxバニ → シノのス | 2015 |
| Radio | 日本カワイイ計画。withみんなの経済新聞 | 2015 |
| TV drama | ウロボロス〜この愛こそ、正義。 | 2015 |
| CM | 恋するシノハラ | 2015 |
| Variety program | Find the WASABI! | 2014 |
| 籔内佐斗司流 ほとけの履歴書〜仏像のなぞを解きほぐす〜 | 2014 | |
| Narration | NNNドキュメント'14 妖精の棲む森 | 2014 |
| Narration | “いのちの輝きSP”出産&がん医療最前線 家族の決断…それでもあなたと生きたいから | 2014 |
| Film | 海月姫 | 2014 |
| TV drama | ファーストクラス | 2014 |
| Stage | 夜更かしの女たち | 2014 |
| Stage | ボクの妻と結婚してください。 | 2014 |
| 猫と電車 | 2013 | |
| Variety program | PON! | 2013 |
| 籔内佐斗司流 仏像拝観手引 日本列島巡礼編 | 2013 | |
| Narration | Somewhere Street | 2013 |
| Narration | ミ・ラ・イIV〜小さな希望たちの讃歌〜 | 2013 |
| Narration | 堤真一 ヒマラヤ巡礼 | 2013 |
| Narration | NNNドキュメント'13 おもうわよう 東京の孤島に魂が帰る | 2013 |
| Streaming program | おやこでみようちびっこドーガ | 2013 |
| Radio | よ・み・き・か・せ | 2013 |
| Film | 猫と電車〜ことでん路線開通100周年記念映画〜 | 2013 |
| 高校講座 チョー基礎から始めよう!ベーシック英語 | 2012 | |
| Narration | ミ・ラ・イII〜小さな希望たちの讃歌〜 | 2012 |
| Narration | ミ・ラ・イIII〜小さな希望たちの讃歌〜 | 2012 |
| Narration | 旅のチカラ | 2012 |
| Narration | 赤ちゃん おうちに帰ろう | 2012 |
| Narration | 全力応援 NHK杯フィギュア2012〜銀盤のアスリートたち〜 | 2012 |
| Radio | とことん星空ソングス | 2012 |
| Radio | Vixen presents 東京まちかど☆天文台 | 2012 |
| 彫刻家・籔内佐斗司流 仏像拝観手引 | 2011 | |
| Narration | 彩りの和菓子・春紀行 | 2011 |
| Narration | ミ・ラ・イ〜小さな希望たちの讃歌〜 | 2011 |
| Narration | 坂本九 生誕70年特別番組 | 2011 |
| Radio | ホリデースペシャル星に願いを〜Hope From Outer Space〜 | 2011 |
| Film | 避けられる事 | 2011 |
| Radio | エレクトロニカの世界2012 〜渋谷慶一郎の電子音楽マトリックス〜」 | 2011 |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.tomoeshinohara.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tomoe_shinohara/
- Xhttps://x.com/tomoeshinohara
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe%20Shinohara
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AF%A0%E5%8E%9F%E3%81%A8%E3%82%82%E3%81%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3131365
5. 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 Tomoe Shinohara born?
Tomoe Shinohara was born on March 29, 1979 and is 47 years old.
Where is Tomoe Shinohara from?
Tomoe Shinohara is from Ome, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Tomoe Shinohara do?
Tomoe Shinohara works as actor, singer, record producer, music arranger, tarento.
Where did Tomoe Shinohara study?
Tomoe Shinohara attended Bunka Fashion College.
What is Tomoe Shinohara known for?
Tomoe Shinohara's notable works include Making, TOKYO JUKEBOX, Find the WASABI!.
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