Suzuka Tomita

is a Japanese actress and media personality. She starred as Hong Cha-young in the first stage adaptation of Vincenzo and as June in Gypsy (2026). She was also highly involved with Super Formula Championship promotions and held the titles of Super Formula PR Ambassador and Abema Motorsport Ambassador.

Tomita was a member of the girl group Hinatazaka46 (formerly Hiragana Keyakizaka46) from 2017 to 2025. Aside from appearing in the group's concerts, she held a duo concert in 2021 and solo concert in 2025.

Early life Tomita hails from Kanagawa Prefecture and has two older brothers. She was named after the Suzuka Circuit race track in Mie Prefecture, as her mother was a Formula One fan.

Tomita plays the guitar, bass guitar, and piano. Before transferring high schools following her entry into Hiragana Keyakizaka46, she had been classmates with actress and fashion model .

Career 2017–2021: Early career Tomita successfully passed the auditions for the second generation of Hiragana Keyakizaka46, now Hinatazaka46, on August 15, 2017. She made her musical debut with "No War in the Future", included on their parent group's Keyakizaka46's fifth single, "Kaze ni Fukarete mo" (2017). In her early variety show appearances, she adopted a comedic persona and she has performed rapping on variety shows and several of the group's concerts. In August 2018, she made her stage acting debut in the stage adaptation of the mobile game Magia Record, playing Yui Tsuruno. The duo's concert, produced by MTV Japan, was titled MTV Acoustic Flowers: "Bell & Like" and held as a live-stream event on June 27, 2021. She also portrayed supporting characters in Hinatazaka46 productions: Nanao Hataya in Dasada (2020) and Rubie in Koeharu! (2021).

Tomita has been a recurring contestant on the Fuji Television game show Chidori no Oni Renchan since 2021, where she sang karaoke songs of increasing difficulty, judged solely by machine pitch detection. Leveraging the origin of her name, she diversified into motorsport and automotive-related media. In July 2022, she became the main host for the Super Formula Championship racing variety show on BS Fuji, which migrated to Abema under the title in April 2023. She was appointed Super Formula PR Ambassador in 2023 and Abema Motorsport Ambassador in 2024. In 2023, she became the first active Japanese idol to sing the Japanese national anthem solo to open the Super Formula round held at the Suzuka Circuit; she reprised the role in 2025. Outside motorsport, she appeared in public service announcements for the Shuto Expressway renewal project in late 2022 and became a brand ambassador for Panasonic's Caos car battery line in 2024.

On May 6, 2022, the YouTube channel The First Take released a video of Tomita performing "Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do" with first-generation Hinatazaka46 members Shiho Katō, Kumi Sasaki, and Mirei Sasaki.

In August 2023, Tomita secured her first major theatrical role outside Hinatazaka46, starring as the female lead Hong Cha-young in the first ever musical stage adaptation of the 2021 Korean television drama Vincenzo, which toured Kobe, Tokyo, and Osaka.

On May 3, 2025, Tomita announced her upcoming graduation from Hinatazaka46. She held her "graduation" ceremony during a live-streamed mini-concert on June 27, 2025. In July, MTV Japan produced a solo concert titled Suzuka Tomita (Hinatazaka46) One Last Live on MTV at the Tachikawa Stage Garden, which also featured Konoka Matsuda as guest.

Tomita's first solo photobook, titled , was published by Kobunsha on August 5, 2025. With the theme of "road movie", the book chronicled her drive along the east coast of Queensland, Australia, where her parents had gone for their honeymoon, starting from Gold Coast, through landmarks such as the 75 Mile Beach in K'gari and the historic city of Gympie, and ending at Lake McKenzie. She obtained an International Driving Permit specifically for the shoot and provided her own handwriting for the title print on the cover. The book sold 27 thousand copies in its release week and topped the week's Oricon photobook chart. She officially concluded her activities with Hinatazaka46 on the same day as the book's release.

2026–present: Solo career Tomita appeared on Chidori no Oni Renchan for the first time as a solo talent in March 2026, where she remarked on her significantly reduced income after leaving Hinatazaka46. The public reaction to the revelation led to her clarification in an April interview that she was "completely fine" and should have been "more careful" with her words.

On April 1, 2026, Tomita announced that she had signed an exclusive contract with the talent agency Trustar to pursue a career as an actress and media personality. Shortly after, she was appointed as the official ambassador for the "TIF de Debut 2026" idol audition campaign, held in conjunction with the Tokyo Idol Festival.

In May and June 2026, Tomita starred in a major production of the classic musical Gypsy directed by English director Christopher Luscombe, sharing the stage with veteran actress Shinobu Otake. Tomita portrayed the secondary lead role of June (Dainty June), the daughter of the relentless stage mother Rose. The play would be performed in Tokyo, Kariya in Aichi Prefecture, Fukuoka, and Osaka.

Discography

Tomita's prominent appearances in Hinatazaka46 discography include: (2019, released with "Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?"), as Hana-chans "Suzuka" (2025, released with "Sotsugyō Shashin Dake ga Shitteru"), center (lead performer) Go On! Next Circuit de Aimashō (2022), host

Dramas Dasada (2020), as Nanao Hataya

Web series

(2021), episode 13, as Nanami Hinakoi Films: You and Me, Hinata's First Love (2021), as Suzuka (lead role)

Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2018 Magia Record Yui Tsuruno Main cast 2023 Vincenzo Hong Cha-young Female lead 2026 Gypsy June (Dainty June)