Two years later, Hinagata received the Golden Arrow Graph prize.
[1] She appeared on the Fuji TV program Iron Chef in 1999 as a judge in two battles.
[3] Hinagata had the assignment of playing herself in a voice role in Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland.
In commercials, she has represented Nissin Foods' ramen and udon, Mitsubishi (now Nippon) Oil, Asahi Soft Drinks' Sawayaka Budō, Pola Cosmetics, and Japan Tobacco's Yamucha-rō beverages.
After she gave birth to her daughter on May 11, 2000, she was able to balance between work and parenting with the help of her fellow mothers.