Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Mio Arisu is one of those people where the name alone does half the work — "Arisu" sounds like something out of a fairy tale, which makes the gravure-idol and race queen combo hit even harder as a contrast. Born in 1994, so she came up in that golden era of race queen culture when the paddock look was still a whole aesthetic unto itself, and at 162cm she's got exactly the kind of proportions that make both a racing grid and a photobook shoot feel effortless. What I actually respect is the leap she took: a Chiba native with a steady office job after university, she quit to chase the race queen dream, debuted in Super GT in 2019 and was named among the top five at a 2025 race ambassador awards. That's not an accident; that's a deliberate choice, and honestly a gutsy one. The name sounds soft, but the career playbook reads sharp.
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Overview
Mio Arisu (born March 27, 1994) is a Japanese gravure idol, race queen, and gravure model. Standing 162 cm tall, she is active across gravure and motorsport promotion work. From Chiba Prefecture, she left an office job after university to become a race queen, debuting in the Super GT series in 2019 and winning a special award in the rookie category of the Japan Race Queen Awards that year. She is represented by Pritz Corporation, GCE and PPPetit.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mio Arisu
- Name (Japanese)
- 有栖未桜
- Reading
- ありす みお
- Born
- March 27, 1994 (age 32)
- Origin
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 162cm
- Occupation
- Gravure Idol / Race Queen / Gravure Model
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Blood type
- O
- Measurements
- 90 / 60 / 91
2. Background
- Debut
- 2019
3. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 15 (2018–2025)
- By year
- 2018: 1, 2019: 6, 2021: 4, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1
4. Links
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. 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 Mio Arisu born?
Mio Arisu was born on March 27, 1994 and is 32 years old.
Where is Mio Arisu from?
Mio Arisu is from Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
What does Mio Arisu do?
Mio Arisu works as Gravure Idol, Race Queen, Gravure Model.
How tall is Mio Arisu?
Mio Arisu is 162 cm tall.
What is Mio Arisu's blood type?
Mio Arisu's blood type is O.
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