Arakawa was born in
Nerima,
Tokyo on 30 October 1979. In 1997, she joined
L.League club
Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza (later
Nippon TV Beleza) from youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in
2003 and
2004. In the September
2008 WPS International Draft, she was drafted by
FC Gold Pride in the top level US based
Women's Professional Soccer league. In her first appearance for FC Gold Pride, Arakawa scored the club's first ever goal against the
Boston Breakers in a 2–1 victory. It would turn out to be her only goal of the season. Following the end of the
2009 WPS season, she was back to
Nippon TV Beleza. In 2010, she moved to
Urawa Reds. From 2013, she played for
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016),
Nippon TV Beleza (2015) and
Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018. ==National team career==