Ariyoshi was born in
Kumamoto City,
Kumamoto Prefecture. She started contributions of her stories to commercial manga magazine and received letter of encouragement from editor of magazine. After graduation of high school, she went to Tokyo when she was 19. Next year, she made debut with her work
Kitty and a Girl (Koneko to Shōjo) in
Weekly Margaret in 1971. In 1976, she started the story
Swan in the weekly
Margaret, 1976, 47th issue. magazine. The story completed after five years.
Selected manga works Artbook •
Ballet Dancer (), Shinsho-kan January, 1986 •
Ariyoshi Kyoko Gashū SWAN (), Heibonsha Co.Ltd. July, 2023 == Reception ==