Misaki Ito

2.1. Birthplace and Education

Misaki Ito was born and raised in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. Her educational journey included attending Fukushima Prefectural Tono High School before transferring to and graduating from Chiyoda High School. She then pursued higher education at Osaka Chiyoda Junior College, graduating from the Department of Early Childhood Education. During her high school and junior college years, she resided with relatives in Osaka Prefecture. Her entry into the entertainment industry began when she was scouted in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, prior to the summer of her second year of junior college.

2.2. Personal Attributes

Misaki Ito is 67 in ^{(171 cm)} tall and has Blood type A. She uses contact lenses. During her junior high school years, she was a member of the softball club, and in junior college, she joined the volleyball club. Notably, by the 6th grade of elementary school, she had already reached a height of 64 in ^{(162 cm)} to 64 in ^{(163 cm)}, making her the tallest student in her grade, even among boys. Her special skills include playing the piano, swimming, and volleyball. Her hobbies include driving. She holds several qualifications, including a Type 2 kindergarten teacher license and a social welfare officer appointment qualification, both obtained during her studies at Osaka Chiyoda Junior College. She also possesses a semi-master qualification in kimono dressing.

3.1. Modeling and Debut

Misaki Ito's professional career commenced in 1999 when she was selected as the "image girl" for Asahi Breweries and simultaneously secured an exclusive modeling contract with CanCam magazine. Her early commercial appearances included advertisements for Gateway computers and Choya Umeshu. This period of modeling success led to her acting debut in 2000, with a role in the Fuji Television drama Love Chat, followed by her first regular appearance in a continuous drama, Love Complex, in the same year.

3.2. Acting Career

Misaki Ito has built an extensive acting career, starring in numerous television dramas and films, often taking on lead and breakthrough roles that solidified her status in the Japanese entertainment industry.

3.3. Commercials and Promotional Activities

Misaki Ito has had a highly successful career as a commercial model and has been involved in numerous promotional campaigns for a wide range of prominent brands.

Her notable commercial endorsements include:

• Asahi Breweries (1999 image girl)
• Gateway
• Morinaga & Co. (Amand Grillé, ICE BOX, and others)
• Shiseido (Pienu, MAQuillAGE, HAKU)
• Toyota (Nadia, co-starring with Hiroshi Abe)
• Hitachi (Prius, au mobile phones including W52H, W53H, W62H, W63H)
• Choya Umeshu (Sarariとした梅酒)
• Onward Kashiyama (Kumikyoku)
• Bausch + Lomb Japan (Medalist One Day)
• Nissin Foods (Spa-Oh, Gonbuto)
• JR East (LOVE TYO, Tohoku region limited)
• Mazda (Demio)
• ANA (04 Okinawa line, ANA Card, Narita Airport Terminal 1 relocation, co-starring with Mokomichi Hayami)
• Cadbury Japan (Recaldent Gum)
• Nestlé Japan (Nescafe Santa Marta Ore, Nescafe Santa Marta Ice, Nescafe "Takumi", co-starring with Katsura Utamaru though mostly solo posters)
• Vodafone (now SoftBank Mobile) (Family Call Flat Rate, Email Flat Rate)
• Daiwa Securities (co-starring with Sei Hiraizumi)
• Daiwa House Industry (D-Room)
• Gunze
• Mizuho Bank (Lotto 6, Mini Lotto)
• Dydo Drinco (Demitasse Coffee)
• Asahi Group Foods (Perfect Asta Collagen, from 2018)

She also served as the "All-Japan Victory Goddess" for Fuji Television's volleyball broadcasts, taking on the role for the FIVB Volleyball World Cup in 2003 and as the image character for the 2004 Summer Olympics World Final Qualification in 2004. In 2005, she supported the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.

5.1. Marriage and Children

On November 18, 2009, Misaki Ito registered her marriage with Yoshinori Enomoto (榎本 善紀_{Enomoto Yoshinori}^Japanese, born September 27, 1968), who is the director and president of Kyoraku Sangyo, a major pachinko machine manufacturer. The couple held their wedding ceremony in Hawaii on November 24, 2009, having first met at a friend's wedding in Hawaii in November 2008.

Ito announced her first pregnancy (six months along) on her official website on March 15, 2010. She gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on June 27, 2010. Following this, she took an indefinite hiatus from entertainment activities to focus on child-rearing. On March 4, 2015, she announced her second pregnancy, and she gave birth to their second child, a son, on June 23, 2015, just four days before her daughter's fifth birthday. Her official blog announced on May 1, 2019, that she had given birth to her third child, another daughter, in late 2018.

5.2. Residence and Current Activities

As of 2020, Misaki Ito and her family reside in Hawaii. After the birth of her first child in 2010, she temporarily suspended her entertainment activities to prioritize her role as a mother. She made a rare public appearance on July 27, 2011, at "Message 2011," a charity event organized by her agency, Ken-On, to support recovery efforts following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

On May 13, 2014, Ito announced her return to entertainment activities and launched an official blog. However, following the birth of her second child in 2015, she once again took an indefinite hiatus from acting, though other entertainment activities continued. She made a television appearance on Fuji Television's Totsuzen desu ga Uranatte mo Ii desu ka? (Suddenly, Can I Get a Reading?) on August 18, 2021, marking her first TV appearance in approximately 12 years. She also made her debut appearance on the popular talk show Tetsuko's Room on September 1, 2022.