She was awarded the Pro Cultura Hungarica prize in 2011[1] and the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (civil division) in 2013.
Mizuta graduated from Tokyo Woman's Christian University with a degree in English Literature.
In 1970, Mizuta became an instructor of modern American and British literature and critical theory at Marymount University and Scripps College.
In 1986 Mizuta was the first director of the new International Education Center at Josai University.
Mizuta was awarded the Cikada Prize in Poetry in honor of Nobel Laureate Harry Martinson in 2013.