She was scouted by an agent while shopping, and eventually came to be represented by Oscar Promotion.
[citation needed] Her first major role came in 2002 when she was chosen to co-host the Sunday night NTV show Bankisha.
On April 28, 2017, Kikukawa announced via television broadcast that she had married a non-celebrity man,[2] who was later revealed to be the businessman Yoshiteru Akita.
[3] The couple shares three children together: their first child, a son born in April 2019,[4] their second son in December 2020,[5] and their third, a daughter born in October 2022, respectively.
[6][7] Kikukawa announced through a post on her official social media account that she and Akita had finalized their divorce on November 6, 2024.