Yuko Araki is a Japanese drummer and percussionist. She grew up in Sakaiminato, Japan. She has performed and/or recorded with artists such as Mike Watt, Shikao Suga, Kyoko, Polaris, Salyu, Quruli, Chara, Chocolat & Akito, Suneohair, Coil, Grapevine, Liv, Anamu & Maki, Harco, "ash-ray" and in her own band mi-gu, alongside her husband Shimizu Hirotaka. Yuko Araki is also a member of the Cornelius Group.