diff --git a/ruby/red-arrow-format/lib/arrow-format/array.rb b/ruby/red-arrow-format/lib/arrow-format/array.rb
index bc79edf9eb0..bddcf7c9af8 100644
--- a/ruby/red-arrow-format/lib/arrow-format/array.rb
+++ b/ruby/red-arrow-format/lib/arrow-format/array.rb
@@ -537,7 +537,18 @@ class DurationArray < TemporalArray
   end
 
   class VariableSizeBinaryArray < Array
-    def initialize(size, validity_buffer, offsets_buffer, values_buffer)
+    include BufferAlignable
+
+    def initialize(*args)
+      if args.size == 1
+        args = build_data(args.first)
+      elsif args.size != 4
+        raise ArgumentError,
+              "wrong number of arguments (given #{args.size}, expected 1 or 4)"
+      end
+
+      size, validity_buffer, offsets_buffer, values_buffer = args
+
       super(self.class.type, size, validity_buffer)
       @offsets_buffer = offsets_buffer
       @values_buffer = values_buffer
@@ -577,6 +588,48 @@ def to_a
     end
 
     private
+    def build_data(data)
+      type = self.class.type
+
+      n = 0
+      validity_buffer_builder = nil
+
+      values = +"".b
+      offsets = [0]
+
+      data.each_with_index do |value, i|
+        if value.nil?
+          validity_buffer_builder ||= SparseBitmapBuilder.new
+          validity_buffer_builder.unset(i)
+
+          offsets << values.bytesize
+        else
+          values.append_as_bytes(value)
+          offsets << values.bytesize
+        end
+
+        n += 1
+      end
+
+      validity_buffer = validity_buffer_builder&.finish(n)
+
+      offsets_data = offsets.pack("#{type.offset_pack_template}*")
+      pad!(offsets_data, buffer_padding_size(offsets_data))
+      offsets_data.freeze
+      offsets_buffer = IO::Buffer.for(offsets_data)
+
+      pad!(values, buffer_padding_size(values))
+      values.freeze
+      values_buffer = IO::Buffer.for(values)
+
+      [
+        n,
+        validity_buffer,
+        offsets_buffer,
+        values_buffer,
+      ]
+    end
+
     def offset_size
       IO::Buffer.size_of(@type.offset_buffer_type)
     end
diff --git a/ruby/red-arrow-format/lib/arrow-format/type.rb b/ruby/red-arrow-format/lib/arrow-format/type.rb
index 6711f995fdb..7205619f31f 100644
--- a/ruby/red-arrow-format/lib/arrow-format/type.rb
+++ b/ruby/red-arrow-format/lib/arrow-format/type.rb
@@ -704,6 +704,10 @@ def offset_buffer_type
       :s32 # TODO: big endian support
     end
 
+    def offset_pack_template
+      "l"
+    end
+
     def encoding
       Encoding::ASCII_8BIT
     end
@@ -732,6 +736,10 @@ def offset_buffer_type
       :s64 # TODO: big endian support
     end
 
+    def offset_pack_template
+      "q"
+    end
+
     def encoding
       Encoding::ASCII_8BIT
     end
@@ -760,6 +768,10 @@ def offset_buffer_type
       :s32 # TODO: big endian support
     end
 
+    def offset_pack_template
+      "l"
+    end
+
     def encoding
       Encoding::UTF_8
     end
@@ -788,6 +800,10 @@ def offset_buffer_type
       :s64 # TODO: big endian support
     end
 
+    def offset_pack_template
+      "q"
+    end
+
     def encoding
       Encoding::UTF_8
     end
diff --git a/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-binary-array.rb b/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-binary-array.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcc122ccb04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-binary-array.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+class TestBinaryArray < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  sub_test_case("#initialize") do
+    def test_no_null
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, "\xff\x10".b]
+      assert_equal(values,
+                   ArrowFormat::BinaryArray.new(values).to_a)
+    end
+
+    def test_mixed
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, nil, "\xff\x10".b]
+      assert_equal(values,
+                   ArrowFormat::BinaryArray.new(values).to_a)
+    end
+  end
+
+  sub_test_case("#==") do
+    def test_no_slice
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, nil, "\xff\x10".b]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::BinaryArray.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::BinaryArray.new(values)
+      assert_equal(array1, array2)
+    end
+
+    def test_sliced
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, nil, "\xff\x10".b]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::BinaryArray.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::BinaryArray.new(["".b, *values, "".b])
+      assert_equal(array1, array2.slice(1, 3))
+    end
+
+    def test_sliced_different_content
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, nil, "\xff\x10".b]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::BinaryArray.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::BinaryArray.new(["".b, "".b, *values, "".b])
+      assert_not_equal(array1, array2.slice(1, 3))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-large-binary-array.rb b/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-large-binary-array.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67e55dd1b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-large-binary-array.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+class TestLargeBinaryArray < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  sub_test_case("#initialize") do
+    def test_no_null
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, "\xff\x10".b]
+      assert_equal(values,
+                   ArrowFormat::LargeBinaryArray.new(values).to_a)
+    end
+
+    def test_mixed
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, nil, "\xff\x10".b]
+      assert_equal(values,
+                   ArrowFormat::LargeBinaryArray.new(values).to_a)
+    end
+  end
+
+  sub_test_case("#==") do
+    def test_no_slice
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, nil, "\xff\x10".b]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::LargeBinaryArray.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::LargeBinaryArray.new(values)
+      assert_equal(array1, array2)
+    end
+
+    def test_sliced
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, nil, "\xff\x10".b]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::LargeBinaryArray.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::LargeBinaryArray.new(["".b, *values, "".b])
+      assert_equal(array1, array2.slice(1, 3))
+    end
+
+    def test_sliced_different_content
+      values = ["\x00\x01".b, nil, "\xff\x10".b]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::LargeBinaryArray.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::LargeBinaryArray.new(["".b, "".b, *values, "".b])
+      assert_not_equal(array1, array2.slice(1, 3))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-large-utf8-array.rb b/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-large-utf8-array.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ee4a399451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-large-utf8-array.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+class TestLargeUTF8Array < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  sub_test_case("#initialize") do
+    def test_no_null
+      values = ["Hello", "World"]
+      assert_equal(values,
+                   ArrowFormat::LargeUTF8Array.new(values).to_a)
+    end
+
+    def test_mixed
+      values = ["Hello", nil, "World"]
+      assert_equal(values,
+                   ArrowFormat::LargeUTF8Array.new(values).to_a)
+    end
+  end
+
+  sub_test_case("#==") do
+    def test_no_slice
+      values = ["Hello", nil, "World"]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::LargeUTF8Array.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::LargeUTF8Array.new(values)
+      assert_equal(array1, array2)
+    end
+
+    def test_sliced
+      values = ["Hello", nil, "World"]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::LargeUTF8Array.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::LargeUTF8Array.new(["", *values, ""])
+      assert_equal(array1, array2.slice(1, 3))
+    end
+
+    def test_sliced_different_content
+      values = ["Hello", nil, "World"]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::LargeUTF8Array.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::LargeUTF8Array.new(["", "", *values, ""])
+      assert_not_equal(array1, array2.slice(1, 3))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-utf8-array.rb b/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-utf8-array.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2970d77793e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/red-arrow-format/test/test-utf8-array.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+class TestUTF8Array < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  sub_test_case("#initialize") do
+    def test_no_null
+      values = ["Hello", "World"]
+      assert_equal(values,
+                   ArrowFormat::UTF8Array.new(values).to_a)
+    end
+
+    def test_mixed
+      values = ["Hello", nil, "World"]
+      assert_equal(values,
+                   ArrowFormat::UTF8Array.new(values).to_a)
+    end
+  end
+
+  sub_test_case("#==") do
+    def test_no_slice
+      values = ["Hello", nil, "World"]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::UTF8Array.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::UTF8Array.new(values)
+      assert_equal(array1, array2)
+    end
+
+    def test_sliced
+      values = ["Hello", nil, "World"]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::UTF8Array.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::UTF8Array.new(["", *values, ""])
+      assert_equal(array1, array2.slice(1, 3))
+    end
+
+    def test_sliced_different_content
+      values = ["Hello", nil, "World"]
+      array1 = ArrowFormat::UTF8Array.new(values)
+      array2 = ArrowFormat::UTF8Array.new(["", "", *values, ""])
+      assert_not_equal(array1, array2.slice(1, 3))
+    end
+  end
+end