| Mitsue Toyoda | |
 Mitsue Toyoda in October 2011, aged 109. | |
| Birth: | 15 February 1902 Japan |
| Death: | 25 August 2016 Kitsuki, Oita, Japan |
| Age: | 114 years, 192 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Mitsue Toyoda [Japanese: 豊田ミツエ] (15 February 1902 – 25 August 2016) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She is currently the oldest validated person ever from Oita Prefecture. At the time of her death, she was the third-oldest living person in Japan, after Nabi Tajima and Chiyo Miyako.
Biography
Mitsue Toyoda was born in Japan on 15 February 1902. In June 1999, she moved to the nursing home Yamakaen [Japanese: 山香苑] in Yamagamachi, Kitsuki City.
Following the death of 108-year-old Kazue Inamori on 7 November 2009, Toyoda became the oldest living person in Oita Prefecture, a title she held jointly with Hajime Fujita until his death on 3 October 2012.
In October 2011, Toyoda was reported to be an energic grandmother. In September 2014, she was visited by the governor of Oita Prefecture. At the time, she was reported to have bad hearing, and to have declining eyesight, but to eat without assistance.
Mitsue Toyoda died in Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan, on 25 August 2016. At the time of her death, she was the sixth-oldest living verified person in the world. Next to Yukie Hino, she was the penultimate Japanese person to have been born in 1902. Following her death, then 109-year-old Kameo Oya became the oldest living person in Oita Prefecture.
References
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- 大分県最高齢者が Oita Asahi Broadcasting, 1 October 2011
- 平成２６年度最高齢者お祝い訪問について Oita Prefecture, September 2014
- 県内最高齢１１４歳 豊田ミツヱさん死去 Oita Press, 26 August 2016 (Archived)