| Mitsuko Agawa | |
| Birth: | 7 August 1908 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 24 September 2020 Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 112 years, 48 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Mitsuko Agawa (Japanese: 阿川光子; 7 August 1908 – 24 September 2020) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known living person in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. She also was the aunt of Japanese author and television personality Sawako Agawa.
Biography[]
Mitsuko Agawa was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on 7 August 1908. She married Koju (1901–unknown), the older brother of Hiroyuki Agawa. Koju died in 1968 of a sudden illness.
Agawa lived in her own house in Hiroshima City until she suffered a fall at the age of 97, after which she moved into a nursing home. After her 104th birthday in 2012, she became wheelchair-bound after she started to decline.
Following the death of Hanako Uehara on 24 June 2020, Agawa became the oldest living person in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Mitsuko Agawa died in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on 24 September 2020 at the age of 112 years, 48 days.
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