Hamuro Mitsuko
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Hamuro Mitsuko (葉室 光子; February 3, 1853 – September 22, 1873) was the first concubine of Emperor Meiji, and the mother of his first child Wakamitsuteru-hiko no Mikoto (稚瑞照彦尊).[1] Wakamitsuteru-hiko no Mikoto was stillborn, and Mitsuko died of complications from his delivery five days later.[2] Mitsuko was assisted in the delivery by Kusumoto Ine, the first woman doctor of western medical training in Japan.
Hamuro Mitsuko | |
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| Born | February 3, 1853 |
| Died | September 22, 1873 (aged 20) |
| Known for | First concubine of Emperor Meiji |
Mitsuko's tomb is at Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery at Gokoku-ji in Bunkyo, Tokyo.
See also
- Empress Shōken, primary consort of Emperor Meiji, later Empress Dowager
- Hashimoto Natsuko, second concubine
- Yanagihara Naruko, third concubine of Emperor Meiji, mother of Emperor Taishō
- Chigusa Kotoko (千種任子), fourth concubine
- Sono Sachiko, fifth concubine
