Hamuro Mitsuko | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 3, 1853 |
| Died | September 22, 1873 (aged 20) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | First concubine of Emperor Meiji |
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.
Mitsuko's tomb is at Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery at Gokoku-ji in Bunkyo, Tokyo.