Mitsu Yashima

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Mitsu Yashima
八島 光
Mitsu Yashima in 1975
Born	Tomoe Sasako (1908-10-11)October 11, 1908[1] Innoshima, Hiroshima, Japan[1]
Died	December 7, 1988(1988-12-07) (aged 80)
Occupation(s)	Children's book author, artist
Spouse	Taro Yashima
Children	2, including Makoto Iwamatsu

Mitsu Yashima (八島 光, Yashima Mitsu, born Tomoe Sasako (笹子 智江, Sasako Tomoe); October 11, 1908 – December 7, 1988) was an artist, children's book author, and civic activist.