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.