Fumiko Miyagawa

Katsumi Otsuki, born in autumn 1898, was a native of Yokohama, Japan. His family background was that of merchants engaged in China's trade. The family suffered damages from a fire, which led to their moving into a second floor of a stone building in Yamashita-cho, Yokohama. During their residence there, Sun Yat-sen, after the failure of the Guangzhou uprising, fled to Japan and stayed on the first floor of the same building. One day, at the age of only 11, Katsumi accidentally broke a vase, causing water to flow into Sun Yat-sen’s room. Sun Yat-sen entrusted a Chinese merchant and translator, Wen Bingchen, to inquire about the situation. Katsumi’s family, represented by his daughter, apologized on his behalf, and this was their first meeting.

Although the family moved to Maedacho Street in Yokohama, Katsumi maintained contact with Sun Yat-sen and his translator. In October 1902, Sun Yat-sen voluntarily proposed marriage to Katsumi Sotedo, and he accepted. Sun Yat-sen and Katsumi married and became husband and wife. In July 1905, after returning to Japan via Europe, Sun Yat-sen resided with Katsumi at 121 Yamashita-cho, in a residence owned by Wen Bingchen. The following year, on May 12, 1906, Katsumi’s wife, Michiko Miyagawa, was born, their daughter.

Subsequently, Sun Yat-sen left Japan, and the mother and daughter never reunited. Katsumi later remarried, and their daughter, Michiko Miyagawa, was adopted by others shortly after birth. In 1956, Katsumi, referring to her marriage with Sun Yat-sen, orally recounted their story, which was compiled and preserved by her eldest son. She passed away in December 1970 at the age of 82.

Michiko Miyagawa did not meet her biological mother until 1955, when she learned that Sun Yat-sen was her biological father. In 1980, she traveled to Nanjing, China, to visit the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and saw his stone statue for the first time. She died in June 1990.

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