Primary school teacher and instructor at Kyoto University
Known for
Discovery of sweet potato washing and its spread among monkeys at Kōjima, Miyazaki Prefecture
Satsue Mito (三戸 サツエ, Mito Satsue, April 21, 1914 – April 7, 2012) was a Japanese school teacher and primate researcher.[1] She helped with the Kyoto University Primatology group (composed of Kinji Imanishi, Junichiro Itani) studying wild monkeys on an island called Kōjima, in Miyazaki Prefecture. She identified every monkey in the island and recorded their relationships. She discovered the origin and spreading of sweet potato washing by monkeys. She was an instructor of Kyoto University working with other researchers between 1970 and 1984.
Kōjima seen from the mainland
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