Kiku Nishizaki, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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first Japanese woman aviator to obtain license for hydroplane
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About Kiku Nishizaki
- Kiku Nishizaki (?? ??, Nishizaki Kiku, 2 November 1912 – 6 October 1979) (née Kikuko Matsumoto), is one of the two pioneer Japanese women aviators who made the first international flight across the Sea of Japan.
- Born Kiku Matsumoto in Kamisato, Saitama, her adventurous experiences became one of the models for the heroine of a very popular NHK Asadora TV drama Kumo no Jutan (ja) in 1976.
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