Aya Kito

Writing

Born: July 19, 1962

Aya Kitō (木藤 亜也, Kitō Aya, July 19, 1962 – May 23, 1988) was a Japanese diarist. She wrote about her personal experiences living with spinocerebellar ataxia which was later published in the book 1 Litre no Namida. A film and TV drama adaptations were later made based on her experiences.