List of Japanese supercentenarians
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These are lists of Japanese
supercentenarian
s (people from Japan
who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group
. There have been 218 verified supercentenarians from Japan. As of , there are 25 verified living supercentenarians, 3 pending, and 2 unverified in Japan, the oldest of whom is Chiyono Hasegawa
age . The oldest person ever from Japan Tane Ikai
, who died in 1995 aged 116 years 175 days.
research, such as the Gerontology Research Group
. Those listed as pending have provided at least one document supporting the reported age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are unverified have provided no documents to support the age claimed. Of the 35 persons living aged 112 or more years old,listed as verified by the GRG
, 14 are from Japan.
's oldest person
and the world's oldest man
. He lived in Ibaraki Prefecture
. Ishizaki became the world's oldest recognized man following the death of American
Walter Richardson
on December 25, 1998, who was 113. He became Japan's oldest person following the death of Yasu Akino on February 12, 1999, who was also 113. He is also the only man to have been Japan's oldest person. Ishizaki died at the age of 112 years 191 days. As world's oldest man, he was succeeded in title by then Spanish
111-year-old Antonio Urrea-Hernández, and, as Japan's oldest person, Ishizaki was succeeded by another 111-year-old, Kamato Hongo
.
became the oldest person
in Japan
upon the death of Mitoyo Kawate
in November 2003. In early December 2004, she became the world's fourth oldest person. On April 5, 2005, she died of pneumonia
at a hospital in Iizuka.
ese supercentenarian
. She died at the age of 113 years, 116 days. At the time of her death, Yamanaka was the sixth-oldest living person in the world
, and the oldest person in Japan. She lived her last years at a nursing home in Yatomi
, Aichi Prefecture
.
According to officials at the nursing home, Yamanaka loved singing and dancing. Following her death, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry of Japan reported that a 112-year-old woman from Okinawa Prefecture
, was the nation's new oldest person. This turned out to be Kama Chinen
.
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supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
s (people from Japan
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who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group
Gerontology Research Group
The Gerontology Research Group was started in 1990, and is a global eGroup of researchers in gerontology, some of who also meet monthly at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. The primary function of the group is to further gerontology research, with the objective of reversing or retarding aging...
. There have been 218 verified supercentenarians from Japan. As of , there are 25 verified living supercentenarians, 3 pending, and 2 unverified in Japan, the oldest of whom is Chiyono Hasegawa
Chiyono Hasegawa
is a Japanese supercentenarian. Aged , she is the oldest verified person in Japan since the death of Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010, and the oldest person in Asia. She is currently the 2nd oldest verified living person in the world behind American Besse Cooper. On 22 August 2011, Hasegawa became the...
age . The oldest person ever from Japan Tane Ikai
Tane Ikai
holds the record as the oldest undisputed person ever from Japan. She was also the oldest undisputed person ever from Asia.Ikai became Japan's oldest person at age 113 in 1992 following the death of 114-year-old Waka Shirahama. She outlived her daughter and three sons. Ikai moved to a retirement...
, who died in 1995 aged 116 years 175 days.
Living Japanese supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest living people from Japan. Those listed as verified have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevityLongevity
The word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography or known as "long life", especially when it concerns someone or something lasting longer than expected ....
research, such as the Gerontology Research Group
Gerontology Research Group
The Gerontology Research Group was started in 1990, and is a global eGroup of researchers in gerontology, some of who also meet monthly at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. The primary function of the group is to further gerontology research, with the objective of reversing or retarding aging...
. Those listed as pending have provided at least one document supporting the reported age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are unverified have provided no documents to support the age claimed. Of the 35 persons living aged 112 or more years old,listed as verified by the GRG
Gerontology Research Group
The Gerontology Research Group was started in 1990, and is a global eGroup of researchers in gerontology, some of who also meet monthly at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. The primary function of the group is to further gerontology research, with the objective of reversing or retarding aging...
, 14 are from Japan.
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of | Prefecture Prefectures of Japan The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as... of birth |
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| 1 | Chiyono Hasegawa Chiyono Hasegawa is a Japanese supercentenarian. Aged , she is the oldest verified person in Japan since the death of Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010, and the oldest person in Asia. She is currently the 2nd oldest verified living person in the world behind American Besse Cooper. On 22 August 2011, Hasegawa became the... |
F | 20 November 1896 | ? | Saga Saga Prefecture is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita... |
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| 2 | Jiroemon Kimura Jiroemon Kimura Jiroemon Kimura is a Japanese supercentenarian who, at the age of , is currently the world's oldest living man, since the death of Walter Breuning on 14 April 2011. Being 113 years 361 days at the succession , Kimura is the oldest man ever to gain the title of oldest living man... |
M | 19 April 1897 | Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro.... |
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| 3 | Misawo Okawa | F | 5 March 1898 | ? | Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... |
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| 4 | Kame Nakamura | F | 8 March 1898 | ? | Okinawa Okinawa Prefecture is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island... |
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| 5 | Hatsue Ono | F | 31 October 1898 | Iwate Iwate Prefecture is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido... |
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| 6 | Tome Takaoka | F | 1 January 1899 | ? | Ibaraki Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province... |
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| Hina Shikawatari | F | 1 January 1899 | ? | Ishikawa Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast... |
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| 8 | Ichi Ishida | F | 15 January 1899 | ? | Tokyo | |
| 9 | Suma Tamagawa | F | 14 March 1899 | ? | Iwate | |
| 10 | Kame Takamiyagi | F | 10 June 1899 | ? | Okinawa | |
| 11 | Toshi Higano | F | 19 June 1899 | ? | Chiba Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture... |
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| 12 | Ine Atarashiya | F | 6 September 1899 | ? | Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :... |
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| 13 | Mitsue Nagasaki | F | 18 September 1899 | ? | Hiroshima Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M... |
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| 14 | Terue Ashida | F | 20 September 1899 | ? | Hyōgo Hyogo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :... |
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| 15 | Takeno Fujita | F | 1 December 1899 | ? | Ehime Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province... |
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| 16 | Tome Tamura | F | 30 January 1900 | ? | Kanagawa Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period... |
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| 17 | Yoshino Tanaka | F | 3 March 1900 | Okinawa | Nagasaki Nagasaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki... |
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| 18 | Shun Moshino | F | 1 April 1900 | ? | Yamagata Yamagata Prefecture -Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :... |
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| 19 | Terue Ichikawa | F | 10 May 1900 | ? | Kōchi Kochi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography... |
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| 20 | Nabi Tajima | F | 4 August 1900 | ? | Kagoshima Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers... |
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| 21 | Yasuko Kimura | F | 10 August 1900 | ? | Shizuoka Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun... |
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| 22 | Ryo Tobee | F | 28 November 1900 | ? | Chiba | |
| 23 | Kiyoko Ishiguro | F | 4 March 1901 | ? | Kanagawa | |
| Unidentified | F | 8 May 1901 | ? | Tokushima Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is the city of Tokushima.- Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture :Long ago, Tokushima City belonged to a region known as Myōdō-gun... |
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| 24 | Yoshi Kitamura | F | 1 June 1901 | ? | Hyogo | |
| 25 | Michino Takenaka | F | 22 June 1901 | ? | Shimane Shimane Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to... |
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| Kou Takayanagi | F | 24 July 1901 | ? | Saitama Saitama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History... |
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| Tome Sagara | F | 10 August 1901 | ? | Shiga Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established... |
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| Kinu Mori | F | 1 September 1901 | ? | Nara Nara Prefecture is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture.... |
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| Kiku Okano | F | 7 November 1901 | Kagawa | Okayama |
Japanese supercentenarians
Below is a list of Japanese supercentenarians, both living and dead. The lifespans of those listed as verified have been validated by the Gerontology Research Group. The lifespans of those listed as pending are backed by at least one document supporting the reported age, but not the three necessary for validation by GRG. Those listed as age disputed have been verified by GRG, but evidence has come to light that suggests that they may have been younger than the age given on this page.| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Prefecture of birth | Prefecture of death |
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| 1 | Tane Ikai | F | 18 January 1879 | 12 July 1995 | 116 years, 175 days | Aichi Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :... |
Aichi |
| 2 | Kamato Hongo Kamato Hongo was a Japanese supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. Aged 116 years 45 days at the time of her death, she was the last remaining documented person born before 1889.-Biography:... |
F | 16 September 1887 | 31 October 2003 | 116 years, 45 days | Kagoshima | Kagoshima |
| 3 | Chiyono Hasegawa Chiyono Hasegawa is a Japanese supercentenarian. Aged , she is the oldest verified person in Japan since the death of Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010, and the oldest person in Asia. She is currently the 2nd oldest verified living person in the world behind American Besse Cooper. On 22 August 2011, Hasegawa became the... |
F | 20 November 1896 | Living | ? | Living in Saga | |
| 4 | Kama Chinen Kama Chinen was a Japanese supercentenarian, who at the age of 114 years 357 days, became the oldest validated living person when American supercentenarian Gertrude Baines died on 11 September 2009. At the age of 114 years 331 days, she became the last person born in 1895 when American supercentenarian Neva... |
F | 10 May 1895 | 2 May 2010 | 114 years, 357 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| 5 | Hide Ohira | F | 15 September 1880 | 9 May 1995 | 114 years, 236 days | ? | Wakayama Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :... |
| 6 | Jiroemon Kimura Jiroemon Kimura Jiroemon Kimura is a Japanese supercentenarian who, at the age of , is currently the world's oldest living man, since the death of Walter Breuning on 14 April 2011. Being 113 years 361 days at the succession , Kimura is the oldest man ever to gain the title of oldest living man... |
M | 19 April 1897 | Living | Kyoto | Living in Kyoto | |
| 7 | Yone Minagawa Yone Minagawa was a Japanese supercentenarian believed to have been the world's oldest living person from 29 January 2007 until her death of old age, aged 114 years 221 days... |
F | 4 January 1893 | 13 August 2007 | 114 years, 221 days | Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.... |
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| 8 | Ura Koyama | F | 30 August 1890 | 5 April 2005 | 114 years, 218 days | Hiroshima | Fukuoka |
| 9 | Tase Matsunaga | F | 11 May 1884 | 18 November 1998 | 114 years, 191 days | Niigata Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :... |
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| 10 | Yukichi Chuganji Yukichi Chuganji was a Japanese supercentenarian and "...was recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest man..." in Japan until his death at age 114 years 189 days.... |
M | 23 March 1889 | 28 September 2003 | 114 years, 189 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
| 11 | Mitoyo Kawate Mitoyo Kawate was a Japanese supercentenarian and, at the age of 114 years 182 days, briefly the oldest recognized living person after the death of either Kamato Hongo or Yukichi Chuganji, both also from Japan.... |
F | 15 May 1889 | 13 November 2003 | 114 years, 182 days | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
| 12 | Chiyo Shiraishi | F | 6 August 1895 | 19 November 2009 | 114 years, 105 days | ? | Ibaraki |
| 13 | Asa Takii | F | 28 April 1884 | 31 July 1998 | 114 years, 94 days | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
| 14 | Waka Shirahama | F | 23 March 1878 | 16 June 1992 | 114 years, 85 days | Kagoshima | Miyazaki |
| 15 | Suekiku Miyanaga | F | 7 April 1884 | 20 June 1998 | 114 years, 74 days | ? | Kagoshima |
| 16 | Shige Hirooka | F | 16 January 1897 | 29 March 2011 | 114 years, 72 days | ? | Osaka |
| 17 | Yasu Akino | F | 1 March 1885 | 12 February 1999 | 113 years, 348 days | ? | Shizuoka |
| 18 | Mitsu Fujisawa | F | 9 April 1876 | 17 January 1990 | 113 years, 283 days | ? | Nagano Nagano Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano... |
| 19 | Tsuneyo Toyonaga Tsuneyo Toyonaga was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest living person in Japan from the death of Shitsu Nakano on August 19, 2007 until Toyonaga's death. She was the fifth-oldest living person in the world following the November 14, 2007 death of fellow 113-year-old Bertha Fry... |
F | 21 May 1894 | 22 February 2008 | 113 years, 277 days | ? | Kōchi |
| 20 | Tomoji Tanabe | M | 18 September 1895 | 19 June 2009 | 113 years, 274 days | Miyazaki | Miyazaki |
| 21 | Misawo Okawa | F | 5 March 1898 | Living | ? | Living in Osaka | |
| 22 | Kame Nakamura | F | 8 March 1898 | Living | ? | Living in Okinawa | |
| 23 | Shitsu Nakano Shitsu Nakano was the fourth-oldest living person in the world and the oldest living person in Japan, following the death of the then oldest living recognized person Yone Minagawa six days earlier. She died of natural causes in a home for the elderly in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture... |
F | 1 January 1894 | 19 August 2007 | 113 years, 230 days | ? | Fukuoka |
| 24 | Komiya Miyazaki | F | 20 August 1897 | 4 January 2011 | 113 years, 137 days | ? | Hiroshima |
| 25 | Mise Ito | F | 6 November 1890 | 18 March 2004 | 113 years, 133 days | ? | Shizuoka |
| 26 | Kaku Yamanaka | F | 11 December 1894 | 5 April 2008 | 113 years, 116 days | ? | Aichi |
| 27 | Sue Utagawa | F | 19 January 1884 | 4 May 1997 | 113 years, 105 days | ? | Yamaguchi |
| 28 | Niwa Kawamoto | F | 5 August 1863 | 16 November 1976 | 113 years, 103 days | ? | Shiga |
| 29 | Chiyono Ohta | F | 1 November 1896 | 25 January 2010 | 113 years, 85 days | ? | Miyagi Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the... |
| 30 | Mie Ishiguro | F | 2 June 1888 | 14 August 2001 | 113 years, 73 days | ? | Hokkaidō |
| 31 | Hatsue Ono | F | 31 October 1898 | Living | Iwate | Living in Hokkaidō | |
| 32 | Yoshino Ide | F | 1 January 1896 | 28 January 2009 | 113 years, 27 days | ? | Hyōgo |
| 33 | Tase Hayasaka | F | 1 July 1885 | 23 July 1998 | 113 years, 22 days | ? | Niigata |
| 34 | Kou Iijima | F | 25 March 1896 | 22 March 2009 | 112 years, 362 days | ? | Chiba |
| 35 | Yaoe Koda | F | 1 July 1898 | 9 June 2011 | 112 years, 343 days | ? | Kōchi |
| 36 | Matsu Kayo | F | 9 January 1886 | 13 December 1998 | 112 years, 338 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| 37 | Tome Takaoka | F | 1 January 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Ibaraki | |
| Hina Shikawatari | F | 1 January 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Ishikawa | ||
| 39 | Chikao Beppu | F | 28 March 1897 | 17 February 2010 | 112 years, 326 days | ? | Kagoshima |
| 40 | Toyo Endo | F | 13 February 1892 | 3 January 2005 | 112 years, 325 days | ? | Shizuoka |
| 41 | Ichi Ishida | F | 15 January 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Tokyo | |
| 42 | Matsuno Oikawa | F | 20 February 1889 | 3 January 2002 | 112 years, 317 days | ? | Iwate |
| 43 | Yoki Yonehara | F | 2 March 1892 | 4 January 2005 | 112 years, 308 days | ? | Shimane |
| 44 | Hiro Nakae | F | 20 October 1898 | 19 August 2011 | 112 years, 303 days | ? | Hiroshima |
| 45 | Suma Tamagawa | F | 14 March 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Iwate | |
| 46 | Kame Higa | F | 22 June 1892 | 23 February 2005 | 112 years, 246 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| 47 | Usa Higa | F | 21 March 1899 | 7 October 2011 | 112 years, 200 days | ? | Okinawa |
| 48 | Denzo Ishizaki | M | 20 October 1886 | 29 April 1999 | 112 years, 191 days | ? | Ibaraki |
| 49 | Shizue Hasegawa | F | 27 January 1885 | 31 July 1997 | 112 years, 185 days | ? | Hiroshima |
| 50 | Kame Takamiyagi | F | 10 June 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Okinawa | |
| 51 | Toshi Higano | F | 19 June 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Chiba | |
| 52 | Haru Shimazu | F | 7 July 1892 | 14 December 2004 | 112 years, 160 days | ? | Kanagawa |
| 53 | Tsuru Fukuhara | F | 10 February 1892 | 15 July 2004 | 112 years, 156 days | ? | Tottori Tottori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba... |
| 54 | Sawayo Tanaka | F | 9 June 1891 | 1 November 2003 | 112 years, 145 days | ? | Akita Akita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu.... |
| 55 | Chiyo Kowada | F | 16 September 1886 | 31 December 1998 | 112 years, 106 days | ? | Fukushima Fukushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province.... |
| 56 | Gengan Tonaki | M | 30 October 1884 | 24 January 1997 | 112 years, 86 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| 57 | Ine Atarashiya | F | 6 September 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Yamaguchi | |
| 58 | Syun Suzuki | F | 25 September 1892 | 17 December 2004 | 112 years, 83 days | ? | Yamagata |
| 59 | Mitsue Nagasaki | F | 18 September 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Hiroshima | |
| 60 | Yasu Nishiyama | F | 20 August 1894 | 31 October 2006 | 112 years, 72 days | ? | Kagawa Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:... |
| 61 | Terue Ashida | F | 20 September 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Hyōgo | |
| 62 | Mito Umeta | F | 27 March 1863 | 31 May 1975 | 112 years, 65 days | ? | Tokyo |
| 63 | Gozei Higa | F | 10 October 1897 | 13 December 2009 | 112 years, ca Circa Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date... . 62 days |
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| 64 | Yuinosuke Hashimoto | M | 27 April 1891 | 31 May 2003 | 112 years, 34 days | ? | Hyōgo |
| 65 | Kumekichi Tani | M | 20 April 1891 | 12 May 2003 | 112 years, 22 days | ? | Tokushima |
| 66 | Shika Shimada | F | 7 July 1898 | 20 July 2010 | 112 years, 13 days | ? | Nagasaki |
| 67 | Tsuji Takano | F | 7 June 1897 | 17 June 2009 | 112 years, 10 days | ? | Niigata |
| 68 | Miyae Nishiyama | F | 10 January 1896 | 16 January 2008 | 112 years, 6 days | ? | Wakayama |
| 69 | Takeno Fujita | F | 1 December 1899 | Living | ? | Living in Ehime | |
| 70 | Tane Komine | F | 18 March 1893 | 14 March 2005 | 111 years, 361 days | ? | Saitama |
| 71 | Sumi Fujiki | F | 10 September 1892 | 27 August 2004 | 111 years, 352 days | ? | Iwate |
| 72 | Koto Uemura | F | 1 March 1898 | 21 January 2010 | 111 years, 326 days | ? | Miyazaki |
| 73 | Haru Mori | F | 28 May 1894 | 16 April 2006 | 111 years, 323 days | ? | Kagawa |
| Aki Onozaki | F | 1 April 1898 | 18 February 2010 | 111 years, 323 days | ? | Tochigi Tochigi Prefecture is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture... |
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| 75 | Soyo Iwakura | F | 15 December 1894 | 19 October 2006 | 111 years, 308 days | ? | Niigata |
| 76 | Tome Tamura | F | 30 January 1900 | Living | ? | Living in Kanagawa | |
| 77 | Waki Muneta | F | 22 March 1893 | 20 January 2005 | 111 years, 304 days | ? | Hiroshima |
| 78 | Kou Minakuchi | F | 18 October 1899 | 10 August 2011 | 111 years, 296 days | ? | Gifu |
| 79 | Kuni Numata | F | 1 February 1896 | 16 November 2007 | 111 years, 288 days | ? | Osaka |
| 80 | Hisa Tokumoto | F | 25 February 1896 | 27 November 2007 | 111 years, 275 days | ? | Yamaguchi |
| 81 | Yoshino Tanaka | F | 3 March 1900 | Living | Okinawa | Living in Nagasaki | |
| 82 | Masaki Moriyama | F | 21 December 1885 | 14 September 1997 | 111 years, 267 days | ? | Aomori Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province.... |
| 83 | Tsuru Misawa | F | 11 January 1891 | 21 September 2002 | 111 years, 253 days | ? | Hyōgo |
| 84 | Kozuru Ueda | F | 2 August 1895 | 10 April 2007 | 111 years, 251 days | ? | Miyazaki |
| 85 | Shun Moshino | F | 1 April 1900 | Living | ? | Living in Yamagata | |
| 86 | Kane Kagaya | F | 18 February 1896 | 12 October 2007 | 111 years, 236 days | ? | Hokkaidō |
| Yoshie Saito | F | 25 December 1892 | 13 August 2004 | 111 years, 232 days | ? | Yamagata | |
| 87 | Sumie Gomagano | F | 15 April 1900 | 21 November 2011 | 111 years, 220 days | ? | Miyazaki |
| 88 | Mago Nozawa | F | 9 February 1896 | 12 September 2007 | 111 years, 215 days | ? | Kagoshima |
| 89 | Tanekichi Onishi | M | 15 February 1900 | 11 September 2011 | 111 years, 208 days | Gifu | Hokkaidō |
| 90 | Kiyoshi Igarashi | M | 2 August 1897 | 23 February 2009 | 111 years, 205 days | ? | Hokkaidō |
| 91 | Terue Ichikawa | F | 10 May 1900 | Living | ? | Living in Kochi | |
| 92 | Hisa Kurihara | F | 5 February 1894 | 23 August 2005 | 111 years, 199 days | ? | Miyazaki |
| 93 | Matsu Nakazato | F | 3 February 1882 | 3 August 1993 | 111 years, 181 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| 94 | Sukesaburo Nakanishi | M | 15 March 1896 | 22 August 2007 | 111 years, 160 days | ? | Shiga |
| 95 | Shike Sato | F | 16 March 1900 | 22 August 2011 | 111 years, 159 days | Fukushima | Saitama |
| 96 | Shizuko Oyama | F | 8 December 1893 | 14 May 2005 | 111 years, 157 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| 97 | Sakura Kishi | F | 28 September 1899 | 24 February 2011 | 111 years, 149 days | Aomori | Aomori |
| 98 | Kayo Fujii | F | 12 March 1888 | 6 August 1999 | 111 years, 147 days | ? | Aichi |
| 99 | Tsuru Tokashiki | F | 24 June 1897 | 16 November 2008 | 111 years, 145 days | ? | Okinawa |
| 100 | Ura Karazawa | F | 8 July 1899 | 21 November 2010 | 111 years, 136 days | ? | Shizuoka |
| 101 | Shie Kitai | F | 28 June 1887 | 28 October 1998 | 111 years, 122 days | ? | Mie Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province.... |
| 102 | Nabi Tajima | F | 4 August 1900 | Living | ? | Living in Kagoshima | |
| 103 | Gozei Taba | F | 12 September 1889 | 6 January 2001 | 111 years, 116 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| Masa Nouma | F | 15 March 1893 | 6 July 2004 | 111 years, 113 days | ? | Fukuoka | |
| 104 | Yasuko Kimura | F | 10 August 1900 | Living | ? | Living in Shizuoka | |
| 105 | Kiku Nishimura | F | 2 May 1897 | 22 August 2008 | 111 years, 112 days | ? | Kagoshima |
| 106 | Sadayoshi Tanabe | M | 20 October 1888 | 18 January 2000 | 111 years, 90 days | ? | Kanagawa |
| 107 | Kesa Eiei | F | 25 March 1896 | 19 June 2007 | 111 years, 86 days | ? | Kagoshima |
| 108 | Tsuyano Watanabe | F | 20 February 1896 | 14 May 2007 | 111 years, 83 days | ? | Tokushima |
| 109 | Kamado Okuhara | F | 28 October 1887 | 10 January 1999 | 111 years, 74 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| 110 | Shitsuko Araki | F | 24 March 1898 | 3 June 2009 | 111 years, 71 days | ? | Okayama Okayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :... |
| 111 | Haru Kitagawa | F | 23 January 1900 | 2 April 2011 | 111 years, 69 days | Shiga | Niigata |
| 112 | Kise Endoh | F | 28 December 1893 | 3 March 2005 | 111 years, 65 days | ? | Fukushima |
| 113 | Naka Matsuzaki | F | 1 January 1896 | 6 March 2007 | 111 years, 64 days | ? | Chiba |
| 114 | Tatsuno Ioda | F | 2 January 1897 | 4 March 2008 | 111 years, 62 days | ? | Nara |
| 115 | Kimi Nakano | F | 18 March 1900 | 9 May 2011 | 111 years, 52 days | Iwate | Iwate |
| 116 | Ine Tsugawa | F | 3 April 1875 | 21 May 1986 | 111 years, 48 days | ? | Tokushima |
| 117 | Norio Kowada | M | 25 April 1892 | 6 June 2003 | 111 years, 42 days | ? | Okinawa |
| 118 | Kama Nakasone | M | 23 November 1891 | 1 January 2003 | 111 years, 39 days | ? | Tokushima |
| 119 | Soto Kitagawa | F | 23 February 1890 | 18 March 2001 | 111 years, 23 days | ? | Shimane |
| Haya Kurogi | F | 10 January 1897 | 2 February 2008 | 111 years, 23 days | ? | Nara | |
| 121 | Aki Ichikawa | F | 10 August 1889 | 14 August 2000 | 111 years, 4 days | ? | Ehime |
| 122 | Ryo Tobee | F | 28 November 1900 | Living | ? | Living in Chiba | |
| 123 | Kaya Itoh | F | 30 August 1894 | 1 September 2005 | 111 years, 2 days | ? | Saga |
| Nijiro Tokuda | M | 10 June 1895 | 12 June 2006 | 111 years, 2 days | ? | Kagoshima | |
| 125 | Miwa Sugisawa | F | 2 October 1900 | 3 October 2011 | 111 years, 1 day | ? | Niigata |
| 126 | Giichi Okumura | M | 18 October 1896 | 13 October 2007 | 110 years, 360 days | ? | Hokkaidō |
| 127 | Koyumi Inoue | F | 18 July 1895 | 12 July 2006 | 110 years, 359 days | ? | Gifu |
| 128 | Yaeno Koga | F | 4 November 1889 | 27 October 2000 | 110 years, 358 days | ? | ? |
| 129 | Riu Kato | F | 5 November 1899 | 27 October 2010 | 110 years, 356 days | ? | Yamagata |
| 130 | Fuji Nozawa | F | 20 September 1893 | 6 September 2004 | 110 years, 352 days | ? | Gunma Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until... |
| 131 | Eiju Tsuru | M | 4 February 1879 | 11 January 1990 | 110 years, 341 days | ? | Nagano |
| 132 | Kaya Kataoka | F | 1 April 1897 | 27 February 2008 | 110 years, 332 days | ? | Hyōgo |
| Masatake Kinoshita | M | 20 August 1897 | 17 July 2008 | 110 years, 332 days | ? | Okayama | |
| 134 | Kinno Tanoue | F | 12 January 1892 | 30 November 2002 | 110 years, 322 days | ? | Gifu |
| 135 | Umeno Arai | F | 10 November 1898 | 21 September 2009 | 110 years, 315 days | ? | Nagano |
| 136 | Komitsu Yano | F | 4 November 1891 | 14 September 2002 | 110 years, 314 days | ? | Hyōgo |
| 137 | Takashi Hattori | M | 12 March 1898 | 12 January 2009 | 110 years, 306 days | ? | Saitama |
| 138 | Shizuno Iwasaki | F | 1 February 1891 | 3 December 2001 | 110 years, 305 days | ? | Mie |
| Yoshi Kobayashi | F | 2 September 1898 | 4 July 2009 | 110 years, 305 days | ? | Saitama | |
| 140 | Shitsu Fuchikami | F | 5 January 1896 | 6 October 2006 | 110 years, 274 days | ? | Saga |
| 141 | Suhe Yamada | F | 5 June 1895 | 5 March 2006 | 110 years, 273 days | ? | Nagano |
| 142 | Kiyoko Ishiguro | F | 4 March 1901 | Living | ? | Living in Kanagawa | |
| 143 | Kame Uei | F | 8 May 1892 | 30 January 2003 | 110 years, 267 days | ? | Okinawa |
| 144 | Tsuru Takenaka | F | 18 May 1891 | 6 February 2002 | 110 years, 264 days | ? | ? |
| Ikuyo Tanaka | F | 2 August 1893 | 14 April 2004 | 110 years, 256 days | ? | Nagasaki | |
| 145 | Chiyo Ogata | F | 28 March 1896 | 6 December 2006 | 110 years, 253 days | ? | Kagoshima |
| Toki Takagi | F | 1 February 1899 | 12 October 2009 | 110 years, 253 days | ? | Aichi | |
| Sai Kitamura | F | 4 March 1893 | 12 November 2003 | 110 years, 253 days | ? | Niigata | |
| 147 | Nobu Abe | F | 3 February 1900 | 27 September 2010 | 110 years, 236 days | Gifu | Aichi |
| 148 | Tei Ura | F | 16 October 1895 | 5 June 2006 | 110 years, 232 days | ? | ? |
| 149 | Yoshi Ishii | F | 16 January 1890 | 31 August 2000 | 110 years, 228 days | ? | Ehime |
| 150 | Hanae Kondou | F | 21 April 1894 | 2 December 2004 | 110 years, 225 days | ? | Shizuoka |
| 151 | Kane Akazawa | F | 27 February 1896 | 19 September 2006 | 110 years, 204 days | ? | Chiba |
| 152 | Kame Nagayama | F | 21 September 1891 | 9 April 2002 | 110 years, 200 days | ? | ? |
| 153 | Hatsuyo Otsuchi | F | 3 March 1897 | 10 September 2007 | 110 years, 191 days | ? | Hiroshima |
| 154 | Chiake Nakamura | M | 31 December 1889 | 7 July 2000 | 110 years, 189 days | ? | Nagasaki |
| Yuki Hasegawa | M | 28 February 1896 | 5 September 2006 | 110 years, 189 days | ? | Nagano | |
| Nao Ikeda | F | 7 December 1890 | 10 June 2001 | 110 years, 185 days | ? | Kochi | |
| 156 | Yoshi Kitamura | F | 1 June 1901 | Living | ? | Living in Hyogo | |
| 157 | Woto Michii | F | 17 July 1871 | 10 January 1982 | 110 years, 177 days | ? | Ishikawa |
| 158 | Shizue Tsuji | F | 22 November 1900 | 16 May 2011 | 110 years, 175 days | ? | Mie |
| 159 | Hanae Sugiyama | F | 27 July 1890 | 11 January 2001 | 110 years, 168 days | ? | ? |
| 160 | Rin Fukaya | F | 19 January 1890 | 30 June 2000 | 110 years, 163 days | ? | Yamaguchi |
| 161 | Michino Takenaka | F | 22 June 1901 | Living | ? | Living in Shimane | |
| 162 | Shozo Otani | M | 5 March 1897 | 13 August 2007 | 110 years, 161 days | ? | Niigata |
| 163 | Shinobu Kamimura | F | 6 February 1901 | 7 July 2011 | 110 years, 151 days | ? | Kumamoto |
| Kino Aizawa | F | 16 August 1893 | 9 January 2004 | 110 years, 146 days | ? | Kanagawa | |
| 164 | Kayo Miyazaki | F | 17 September 1897 | 8 February 2008 | 110 years, 144 days | ? | Shizuoka |
| 165 | Kamado Koja | F | 17 November 1889 | 3 April 2000 | 110 years, 138 days | ? | Tochigi |
| 166 | Aki Iizuka | F | 11 September 1900 | 20 January 2011 | 110 years, 131 days | ? | Tochigi |
| Kou Takayanagi | F | 24 July 1901 | Living | ? | Living in Saitama | ||
| 167 | Unidentified | ? | 12 September 1887 | 16 January 1998 | 110 years, 126 days | ? | ? |
| 168 | Asa Yashiro | F | 8 August 1888 | 4 December 1998 | 110 years, 118 days | ? | ? |
| 169 | Yoshigiku Ito | M | 3 August 1856 | 26 November 1966 | 110 years, 115 days | ? | Wakayama |
| Tome Sagara | F | 10 August 1901 | Living | ? | Living in Shiga | ||
| 170 | Unidentified | ? | 27 September 1890 | 9 January 2001 | 110 years, 104 days | ? | ? |
| Takano Akita | F | 10 February 1894 | 19 May 2004 | 110 years, 99 days | ? | Okayama | |
| 171 | Sue Morino | F | 18 March 1898 | 20 June 2008 | 110 years, 94 days | ? | Hyōgo |
| Kinu Mori | F | 1 September 1901 | Living | ? | Living in Nara | ||
| 172 | Kinu Onishi | F | 15 December 1893 | 8 March 2004 | 110 years, 84 days | ? | Shiga |
| Fusa Sugita | F | 23 February 1897 | 18 May 2007 | 110 years, 84 days | ? | Aichi | |
| 174 | Suga Machida | F | 28 March 1899 | 17 June 2009 | 110 years, 81 days | ? | Gunma |
| 175 | Kana Myazato | F | 27 September 1892 | 15 December 2002 | 110 years, 79 days | ? | Okinawa |
| 176 | Shizu Shizuno | F | 25 January 1897 | 13 April 2007 | 110 years, 78 days | ? | Saitama |
| Mitsu Nakano | F | 13 September 1893 | 30 November 2003 | 110 years, 78 days | ? | Hyogo | |
| 177 | Kiku Ohkuma | F | 18 November 1895 | 31 January 2006 | 110 years, 74 days | ? | Kyoto |
| Mutso Nomoto | F | 7 October 1893 | 20 December 2003 | 110 years, 74 days | ? | Kagoshima | |
| 178 | Matsue Mitsuki | F | 10 February 1897 | 24 April 2007 | 110 years, 73 days | ? | Kyoto |
| 179 | Unidentified | ? | 4 May 1887 | 15 July 1997 | 110 years, 72 days | ? | ? |
| 180 | Kou Inabayashi | F | 20 December 1898 | 27 February 2009 | 110 years, 69 days | ? | Fukushima |
| 181 | Yoshi Kikuchi | F | 28 March 1896 | 4 June 2006 | 110 years, 68 days | ? | Iwate |
| Suwa Kondou | F | 15 November 1897 | 22 January 2008 | 110 years, 68 days | ? | Gifu | |
| Unidentified | F | 4 July 1891 | 28 August 2001 | 110 years, 55 days | ? | ? | |
| 183 | Kohachi Shigetaka | M | 10 May 1895 | 3 July 2005 | 110 years, 54 days | ? | Hiroshima |
| 184 | Natsu Kumagawa | F | 9 August 1895 | 30 September 2005 | 110 years, 52 days | ? | Saga |
| 185 | Momo Okuma | F | 12 January 1874 | 10 February 1984 | 110 years, 29 days | ? | Hokkaidō |
| 186 | Unidentified | ? | 23 November 1886 | 19 December 1996 | 110 years, 26 days | ? | ? |
| 187 | Makato Kinjo | F | 7 August 1888 | 18 August 1998 | 110 years, 11 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
| Unidentified | F | 3 January 1893 | 6 January 2003 | 110 years, 3 days | ? | ? | |
| Unidentified | F | 9 January 1887 | 9 January 1997 | 110 years, 0 days | ? | ? |
Japanese emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Prefecture of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ito Konno Kinase | F | 31 December 1889 | 24 January 2003 | 113 years, 24 days | Okinawa | United States |
| Hanayo Kami | F | 15 September 1894 | 18 January 2005 | 110 years, 125 days | Hiroshima | United States | |
| Yoki Koizumi | F | 3 February 1895 | 8 March 2005 | 110 years, 33 days | Niigata | United States |
Oldest living Japanese by prefecture
This is a list of the oldest living people in Japan by prefecture as reported by official prefecture reports| Prefecture | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi | Anonymous | F | February 1900 | 111 years |
| Akita | Tomi Hirano | F | 18 March 1903 | |
| Aomori | Kie Machida | F | 1904 | 107 years |
| Chiba | Toshi Higano | F | 19 June 1899 | |
| Ehime | Takeno Fujita | F | 1 December 1899 | |
| Fukui | Anonymous | F | 1901/1902 | 109 years |
| Fukuoka | Anonymous | F | 1 June 1902 | |
| Fukushima | Sute Sato | F | 1902/1903 | 108 years |
| Gifu | Yasu Ogisi | F | 7 March 1903 | |
| Gunma | Hana Saito | F | 10 March 1902 | |
| Hiroshima | Mitsue Nagasaki | F | 18 September 1899 | |
| Hokkaido | Hatsue Ono | F | 31 October 1898 | |
| Hyogo | Terue Ashida | F | 20 September 1899 | |
| Ibaraki | Tome Takaoka | F | 1 January 1899 | |
| Ishikawa | Hina Shikawatari | F | 1 January 1899 | |
| Iwate | Suma Tamagawa | F | 14 March 1899 | |
| Kagawa | Masao Kaga | M | 1 June 1902 | |
| Kagoshima | Nabi Tajima | F | 4 August 1900 | |
| Kanagawa | Anonymous | F | Oct. 1897-Dec. 1897 | 113 years |
| Kochi | Terue Ichikawa | F | 10 May 1900 | |
| Kumamoto | Koto Michida | F | 10 February 1902 | |
| Kyoto | Jiroemon Kimura | M | 19 April 1897 | |
| Mie | Satoe Okushima | F | 2 September 1902 | |
| Miyagi | Anonymous | F | 1901/1902 | 109 years |
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| Nagano | Sotomi Hara | F | 7 June 1902 | |
| Nagasaki | Yoshino Tanaka | F | 3 March 1900 | |
| Nara | Kinu Mori | F | 1 September 1901 | |
| Niigata | Masayo Ogawara | F | 1900/1901 | 110 years |
| Oita | Mitsue Toyota | F | 15 February 1902 | |
| Hajime Fujita | M | 15 February 1902 | ||
| Okayama | Yae Yabuki | F | June 1901 | 110 years |
| Okinawa | Kame Nakamura | F | 8 March 1898 | |
| Osaka | Misawo Okawa | F | 5 March 1898 | |
| Saga | Chiyono Hasegawa | F | 20 November 1896 | |
| Saitama | Kou Takayanagi | F | 24 July 1901 | |
| Shiga | Tome Sagara | F | 10 August 1901 | |
| Shimane | Michino Takenaka | F | 22 June 1901 | |
| Shizuoka | Yasuko Kimura | F | 10 August 1900 | |
| Tochigi | Sato Suzuki | F | 2 October 1902 | |
| Tokushima | Anonymous | F | 8 May 1901 | |
| Tokyo | Ichi Ishida | F | 15 January 1899 | |
| Tottori | Teruko Sugimoto | F | 27 February 1902 | |
| Toyama | Anonymous | F | 1901/1902 | 109 years |
| Wakayama | Yone Tsukiyama | F | 1 November 1901 | |
| Yamagata | Shun Moshino | F | 1 April 1900 | |
| Yamaguchi | Ine Atarashiya | F | 6 September 1899 | |
| Yamanashi | Tsuru Umino | F | 1902 | 108 years |
Oldest Japanese person by prefecture
This is a list of the oldest people from each prefecture| Prefecture | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age |
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| Aichi | Tane Ikai | F | 18 January 1879 | 12 July 1995 | 116 years, 175 days |
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| Fukui Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed... |
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| Kagoshima | Kamato Hongo Kamato Hongo was a Japanese supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. Aged 116 years 45 days at the time of her death, she was the last remaining documented person born before 1889.-Biography:... |
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| Kumamoto Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system... |
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| Ōita Oita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, and Toyo no kuni... |
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| Okinawa | Kama Chinen Kama Chinen was a Japanese supercentenarian, who at the age of 114 years 357 days, became the oldest validated living person when American supercentenarian Gertrude Baines died on 11 September 2009. At the age of 114 years 331 days, she became the last person born in 1895 when American supercentenarian Neva... |
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| Yamanashi Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years... |
Limbo cases
Limbo cases refer to supercentenarians whose lifespan of more than 110 years has been validated by GRG but whose death date is unknown| Name | Sex | Birth date | Last confirmed to have been alive | Prefecture of birth | Prefecture of death or residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utaro Tamura | M | 5 April 1892 | January 2003 | ? | Tokyo |
| Naka Morii | F | 27 September 1893 | September 2006 | ? | Osaka |
| Masa Osada | F | 5 April 1894 | 13 September 2005 | ? | Tokyo |
| Kana Kiyan | F | 20 August 1895 | September 2005 | ? | Okinawa |
| Tama Higuchi | F | 15 October 1895 | 15 September 2006 | ? | Aichi |
| Yukino Matsuoka | F | 2 January 1896 | 15 September 2006 | ? | Hyōgo |
| Matsu Tsuru | F | 25 February 1896 | 1 January 2008 | ? | Fukuoka |
| Chisato Sato | F | 1 March 1896 | 1 January 2008 | ? | Fukuoka |
| Kikue Kametsu | F | 23 March 1896 | 15 September 2007 | ? | Fukuoka |
| Katsuno Mizuno | F | 31 March 1896 | 15 September 2006 | ? | Aichi |
| Hisako Sakai | F | 9 October 1896 | 1 March 2007 | ? | Ehime |
| Take Ohtawara | F | 23 December 1896 | 17 December 2007 | ? | Tochigi |
| Yoshie Hattori | F | 27 December 1896 | 15 September 2006 | ? | Tokyo |
| Sote Toshima | F | 26 January 1897 | 10 September 2007 | ? | Ishikawa |
| Mineno Yamamoto | F | 8 April 1897 | 12 December 2008 | ? | Fukuoka |
| Natsuyo Abe | F | 25 July 1897 | 30 September 2007 | ? | Tokyo |
| Toshi Horiya | F | 8 November 1897 | 14 September 2010 | ? | Kagoshima |
| Fumi Nonaka | F | 7 January 1898 | 7 January 2009 | ? | Yamaguchi |
| Yuki Migita | F | 4 March 1898 | 3 November 2008 | ? | Kagoshima |
| Hatsu Hirai | F | 15 August 1898 | 17 September 2009 | Kanagawa | Kanagawa |
| Chiyoko Asato | F | 20 September 1898 | 15 September 2010 | ? | Okinawa |
| Shigeno Nakamura | F | 21 January 1899 | 12 February 2009 | ? | Mie |
| Hisashi Hayakawa | F | 15 February 1899 | ? | ? | Tokyo |
| Hatsuno Tanaka | F | 20 May 1899 | March 2011 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
| Toku Yamaguchi | F | 24 May 1899 | 18 October 2009 | ? | Fukushima |
| Mitsuno Suzuki | F | 23 August 1899 | 22 November 2009 | ? | Yamagata |
| Kana Nagamine | F | 13 November 1899 | 11 February 2011 | ? | Okinawa |
| Moyo Hasegawa | F | 4 December 1899 | 29 December 2010 | ? | Tokyo |
| Tsune Yoshida | F | 31 January 1900 | 17 January 2011 | ? | Toyama |
| Sunao Matsuda | M | 30 July 1900 | 24 January 2011 | ? | Yamaguchi |
| Tsuru Kobayashi | F | 23 August 1900 | 16 February 2011 | ? | Chiba |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Japan since 1975
| From | To | Name | Sex | Reported age(s) when oldest | Reported lifespan | Prefecture of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 31 May 1975 |
Mito Umeta | F | ? – 112 | 27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days |
Kumamoto |
| 31 May 1975 | 16 November 1976 |
Niwa Kawamoto | F | 111 – 113 | 5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976 113 years, 103 days |
Shiga |
| 16 November 1976 | 10 January 1982 |
Woto Michii | F | 105 – 110 | 17 July 1871 – 10 January 1982 110 years, 177 days |
Ishikawa |
| 10 January 1982 | 10 February 1984 |
Momo Okuma | F | 107 – 110 | 12 January 1874 – 10 February 1984 110 years, 29 days |
Hokkaidō |
| 10 February 1984 | 21 May 1986 |
Ine Tsugawa | F | 110 – 111 | 3 April 1875 – 21 May 1986 111 years, 48 days |
Tokushima |
| 21 May 1986 | 17 January 1990 |
Mitsu Fujisawa | F | 110 – 113 | 9 April 1876 – 17 January 1990 113 years, 283 days |
Nagano |
| 17 January 1990 | 16 June 1992 |
Waka Shirahama | F | 111 – 114 | 23 March 1878 – 16 June 1992 114 years, 85 days |
Miyazaki |
| 16 June 1992 | 12 July 1995 |
Tane Ikai Tane Ikai holds the record as the oldest undisputed person ever from Japan. She was also the oldest undisputed person ever from Asia.Ikai became Japan's oldest person at age 113 in 1992 following the death of 114-year-old Waka Shirahama. She outlived her daughter and three sons. Ikai moved to a retirement... |
F | 113 – 116 | 18 January 1879 – 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days |
Aichi |
| 12 July 1995 | 4 May 1997 |
Sue Utagawa | F | 111 – 113 | 19 January 1884 – 4 May 1997 113 years, 105 days |
Yamaguchi |
| 4 May 1997 | 20 June 1998 |
Suekiku Miyanaga | F | 113 – 114 | 7 April 1884 – 20 June 1998 114 years, 74 days |
Kagoshima |
| 20 June 1998 | 31 July 1998 ( days) |
Asa Takii | F | 114 | 28 April 1884 – 31 July 1998 114 years, 94 days |
Hiroshima |
| 31 July 1998 | 18 November 1998 ( days) |
Tase Matsunaga | F | 114 | 11 May 1884 – 18 November 1998 114 years, 191 days |
Niigata |
| 18 November 1998 | 12 February 1999 ( days) |
Yasu Akino Yasu Akino (supercentenarian) was a Japanese supercentenarian and the oldest living person in Japan from November 18, 1998 to her death in February 12, 1999. She died at the age of 113 years and 348 days.-See also:*Oldest people*List of Japanese supercentenarians... |
F | 113 | 1 March 1885 – 12 February 1999 113 years, 348 days |
Shizuoka |
| 12 February 1999 | 29 April 1999 ( days) |
Denzo Ishisaki | M | 112 | 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days |
Ibaraki |
| 29 April 1999 | 31 October 2003 |
Kamato Hongo Kamato Hongo was a Japanese supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. Aged 116 years 45 days at the time of her death, she was the last remaining documented person born before 1889.-Biography:... |
F | 111 – 116 | 16 September 1887 – 31 October 2003 116 years, 45 days |
Kagoshima |
| 31 October 2003 | 13 November 2003 ( days) |
Mitoyo Kawate Mitoyo Kawate was a Japanese supercentenarian and, at the age of 114 years 182 days, briefly the oldest recognized living person after the death of either Kamato Hongo or Yukichi Chuganji, both also from Japan.... |
F | 114 | 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days |
Hiroshima |
| 13 November 2003 | 5 April 2005 |
Ura Koyama | F | 113 – 114 | 30 August 1890 – 5 April 2005 114 years, 218 days |
Fukuoka |
| 5 April 2005 | 13 August 2007 |
Yone Minagawa Yone Minagawa was a Japanese supercentenarian believed to have been the world's oldest living person from 29 January 2007 until her death of old age, aged 114 years 221 days... |
F | 112 – 114 | 4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days |
Fukuoka |
| 13 August 2007 | 19 August 2007 ( days) |
Shitsu Nakano Shitsu Nakano was the fourth-oldest living person in the world and the oldest living person in Japan, following the death of the then oldest living recognized person Yone Minagawa six days earlier. She died of natural causes in a home for the elderly in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture... |
F | 113 | 1 January 1894 – 19 August 2007 113 years, 230 days |
Fukuoka |
| 19 August 2007 | 22 February 2008 ( days) |
Tsuneyo Toyonaga Tsuneyo Toyonaga was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest living person in Japan from the death of Shitsu Nakano on August 19, 2007 until Toyonaga's death. She was the fifth-oldest living person in the world following the November 14, 2007 death of fellow 113-year-old Bertha Fry... |
F | 113 | 21 May 1894 – 22 February 2008 113 years, 277 days |
Kōchi |
| 22 February 2008 | 5 April 2008 ( days) |
Kaku Yamanaka | F | 113 | 11 December 1894 – 5 April 2008 113 years, 116 days |
Aichi |
| 5 April 2008 | 2 May 2010 |
Kama Chinen Kama Chinen was a Japanese supercentenarian, who at the age of 114 years 357 days, became the oldest validated living person when American supercentenarian Gertrude Baines died on 11 September 2009. At the age of 114 years 331 days, she became the last person born in 1895 when American supercentenarian Neva... |
F | 112 – 114 | 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days |
Okinawa |
| 2 May 2010 | Present |
Chiyono Hasegawa Chiyono Hasegawa is a Japanese supercentenarian. Aged , she is the oldest verified person in Japan since the death of Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010, and the oldest person in Asia. She is currently the 2nd oldest verified living person in the world behind American Besse Cooper. On 22 August 2011, Hasegawa became the... |
F | 113 – 115* | born 20 November 1896 age |
Living in Saga |
Denzo Ishizaki
was for a short time JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's oldest person
Oldest people
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and the world's oldest man
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
. He lived in Ibaraki Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...
. Ishizaki became the world's oldest recognized man following the death of American
United States
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Walter Richardson
Walter Richardson
Walter C. Richardson 1885 1998) was an American supercentenarian. He was the last known surviving man who was born in 1885. He became the world's oldest verified man on 17 July 1998, upon the death of 113-year-old Johnson Parks at the age of 112 years, 252 days, until his own death on Christmas...
on December 25, 1998, who was 113. He became Japan's oldest person following the death of Yasu Akino on February 12, 1999, who was also 113. He is also the only man to have been Japan's oldest person. Ishizaki died at the age of 112 years 191 days. As world's oldest man, he was succeeded in title by then Spanish
Spain
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111-year-old Antonio Urrea-Hernández, and, as Japan's oldest person, Ishizaki was succeeded by another 111-year-old, Kamato Hongo
Kamato Hongo
was a Japanese supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. Aged 116 years 45 days at the time of her death, she was the last remaining documented person born before 1889.-Biography:...
.
Ura Koyama
Ura Koyama (小山 ウラ Koyama Ura, August 30, 1890 – April 5, 2005) of IizukaIizuka, Fukuoka
is a city located at the confluence of the Honami and Onga rivers in central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.Iizuka was an important post-station on the Nagasaki Kaidō during the Edo Era. As Japan industrialised, Iizuka became the center of the most productive coal fields in Japan located throughout the...
became the oldest person
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
in Japan
Japan
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upon the death of Mitoyo Kawate
Mitoyo Kawate
was a Japanese supercentenarian and, at the age of 114 years 182 days, briefly the oldest recognized living person after the death of either Kamato Hongo or Yukichi Chuganji, both also from Japan....
in November 2003. In early December 2004, she became the world's fourth oldest person. On April 5, 2005, she died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
at a hospital in Iizuka.
Kaku Yamanaka
was a JapanJapan
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ese supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
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. She died at the age of 113 years, 116 days. At the time of her death, Yamanaka was the sixth-oldest living person in the world
Oldest people
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, and the oldest person in Japan. She lived her last years at a nursing home in Yatomi
Yatomi, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 2006, as a result of the merger between the town of Yatomi and the village of Jūshiyama, from Ama District....
, Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
.
According to officials at the nursing home, Yamanaka loved singing and dancing. Following her death, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry of Japan reported that a 112-year-old woman from Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
, was the nation's new oldest person. This turned out to be Kama Chinen
Kama Chinen
was a Japanese supercentenarian, who at the age of 114 years 357 days, became the oldest validated living person when American supercentenarian Gertrude Baines died on 11 September 2009. At the age of 114 years 331 days, she became the last person born in 1895 when American supercentenarian Neva...
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