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These are lists of [[Japanese people|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 279 verified supercentenarians from Japan.<ref name="GRG">[http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM Validated living supercentenarians] The Gerontology Research Group lists people as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.</ref> As of {{date}}, there are 23 [[list of living supercentenarians|verified living supercentenarians]], 17 pending, and 1 unverified in Japan, the oldest of whom is [[Misao Okawa]], aged {{age in years and days|1898|3|5}}. Okawa also currently holds the title of the World's oldest living person. The oldest person ever from Japan was [[Tane Ikai]], who died in 1995, aged 116 years, 175 days.
These are lists of [[Japanese people|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 280 verified supercentenarians from Japan.<ref name="GRG">[http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM Validated living supercentenarians] The Gerontology Research Group lists people as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.</ref> As of {{date}}, there are 23 [[list of living supercentenarians|verified living supercentenarians]], 17 pending, and 1 unverified in Japan, the oldest of whom is [[Misao Okawa]], aged {{age in years and days|1898|3|5}}. Okawa also currently holds the title of the World's oldest living person. The oldest person ever from Japan was [[Tane Ikai]], who died in 1995, aged 116 years, 175 days.


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These are lists of Japanese supercentenarians (people from Japan who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group. There have been 280 verified supercentenarians from Japan.[1] As of 19 November 2024, there are 23 verified living supercentenarians, 17 pending, and 1 unverified in Japan, the oldest of whom is Misao Okawa, aged 126 years, 259 days. Okawa also currently holds the title of the World's oldest living person. The oldest person ever from Japan was Tane Ikai, 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 longevity 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.

  Verified   Pending   Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 19 November 2024 Prefecture of birth Prefecture of residence
1 Misao Okawa[1] F 5 March 1898 126 years, 259 days Osaka Osaka
2 Nabi Tajima[1] F 4 August 1900 124 years, 107 days Kagoshima Kagoshima
3 Kiyoko Ishiguro[1] F 4 March 1901 123 years, 260 days ? Kanagawa
Anonymous[2] F 8 May 1901 123 years, 195 days ? Tokushima
4 Hanae Kimura[1] F 8 August 1901 123 years, 103 days ? Tokushima
5 Toshie Yorimitsu[1] F 30 September 1901 123 years, 50 days Kōchi Okinawa
6 Matsuyo Kageyama[1] F 10 October 1901 123 years, 40 days ? Kyoto
7 Tou Tajiri[1] F 23 October 1901 123 years, 27 days ? Osaka
8 Hana Shindo[1] F 29 October 1901 123 years, 21 days ? Saitama
9 Mitsue Toyoda[1] F 15 February 1902 122 years, 278 days ? Ōita
10 Sugino Tamai[1] F 9 March 1902 122 years, 255 days Shiga Hyōgo
11 Kitsuyo Yamamoto[1] F 12 March 1902 122 years, 252 days ? Shimane
12 Yukie Hino[1] F 17 April 1902 122 years, 216 days ? Niigata
13 Sotomi Hara[1] F 7 June 1902 122 years, 165 days ? Nagano
14 Tsuya Miura[1] F 24 July 1902 122 years, 118 days ? Aichi
15 Yoneno Kouno[1] F 7 August 1902 122 years, 104 days ? Ehime
16 Kiyo Oshiro[1] F 15 September 1902 122 years, 65 days ? Okinawa
17 Masa Iseri[1] F 19 September 1902 122 years, 61 days ? Kumamoto
18 Take Matsui[1] F 1 October 1902 122 years, 49 days ? Hiroshima
Masayo Ito[1] F 1 October 1902 122 years, 49 days ? Miyagi
20 Sute Sato[1] F 15 October 1902 122 years, 35 days ? Fukushima
Mutsuji Yamawaki[2] F 5 December 1902 121 years, 350 days ? Kyoto
Shizue Matsuzaki[2] F 26 December 1902 121 years, 329 days ? Kagawa
21 Matsu Adachi[1] F 1 January 1903 121 years, 323 days Yamagata Ibaraki
Kane Tanaka[2] F 2 January 1903 121 years, 322 days ? Fukuoka
Hama Takebayashi[2] F 5 January 1903 121 years, 319 days ? Kyoto
Miyuki Kosaka[2] F 21 January 1903 121 years, 303 days ? Ishikawa
22 Sakari Momoi[1] M 5 February 1903 121 years, 288 days Fukushima Saitama
Maushi Uezu[2] F 24 February 1903 121 years, 269 days ? Okinawa
23 Yasutaro Koide[2] M 13 March 1903 121 years, 251 days ? Aichi
Sue Hirano[2] F 20 March 1903 121 years, 244 days ? Toyama
Shige Kitagawa[2] F 15 April 1903 121 years, 218 days Shiga
Yasuno Kawamoto[2] F 15 April 1903 121 years, 218 days Okayama Yamaguchi
Kiyo Takahashi[2] F 1 July 1903 121 years, 141 days ? Niigata
Moto Yamada[2] F 4 July 1903 121 years, 138 days ? Fukuoka
Tae Ito[2] F 11 July 1903 121 years, 131 days ? Iwate
Asa Sakamoto[2] F 28 August 1903 121 years, 83 days ? Ibaraki
Hatsuno Goto[2] F 1 September 1903 121 years, 79 days Niigata Tokyo
Aino Matsuoka[2] F 3 September 1903 121 years, 77 days ? Hyōgo
Hikari Kataoka[2] F 6 September 1903 121 years, 74 days ? Ehime
Shino Mori F 9 November 1903 121 years, 10 days Kumamoto Kumamoto

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 the GRG. Those listed as age disputed have been verified by the GRG, but evidence has come to light that suggests that they may have been younger than the age given on this page.

  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)   Pending

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Prefecture of birth Prefecture of death
1 Tane Ikai[3] F 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days Aichi Aichi
2 Jiroemon Kimura[1] M 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Kyoto Kyoto
3 Misao Okawa[1] F 5 March 1898 Living 126 years, 259 days Osaka Living in Osaka
4 Koto Okubo F 24 December 1897 12 January 2013 115 years, 19 days Tokyo Kanagawa
5 Chiyono Hasegawa[4] F 20 November 1896 2 December 2011 115 years, 12 days Saga Saga
6 Kama Chinen[5] F 10 May 1895 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days Okinawa Okinawa
7 Hide Ohira[3] F 15 September 1880 9 May 1995 114 years, 236 days Wakayama Wakayama
8 Yone Minagawa[6] F 4 January 1893 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days Fukuoka Fukuoka
9 Ura Koyama[3] F 30 August 1890 5 April 2005 114 years, 218 days Hiroshima Fukuoka
10 Tase Matsunaga[3] F 11 May 1884 18 November 1998 114 years, 191 days Niigata Tokyo
11 Yukichi Chuganji[3] M 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Fukuoka Fukuoka
12 Kame Nakamura[7] F 8 March 1898 12 September 2012 114 years, 188 days Okinawa Okinawa
13 Mitoyo Kawate[3] F 15 May 1889 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days Hiroshima Hiroshima
14 Chiyo Shiraishi[3] F 6 August 1895 19 November 2009 114 years, 105 days Fukushima Ibaraki
15 Asa Takii[3] F 28 April 1884 31 July 1998 114 years, 94 days Hiroshima Hiroshima
16 Waka Shirahama[3] F 23 March 1878 16 June 1992 114 years, 85 days Kagoshima Miyazaki
17 Suekiku Miyanaga[3] F 7 April 1884 20 June 1998 114 years, 74 days ? Kagoshima
18 Shige Hirooka[4] F 16 January 1897 29 March 2011 114 years, 72 days ? Osaka
19 Hatsue Ono[7] F 31 October 1898 17 October 2012 113 years, 352 days Iwate Hokkaidō
20 Yasu Akino[3] F 1 March 1885 12 February 1999 113 years, 348 days ? Shizuoka
21 Tsuneyo Toyonaga[8] F 21 May 1894 22 February 2008 113 years, 277 days ? Kōchi
22 Tomoji Tanabe[9] M 18 September 1895 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days Miyazaki Miyazaki
23 Mitsue Nagasaki[1] F 18 September 1899 17 June 2013 113 years, 272 days Kumamoto Hiroshima
24 Shitsu Nakano[6] F 1 January 1894 19 August 2007 113 years, 230 days Fukuoka Fukuoka
25 Nabi Tajima[1] F 4 August 1900 Living 124 years, 107 days Kagoshima Living in Kagoshima
26 Yoshino Tanaka[1] F 3 March 1900 30 July 2013 113 years, 149 days Okinawa Nagasaki
27 Terue Ashida[1] F 20 September 1899 15 February 2013 113 years, 148 days Hyōgo Hyōgo
28 Komiya Miyazaki[4] F 20 August 1897 4 January 2011 113 years, 137 days ? Hiroshima
29 Mise Ito[3] F 6 November 1890 18 March 2004 113 years, 133 days ? Shizuoka
30 Jun Kitamasu[1] F 2 March 1900 11 July 2013 113 years, 131 days ? Hiroshima
31 Kaku Yamanaka[8] F 11 December 1894 5 April 2008 113 years, 116 days Aichi Aichi
32 Sue Utagawa[3] F 19 January 1884 4 May 1997 113 years, 105 days Yamaguchi Yamaguchi
33 Niwa Kawamoto[3] F 5 August 1863 16 November 1976 113 years, 103 days ? Shiga
34 Tome Takaoka[7] F 1 January 1899 12 April 2012 113 years, 102 days ? Ibaraki
35 Kame Takamiyagi[7] F 10 June 1899 10 September 2012 113 years, 92 days ? Okinawa
36 Chiyono Ohta[5] F 1 November 1896 25 January 2010 113 years, 85 days ? Miyagi
37 Mie Ishiguro[3] F 2 June 1888 14 August 2001 113 years, 73 days Hokkaidō Hokkaidō
38 Hina Shikawatari[7] F 1 January 1899 15 February 2012 113 years, 45 days ? Ishikawa
39 Yoshino Ide[9] F 1 January 1896 28 January 2009 113 years, 27 days ? Hyōgo
40 Tase Hayasaka[3] F 1 July 1885 23 July 1998 113 years, 22 days ? Niigata
41 Kou Iijima[9] F 25 March 1896 22 March 2009 112 years, 362 days ? Chiba
42 Yaoe Koda[4] F 1 July 1898 9 June 2011 112 years, 343 days ? Kōchi
43 Matsu Kayo[3] F 9 January 1886 13 December 1998 112 years, 338 days Okinawa Okinawa
44 Kiyoko Ishiguro[1] F 4 March 1901 Living 123 years, 260 days ? Living in Kanagawa
45 Chikao Beppu[5] F 28 March 1897 17 February 2010 112 years, 326 days ? Kagoshima
46 Toyo Endo[3] F 13 February 1892 3 January 2005 112 years, 325 days ? Shizuoka
47 Matsuno Oikawa[3] F 20 February 1889 3 January 2002 112 years, 317 days ? Iwate
48 Yoki Yonehara[3] F 2 March 1892 4 January 2005 112 years, 308 days ? Shimane
49 Hiro Nakae[4] F 20 October 1898 19 August 2011 112 years, 303 days ? Hiroshima
50 Suma Tamagawa[4] F 14 March 1899 23 December 2011 112 years, 284 days ? Iwate
Anonymous[2] F 8 May 1901 Living 123 years, 195 days ? Living in Tokushima
51 Takeno Fujita[7] F 1 December 1899 3 August 2012 112 years, 246 days ? Ehime
Kame Higa[3] F 22 June 1892 23 February 2005 112 years, 246 days Okinawa Okinawa
53 Ine Atarashiya[7] F 6 September 1899 8 May 2012 112 years, 245 days ? Yamaguchi
54 Woteru Takiguchi[7] F 19 April 1900 30 November 2012 112 years, 225 days ? Tokyo
55 Usa Higa[4] F 21 March 1899 7 October 2011 112 years, 200 days ? Okinawa
56 Denzo Ishizaki[3] M 20 October 1886 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days ? Ibaraki
57 Shizue Hasegawa[3] F 27 January 1885 31 July 1997 112 years, 185 days ? Hiroshima
58 Hanae Kimura[1] F 8 August 1901 Living 123 years, 103 days ? Living in Tokushima
59 Haru Shimazu[3] F 7 July 1892 14 December 2004 112 years, 160 days ? Kanagawa
60 Sawayo Tanaka[3] F 9 June 1891 1 November 2003 112 years, 145 days ? Fukuoka
61 Toshie Yorimitsu[1] F 30 September 1901 Living 123 years, 50 days Kōchi Living in Okinawa
62 Matsuyo Kageyama[1] F 10 October 1901 Living 123 years, 40 days ? Living in Kyoto
63 Natsuko Fujiwara[1] F 29 September 1901 23 January 2014 112 years, 116 days ? Hiroshima
64 Chiyo Kowada[3] F 16 September 1886 31 December 1998 112 years, 106 days ? Fukushima
65 Tou Tajiri[1] F 23 October 1901 Living 123 years, 27 days ? Living in Osaka
66 Hana Shindo[1] F 29 October 1901 Living 123 years, 21 days ? Living in Saitama
67 Gengan Tonaki[3] M 30 October 1884 24 January 1997 112 years, 86 days Okinawa Okinawa
68 Syun Suzuki[3] F 25 September 1892 17 December 2004 112 years, 83 days ? Yamagata
69 Yasu Nishiyama[3] F 20 August 1894 31 October 2006 112 years, 72 days ? Kagawa
70 Mito Umeta[3] F 27 March 1863 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days ? Kumamoto
71 Gozei Higa[9] F 10 October 1897 13 December 2009 112 years, ca. 62 days ? Okinawa
72 Sou Osada[1] F 2 January 1901 9 February 2013 112 years, 38 days ? Aichi
73 Tadanosuke Hashimoto[3] M 27 April 1891 31 May 2003 112 years, 34 days ? Hyōgo
74 Kumekichi Tani[3] M 20 April 1891 12 May 2003 112 years, 22 days ? Tokushima
75 Tane Komine[3] F 18 March 1893 6 April 2005 112 years, 19 days ? Saitama
76 Shika Shimada[5] F 7 July 1898 20 July 2010 112 years, 13 days ? Nagasaki
77 Tsuji Takano[9] F 7 June 1897 17 June 2009 112 years, 10 days ? Niigata
78 Miyae Nishiyama[8] F 10 January 1896 16 January 2008 112 years, 6 days ? Wakayama
79 Yoshi Kitamura[1] F 1 June 1901 29 May 2013 111 years, 362 days ? Hyōgo
80 Yasuko Kimura[7] F 10 August 1900 3 August 2012 111 years, 359 days ? Shizuoka
81 Mitsue Toyoda[1] F 15 February 1902 Living 122 years, 278 days ? Living in Ōita
82 Sumi Fujiki[10] F 10 September 1892 27 August 2004 111 years, 352 days ? Iwate
83 Masayo Okamoto[1] F 21 September 1901 7 September 2013 111 years, 351 days Okayama Okayama
84 Sugino Tamai[1] F 9 March 1902 Living 122 years, 255 days Shiga Living in Hyōgo
85 Kitsuyo Yamamoto[1] F 12 March 1902 Living 122 years, 252 days ? Living in Shimane
86 Koto Uemura[5] F 1 March 1898 21 January 2010 111 years, 326 days ? Miyazaki
87 Haru Mori[3] F 28 May 1894 16 April 2006 111 years, 323 days ? Kagawa
Aki Onozaki[5] F 1 April 1898 18 February 2010 111 years, 323 days ? Tochigi
89 Soyo Iwakura[3] F 15 December 1894 19 October 2006 111 years, 308 days ? Niigata
90 Waki Muneta[3] F 22 March 1893 20 January 2005 111 years, 304 days ? Hiroshima
91 Kou Minakuchi[4] F 18 October 1899 10 August 2011 111 years, 296 days ? Gifu
92 Yukie Hino[1] F 17 April 1902 Living 122 years, 216 days ? Living in Niigata
93 Kuni Numata[6] F 1 February 1896 16 November 2007 111 years, 288 days ? Osaka
94 Shin Hosono[1] F 19 March 1902 20 December 2013 111 years, 276 days Gunma Gunma
95 Hisa Tokumoto[6] F 25 February 1896 27 November 2007 111 years, 275 days ? Yamaguchi
96 Masaki Moriyama[3] F 21 December 1885 14 September 1997 111 years, 267 days ? Aomori
97 Terue Ichikawa[7] F 10 May 1900 19 January 2012 111 years, 254 days ? Kōchi
98 Tsuru Misawa[3] F 11 January 1891 21 September 2002 111 years, 253 days ? Hyōgo
99 Kozuru Ueda[6] F 1 August 1895 10 April 2007 111 years, 252 days ? Miyazaki
100 Masayo Ogawara[1] F 2 August 1901 2 April 2013 111 years, 243 days Yamagata Niigata
101 Sotomi Hara[1] F 7 June 1902 Living 122 years, 165 days ? Living in Nagano
102 Kane Kagaya[6] F 18 February 1896 12 October 2007 111 years, 236 days ? Hokkaidō
103 Yoshie Saito[10] F 25 December 1892 13 August 2004 111 years, 232 days ? Yamagata
104 Sumie Gomagano[4] F 15 April 1900 21 November 2011 111 years, 220 days ? Miyazaki
105 Mago Nozawa[6] F 9 February 1896 12 September 2007 111 years, 215 days ? Kagoshima
106 Tanekichi Onishi[4] M 15 February 1900 11 September 2011 111 years, 208 days Gifu Hokkaidō
Kana Nakada[4] F 15 February 1900 11 September 2011 111 years, 208 days ? Okinawa
108 Kiyoshi Igarashi[9] M 2 August 1897 23 February 2009 111 years, 205 days ? Hokkaidō
109 Hisa Kurihara[3] F 5 February 1894 23 August 2005 111 years, 199 days ? Miyazaki
110 Tsuya Miura[1] F 24 July 1902 Living 122 years, 118 days ? Living in Aichi
111 Yoneno Kouno[1] F 7 August 1902 Living 122 years, 104 days ? Living in Ehime
112 Matsu Nakazato[11] F 3 February 1882 3 August 1993 111 years, 181 days Okinawa Okinawa
113 Jokichi Ikarashi[1] M 26 January 1902 23 July 2013 111 years, 178 days Niigata Niigata
114 Sukesaburo Nakanishi[6] M 15 March 1896 22 August 2007 111 years, 160 days ? Shiga
Soto Yamamoto[7] F 10 April 1901 17 September 2012 111 years, 160 days ? Ishikawa
116 Shike Sato[4] F 16 March 1900 22 August 2011 111 years, 159 days Fukushima Saitama
117 Shizuko Oyama[3] F 8 December 1893 14 May 2005 111 years, 157 days Okinawa Okinawa
118 Sakura Kishi[4] F 28 September 1899 24 February 2011 111 years, 149 days Aomori Aomori
119 Kayo Fujii[3] F 12 March 1888 6 August 1999 111 years, 147 days ? Aichi
120 Tsuru Tokashiki[8] F 24 June 1897 16 November 2008 111 years, 145 days ? Okinawa
121 Kiyo Oshiro[1] F 15 September 1902 Living 122 years, 65 days ? Living in Okinawa
122 Masa Iseri[1] F 19 September 1902 Living 122 years, 61 days ? Living in Kumamoto
123 Ura Karazawa[5] F 8 July 1899 21 November 2010 111 years, 136 days ? Shizuoka
124 Take Matsui[1] F 1 October 1902 Living 122 years, 49 days ? Living in Hiroshima
Masayo Ito[2] F 1 October 1902 Living 122 years, 49 days ? Living in Miyagi
126 Shie Kitai[3] F 28 June 1887 28 October 1998 111 years, 122 days ? Osaka
127 Gozei Taba[3] F 12 September 1889 6 January 2001 111 years, 116 days Okinawa Okinawa
128 Masa Nouma[10] F 15 March 1893 6 July 2004 111 years, 113 days ? Fukuoka
129 Sute Sato[1] F 15 October 1902 Living 122 years, 35 days ? Living in Fukushima
130 Kiku Nishimura[8] F 2 May 1897 22 August 2008 111 years, 112 days ? Kagoshima
Sei Yamashita[2] F 10 October 1902 18 January 2014 111 years, 100 days ? Kagoshima
131 Sadayoshi Tanabe[3] M 20 October 1888 18 January 2000 111 years, 90 days Tottori Kanagawa
132 Kesa Eiei[6] F 25 March 1896 19 June 2007 111 years, 86 days ? Kagoshima
133 Tsuyano Watanabe[6] F 20 February 1896 14 May 2007 111 years, 83 days ? Tokushima
134 Makaru Nakanishi[1] M 15 December 1901 28 February 2013 111 years, 75 days Okinawa Okinawa
135 Kamado Okuhara[3] F 28 October 1887 10 January 1999 111 years, 74 days Okinawa Okinawa
136 Shitsuko Araki[9] F 24 March 1898 3 June 2009 111 years, 71 days ? Okayama
137 Haru Kitagawa[4] F 23 January 1900 2 April 2011 111 years, 69 days Shiga Niigata
138 Kise Endoh[3] F 28 December 1893 3 March 2005 111 years, 65 days ? Fukushima
139 Naka Matsuzaki[3] F 1 January 1896 6 March 2007 111 years, 64 days ? Chiba
Mutsuji Yamawaki[2] F 5 December 1902 Living 121 years, 350 days ? Living in Kyoto
140 Tatsuno Ioda[8] F 2 January 1897 4 March 2008 111 years, 62 days ? Nara
Teru Sugita[2] F 5 October 1902 30 November 2013 111 years, 56 days ? Shizuoka
141 Kimi Nakano[4] F 18 March 1900 9 May 2011 111 years, 52 days Iwate Iwate
Shinobu Matsuda[2] F 8 October 1902 26 November 2013 111 years, 49 days ? Hokkaidō
142 Ine Tsugawa[12] F 3 April 1875 21 May 1986 111 years, 48 days ? Tokushima
143 Norio Kowada[3] M 25 April 1892 6 June 2003 111 years, 42 days ? Okinawa
Shizue Matsuzaki[2] F 26 December 1902 Living 121 years, 329 days ? Living in Kagawa
144 Kama Nakasone[3] M 23 November 1891 1 January 2003 111 years, 39 days ? Okinawa
145 Matsu Adachi[1] F 1 January 1903 Living 121 years, 323 days Yamagata Living in Ibaraki
Kane Tanaka[2] F 2 January 1903 Living 121 years, 322 days ? Living in Fukuoka
Hama Takabayashi[2] F 5 January 1903 Living 121 years, 319 days ? Living in Kyoto
146 Masao Kaga[1] M 1 June 1902 26 June 2013 111 years, 25 days ? Kagawa
147 Sato Kawaida[1] F 2 December 1902 26 December 2013 111 years, 24 days Gifu Miyazaki
148 Soto Kitagawa[3] F 23 February 1890 18 March 2001 111 years, 23 days ? Shimane
Haya Kurogi[8] F 10 January 1897 2 February 2008 111 years, 23 days ? Miyazaki
150 Sumie Kawamura[1] F 8 February 1902 2 March 2013 111 years, 22 days ? Wakayama
151 Hana Saito[1] F 10 March 1902 29 March 2013 111 years, 19 days ? Gunma
Miyuki Kosaka[2] F 21 January 1903 Living 121 years, 303 days ? Living in Ishikawa
152 Aki Ichikawa[3] F 10 August 1889 14 August 2000 111 years, 4 days ? Ehime
153 Kaya Itoh[3] F 30 August 1894 1 September 2005 111 years, 2 days ? Saga
Nijiro Tokuda[3] M 10 June 1895 12 June 2006 111 years, 2 days Kagoshima Kagoshima
155 Miwa Sugisawa[4] F 2 October 1900 3 October 2011 111 years, 1 day ? Niigata
156 Sakari Momoi[1] M 5 February 1903 Living 121 years, 288 days Fukushima Living in Saitama
157 Tama Taira[4] F 25 September 1900 22 September 2011 110 years, 362 days Okinawa Okinawa
158 Giichi Okumura[6] M 18 October 1896 13 October 2007 110 years, 360 days Hyōgo Hokkaidō
159 Koyumi Inoue[3] F 18 July 1895 12 July 2006 110 years, 359 days ? Gifu
160 Yaeno Koga[3] F 4 November 1889 27 October 2000 110 years, 358 days ? ?
161 Riu Kato[5] F 5 November 1899 27 October 2010 110 years, 356 days ? Yamagata
162 Fuji Nozawa[3] F 20 September 1893 6 September 2004 110 years, 352 days ? Gunma
163 Eiju Tsuru[3] M 4 February 1879 11 January 1990 110 years, 341 days ? Nagano
Maushi Uezu[2] F 24 February 1903 Living 121 years, 269 days ? Living in Okinawa
164 Tome Sagara[7] F 10 August 1901 10 July 2012 110 years, 335 days ? Shiga
165 Yoshio Nakagawa[7] M 19 December 1901 16 November 2012 110 years, 333 days Kagawa Hiroshima
166 Kaya Kataoka[8] F 1 April 1897 27 February 2008 110 years, 332 days ? Hyōgo
Masatake Kinoshita[8] M 20 August 1897 17 July 2008 110 years, 332 days ? Okayama
168 Yasutaro Koide[1] M 13 March 1903 Living 121 years, 251 days ? Living in Aichi
Kiyo Maeda[2] F 5 January 1903 27 November 2013 110 years, 326 days ? Saga
Sue Hirano[2] F 20 March 1903 Living 121 years, 244 days ? Living in Toyama
169 Kinno Tanoue[3] F 12 January 1892 30 November 2002 110 years, 322 days ? Gifu
170 Umeno Arai[9] F 10 November 1898 21 September 2009 110 years, 315 days ? Nagano
171 Komitsu Yano[3] F 4 November 1891 14 September 2002 110 years, 314 days ? Hyōgo
172 Takashi Hattori[9] M 12 March 1898 12 January 2009 110 years, 306 days ? Saitama
173 Shizuno Iwasaki[3] F 1 February 1891 3 December 2001 110 years, 305 days ? Mie
Yoshi Kobayashi[9] F 2 September 1898 4 July 2009 110 years, 305 days ? Saitama
Shige Kitagawa[2] F 15 April 1903 Living 121 years, 218 days ? Living in Shiga
Yasuno Kawamoto[2] F 15 April 1903 Living 121 years, 218 days ? Living in Yamaguchi
175 Teruko Sugimoto[7] F 27 February 1902 15 December 2012 110 years, 292 days ? Tottori
Tomi Hirano[2] F 18 March 1903 28 December 2013 110 years, 285 days ? Akita
Saki Kanda[2] F 26 March 1903 26 December 2013 110 years, 275 days Iwate Iwate
176 Shitsu Fuchikami[3] F 5 January 1896 6 October 2006 110 years, 274 days ? Saga
177 Suhe Yamada[3] F 5 June 1895 5 March 2006 110 years, 273 days ? Nagano
178 Kame Uei[3] F 8 May 1892 30 January 2003 110 years, 267 days ? Okinawa
179 Tsuru Takenaka[3] F 18 May 1891 6 February 2002 110 years, 264 days ? ?
Zentaro Kaneda[2] M 13 May 1903 28 January 2014 110 years, 260 days ? Ibaraki
180 Kou Takayanagi[7] F 24 July 1901 8 April 2012 110 years, 259 days ? Saitama
181 Michino Takenaka[7] F 22 June 1901 4 March 2012 110 years, 256 days ? Shimane
Yae Yabuki[7] F 25 June 1901 7 March 2012 110 years, 256 days ? Okayama
Ikuyo Tanaka[10] F 2 August 1893 14 April 2004 110 years, 256 days ? Nagasaki
184 Chiyo Ogata[13] F 28 March 1896 6 December 2006 110 years, 253 days ? Kagoshima
Toki Takagi[9] F 1 February 1899 12 October 2009 110 years, 253 days ? Aichi
Sai Kitamura[14] F 4 March 1893 12 November 2003 110 years, 253 days ? Niigata
Shizu Okabe[2] F 8 December 1902 2 August 2013 110 years, 237 days ? Nagasaki
187 Nobu Abe[5] F 3 February 1900 27 September 2010 110 years, 236 days Gifu Aichi
188 Tei Ura[13] F 16 October 1895 5 June 2006 110 years, 232 days ? Ishikawa
189 Hajime Fujita[7] M 15 February 1902 3 October 2012 110 years, 231 days ? Ōita
190 Yoshi Ishii[3] F 16 January 1890 31 August 2000 110 years, 228 days ? Ehime
191 Hanae Kondou[3] F 21 April 1894 2 December 2004 110 years, 225 days ? Shizuoka
Shige Taminato[7] F 15 November 1901 27 June 2012 110 years, 225 days ? Okinawa
Kiyo Takahashi[2] F 1 July 1903 Living 121 years, 141 days ? Living in Niigata
Moto Yamada[2] F 4 July 1903 Living 121 years, 138 days ? Living in Fukuoka
Tae Ito[2] F 11 July 1903 Living 121 years, 131 days ? Living in Iwate
193 Kane Akazawa[13] F 27 February 1896 19 September 2006 110 years, 204 days ? Chiba
194 Kame Nagayama[3] F 21 September 1891 9 April 2002 110 years, 200 days ? Okinawa
195 Fui Onigahara[15] F 13 December 1894 30 June 2005 110 years, 199 days ? Kagoshima
196 Kamado Uehara[7] F 15 September 1901 27 March 2012 110 years, 194 days ? Okinawa
197 Hatsuyo Otsuchi[6] F 3 March 1897 10 September 2007 110 years, 191 days ? Hiroshima
198 Chiake Nakamura[3] M 31 December 1889 7 July 2000 110 years, 189 days ? Nagasaki
Yuki Hasegawa[13] M 28 February 1896 5 September 2006 110 years, 189 days ? Nagano
200 Nao Ikeda[16] F 7 December 1890 10 June 2001 110 years, 185 days ? Kōchi
201 Woto Michii[3] F 17 July 1871 10 January 1982 110 years, 177 days ? Ishikawa
202 Shizue Tsuji[4] F 22 November 1900 16 May 2011 110 years, 175 days Mie Mie
Yone Tsukiyama[7] F 1 November 1901 24 April 2012 110 years, 175 days ? Wakayama
204 Hanae Sugiyama[3] F 27 July 1890 11 January 2001 110 years, 168 days ? ?
205 Rin Fukaya[3] F 19 January 1890 30 June 2000 110 years, 163 days ? Yamaguchi
Asa Sakamoto[2] F 28 August 1903 Living 121 years, 83 days ? Living in Ibaraki
206 Shozo Otani[6] M 5 March 1897 13 August 2007 110 years, 161 days ? Niigata
Hatsuno Goto[2] F 1 September 1903 Living 121 years, 79 days Niigata Living in Tokyo
Aino Matsuoka[2] F 3 September 1903 Living 121 years, 77 days ? Living in Hyōgo
Hikari Kataoka[2] F 6 September 1903 Living 121 years, 74 days ? Living in Ehime
207 Shinobu Kamimura[4] F 6 February 1901 7 July 2011 110 years, 151 days ? Kumamoto
208 Kino Aizawa[10] F 16 August 1893 9 January 2004 110 years, 146 days ? Kanagawa
209 Kayo Miyazaki[8] F 17 September 1897 8 February 2008 110 years, 144 days ? Shizuoka
210 Kamado Koja[3] F 17 November 1889 3 April 2000 110 years, 138 days ? Tochigi
211 Aki Iizuka[4] F 11 September 1900 20 January 2011 110 years, 131 days ? Tochigi
212 Unidentified[3] ? 12 September 1887 16 January 1998 110 years, 126 days ? ?
213 Asa Yashiro[3] F 8 August 1888 4 December 1998 110 years, 118 days ? Saitama
214 Yoshigiku Ito[3] M 3 August 1856 26 November 1966 110 years, 115 days ? Wakayama
215 Unidentified[3] ? 27 September 1890 9 January 2001 110 years, 104 days ? ?
216 Takano Akita[10] F 10 February 1894 19 May 2004 110 years, 99 days ? Okayama
217 Tsuru Kamori[4] F 30 January 1901 8 May 2011 110 years, 98 days ? Tokyo
218 Sue Morino[8] F 18 March 1898 20 June 2008 110 years, 94 days ? Hyōgo
219 Takeno Sakata[7] F 28 December 1901 24 March 2012 110 years, 87 days Miyazaki Miyazaki
220 Kinu Onishi[10] F 15 December 1893 8 March 2004 110 years, 84 days ? Shiga
Fusa Sugita[6] F 23 February 1897 18 May 2007 110 years, 84 days ? Aichi
222 Suga Machida[9] F 28 March 1899 17 June 2009 110 years, 81 days ? Gunma
223 Kana Myazato[3] F 27 September 1892 15 December 2002 110 years, 79 days ? Okinawa
224 Shizu Shizuno[6] F 25 January 1897 13 April 2007 110 years, 78 days ? Saitama
Mitsu Nakano[14] F 13 September 1893 30 November 2003 110 years, 78 days ? Hyōgo
226 Kiku Ohkuma[3] F 18 November 1895 31 January 2006 110 years, 74 days ? Kyoto
Mutsu Nomoto[14] F 7 October 1893 20 December 2003 110 years, 74 days ? Kagoshima
228 Matsue Mitsuki[6] F 10 February 1897 24 April 2007 110 years, 73 days ? Kyoto
229 Unidentified[3] ? 4 May 1887 15 July 1997 110 years, 72 days ? ?
Nabe Kade[2] F 11 October 1903 21 December 2013 110 years, 71 days ? Okinawa
230 Kou Inabayashi[9] F 20 December 1898 27 February 2009 110 years, 69 days ? Fukushima
231 Yoshi Kikuchi[13] F 28 March 1896 4 June 2006 110 years, 68 days ? Iwate
Suwa Kondou[8] F 15 November 1897 22 January 2008 110 years, 68 days ? Gifu
Unidentified[2] F 4 July 1891 28 August 2001 110 years, 55 days ? ?
Masa Katagiri[2] F 26 January 1903 22 March 2013 110 years, 55 days ? Yamagata
233 Kohachi Shigetaka[3] M 10 May 1895 3 July 2005 110 years, 54 days ? Hiroshima
234 Natsu Kumagawa[3] F 9 August 1895 30 September 2005 110 years, 52 days ? Saga
Chieko Miyazaki[2] F 27 July 1903 13 September 2013 110 years, 48 days ? Hyōgo
235 Momo Okuma[3] F 12 January 1874 10 February 1984 110 years, 29 days ? Hokkaidō
236 Unidentified[3] ? 23 November 1886 19 December 1996 110 years, 26 days ? ?
237 Makato Kinjo[3] F 7 August 1888 18 August 1998 110 years, 11 days Okinawa Okinawa
Unidentified[2] F 3 January 1893 6 January 2003 110 years, 3 days ? ?
238 Unidentified[17] 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[3] F 31 December 1889 24 January 2003 113 years, 24 days Okinawa 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

  Verified   Pending   Unverified

Prefecture Name Sex Birth date Age
Aichi Tsuya Miura[18] F 24 July 1902 122 years, 118 days
Akita
Aomori Tetsu Ishii[19] F 15 September 1904 120 years, 65 days
Chiba Anonymous[20] F 12 January 1904 120 years, 312 days
Ehime Yoneno Kouno[21] F 7 August 1902 122 years, 104 days
Fukui Anonymous[22] F 1902/1903 110 years
Fukuoka Kane Tanaka[23] F 2 January 1903 121 years, 322 days
Fukushima Sute Sato[24] F 15 October 1902 122 years, 35 days
Gifu Teru Kobayashi[25] F 30 July 1904 120 years, 112 days
Gunma
Hiroshima Take Matsui[26] F 1 October 1902 122 years, 49 days
Hokkaidō
Hyōgo Sugino Tamai[27] F 9 March 1902 122 years, 255 days
Ibaraki Matsu Adachi[28] F 1 January 1903 121 years, 323 days
Ishikawa Miyuki Kosaka[29] F 21 January 1903 121 years, 303 days
Iwate Tae Ito[30] F 11 July 1903 121 years, 131 days
Kagawa Shizue Matsuzaki[31] F 26 December 1902 121 years, 329 days
Kagoshima Nabi Tajima[32] F 4 August 1900 124 years, 107 days
Kanagawa Kiyoko Ishiguro[33] F 4 March 1901 123 years, 260 days
Kōchi
Kumamoto Masa Iseri[34] F 19 September 1902 122 years, 61 days
Kyoto Matsuyo Kageyama[35] F 10 October 1901 123 years, 40 days
Mie
Miyagi Masayo Ito[36] F 1 October 1902 122 years, 49 days
Miyazaki Chiharu Oyama[37] F 12 December 1904 119 years, 343 days
Nagano Sotomi Hara[38] F 7 June 1902 122 years, 165 days
Nagasaki Wasa Takano[39] F 25 December 1903 120 years, 330 days
Nara Anonymous[40] F September 1902 111 years
Niigata Yukie Hino[41] F 17 April 1902 122 years, 216 days
Ōita Mitsue Toyoda[42] F 15 February 1902 122 years, 278 days
Okayama Anonymous[43] F April 1903 110 years
Okinawa Toshie Yorimitsu[44] F 30 September 1901 123 years, 50 days
Osaka Misao Okawa[45] F 5 March 1898 126 years, 259 days
Saga
Saitama Hana Shindo[46] F 29 October 1901 123 years, 21 days
Shiga Shige Kitagawa[47] F 15 April 1903 121 years, 218 days
Shimane Kitsuyo Yamamoto[48] F 12 March 1902 122 years, 252 days
Shizuoka Tatsu Nakamura[49] F 10 January 1905 119 years, 314 days
Tochigi Hana Hashikabe[50] F 2 January 1905 119 years, 322 days
Tokushima Anonymous[51] F 8 May 1901 123 years, 195 days
Tokyo
Tottori Asano Tago[52] F 22 June 1906 118 years, 150 days
Toyama Sue Hirano[53] F 20 March 1903 121 years, 244 days
Wakayama Masae Okaguchi[54] F 1 August 1904 120 years, 110 days
Yamagata Tei Sato[55] F 23 December 1903 120 years, 332 days
Yamaguchi Yasuno Kawamoto[56] F 15 April 1903 121 years, 218 days
Yamanashi Nawo Yoda[57] F 1905 108 years

Oldest Japanese person by prefecture

This is a list of the oldest people from each prefecture, note that the list contains the oldest Japanese supercentenarian by prefecture of birth.

  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)   Pending   Age disputed   Unverified

Prefecture Name Sex Birth date Death date Age
Aichi Tane Ikai F 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days
Akita
Aomori Sakura Kishi F 28 September 1899 24 February 2011 111 years, 149 days
Chiba
Ehime
Fukui
Fukuoka Yone Minagawa F 4 January 1893 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days
Fukushima Chiyo Shiraishi F 6 August 1895 19 November 2009 114 years, 105 days
Gifu Tanekichi Onishi M 15 February 1900 11 September 2011 111 years, 208 days
Gunma Shin Hosono F 19 March 1902 20 December 2013 111 years, 276 days
Hiroshima Ura Koyama F 30 August 1890 5 April 2005 114 years, 218 days
Hokkaidō Mie Ishiguro F 2 June 1888 14 August 2001 113 years, 73 days
Hyōgo Giichi Okumura M 18 October 1896 13 October 2007 110 years, 360 days
Ibaraki
Ishikawa
Iwate Hatsue Ono F 31 October 1898 17 October 2012 113 years, 352 days
Kagawa Yoshio Nakagawa M 19 December 1901 16 November 2012 110 years, 333 days
Kagoshima Waka Shirahama F 23 March 1878 16 June 1992 114 years, 85 days
Kanagawa
Kōchi Toshie Yorimitsu F 30 September 1901 Living 123 years, 50 days
Kumamoto Mitsue Nagasaki F 18 September 1899 17 June 2013 113 years, 272 days
Kyoto Jiroemon Kimura M 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days
Mie
Miyagi
Miyazaki Tomoji Tanabe M 18 September 1895 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nara
Niigata Tase Matsunaga F 11 May 1884 18 November 1998 114 years, 191 days
Ōita
Okayama Masayo Okamoto F 21 September 1901 7 September 2013 111 years, 351 days
Okinawa Kama Chinen F 10 May 1895 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days
Osaka Misao Okawa F 5 March 1898 Living 126 years, 259 days
Saga Chiyono Hasegawa F 20 November 1896 2 December 2011 115 years, 12 days
Saitama
Shiga Sugino Tamai F 9 March 1902 Living 122 years, 255 days
Shimane
Shizuoka
Tochigi
Tokushima
Tokyo Koto Okubo F 24 December 1897 12 January 2013 115 years, 19 days
Tottori
Toyama
Wakayama Hide Ohira F 15 September 1880 9 May 1995 114 years, 236 days
Yamagata Matsu Adachi F 1 January 1903 Living 121 years, 323 days
Yamaguchi Sue Utagawa F 19 January 1884 4 May 1997 113 years, 105 days
Yamanashi

Limbo cases

Limbo cases refer to supercentenarians who have been validated or pending by the GRG but whose death date is unknown. There have been 43 limbo cases from Japan.

Name Sex Birth date Last confirmed to have been alive Prefecture of birth Prefecture of death
or residence
Utaro Tamura[3] M 5 April 1892 January 2003 ? Tokyo
Naka Morii[3] F 27 September 1893 September 2006 ? Osaka
Masa Osada[3] F 5 April 1894 13 September 2005 ? Tokyo
Kana Kiyan[3] F 20 August 1895 September 2005 ? Okinawa
Tama Higuchi[1] F 15 October 1895 15 September 2006 ? Aichi
Yukino Matsuoka[1] F 2 January 1896 15 September 2006 ? Hyōgo
Matsu Tsuru[8] F 25 February 1896 1 January 2008 ? Fukuoka
Chisato Sato[8] F 1 March 1896 1 January 2008 ? Fukuoka
Kikue Kametsu[6] F 23 March 1896 15 September 2007 ? Fukuoka
Katsuno Mizuno[1] F 31 March 1896 15 September 2006 ? Aichi
Hisako Sakai[1] F 9 October 1896 1 March 2007 ? Ehime
Take Ohtawara[1] F 23 December 1896 17 December 2007 ? Tochigi
Yoshie Hattori[1] F 27 December 1896 15 September 2006 ? Tokyo
Sote Toshima[1] F 26 January 1897 16 April 2008 ? Ishikawa
Mineno Yamamoto[1] F 8 April 1897 12 December 2008 ? Fukuoka
Natsuyo Abe[1] F 25 July 1897 30 September 2007 ? Tokyo
Toshi Horiya[1] F 8 November 1897 1 March 2011 ? Kagoshima
Fumi Nonaka[1] F 7 January 1898 10 June 2009 ? Yamaguchi
Yuki Migita[1] F 4 March 1898 3 November 2008 ? Kagoshima
Hatsu Hirai[1] F 15 August 1898 17 September 2009 Kanagawa Kanagawa
Chiyoko Asato[1] F 20 September 1898 15 September 2010 ? Okinawa
Ichi Ishida[1] F 15 January 1899 December 2011 ? Tokyo
Shigeno Nakamura[1] F 21 January 1899 12 February 2009 ? Mie
Hisashi Hayakawa[1] F 15 February 1899 ? ? Tokyo
Hatsuno Tanaka[1] F 20 May 1899 March 2011 Fukuoka Fukuoka
Toku Yamaguchi[1] F 24 May 1899 18 October 2009 ? Fukushima
Toshi Higano[1] F 19 June 1899 18 September 2011 ? Chiba
Mitsuno Suzuki[1] F 23 August 1899 March 2010 ? Yamagata
Kana Nagamine[1] F 13 November 1899 11 February 2011 ? Okinawa
Moyo Hasegawa[1] F 4 December 1899 29 December 2010 ? Tokyo
Masa Hokama[1] F 18 January 1900 1 September 2011 ? Okinawa
Tome Tamura[1] F 30 January 1900 13 September 2011 ? Kanagawa
Tsune Yoshida[1] F 30 January 1900 17 January 2011 ? Toyama
Shun Moshino[1] F 1 April 1900 1 December 2012 ? Yamagata
Sunao Matsuda[1] M 30 July 1900 24 January 2011 ? Yamaguchi
Tsuru Kobayashi[1] F 23 August 1900 January 2011 ? Chiba
Ryo Fujihira[1] F 28 November 1900 27 September 2012 ? Chiba
Sada Shinomori[1] F 25 August 1901 1 July 2012 ? Ehime
Kinu Mori[1] F 1 September 1901 30 November 2012 Tokyo Nara
Kameno Nosaka[1] F 4 November 1901 15 December 2012 ? Tokyo
Kiku Okano[1] F 7 November 1901 12 February 2012 Kagawa Okayama
Tsuya Yamaguchi[1] F 22 December 1901 15 October 2012 ? Nagasaki
Komatsu Takenaka[2] F 7 August 1902 1 July 2013 ? Nara

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Japan since 1975

  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)   Pending   Unverified   Age disputed

From To Name Sex Age(s)
when oldest
Reported lifespan Prefecture of death
Unidentified 31 May 1975
Mito Umeta F ? – 112 27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975
112 years, 65 days
Kumamoto
31 May 1975 16 November 1976
(1 year, 169 days)
Niwa Kawamoto F 111 – 113 5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976
113 years, 103 days
Shiga
16 November 1976 10 April 1980
(3 years, 146 days)
Koharu Kodaira[58] F 105 – 109 19 March 1871 – 10 April 1980
109 years, 22 days
?
10 April 1980 10 January 1982
(1 year, 275 days)
Woto Michii F 108 – 110 17 July 1871 – 10 January 1982
110 years, 177 days
Ishikawa
10 January 1982 10 February 1984
(2 years, 31 days)
Momo Okuma F 107 – 110 12 January 1874 – 10 February 1984
110 years, 29 days
Hokkaidō
10 February 1984 21 May 1986
(2 years, 100 days)
Ine Tsugawa F 108 – 111 3 April 1875 – 21 May 1986
111 years, 48 days
Tokushima
21 May 1986 2 March 1987
(285 days)
Seki Takehara F 108 – 109 21 January 1878 – 2 March 1987
109 years, 50 days
Hiroshima
21 May 1986 16 June 1992
(5 years, 106 days)
Waka Shirahama F 108 – 114 23 March 1878 – 16 June 1992
114 years, 85 days
Miyazaki
16 June 1992 12 July 1995
(3 years, 26 days)
Tane Ikai F 113 – 116 18 January 1879 – 12 July 1995
116 years, 175 days
Aichi
12 July 1995 4 May 1997
(1 year, 296 days)
Sue Utagawa F 111 – 113 19 January 1884 – 4 May 1997
113 years, 105 days
Yamaguchi
4 May 1997 20 June 1998
(1 year, 47 days)
Suekiku Miyanaga F 113 – 114 7 April 1884 – 20 June 1998
114 years, 74 days
Kagoshima
20 June 1998 31 July 1998
(41 days)
Asa Takii F 114 28 April 1884 – 31 July 1998
114 years, 94 days
Hiroshima
31 July 1998 18 November 1998
(110 days)
Tase Matsunaga F 114 11 May 1884 – 18 November 1998
114 years, 191 days
Niigata
18 November 1998 12 February 1999
(86 days)
Yasu Akino F 113 1 March 1885 – 12 February 1999
113 years, 348 days
Shizuoka
12 February 1999 29 April 1999
(76 days)
Denzo Ishizaki M 112 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999
112 years, 191 days
Ibaraki
29 April 1999 6 August 1999
(99 days)
Kayo Fujii F 111 12 March 1888 – 6 August 1999
111 years, 147 days
Aichi
6 August 1999 14 August 2001
(2 years, 8 days)
Mie Ishiguro F 111 – 113 2 June 1888 – 14 August 2001
113 years, 73 days
Hokkaidō
14 August 2001 3 January 2002
(142 days)
Matsuno Oikawa F 112 20 February 1889 – 3 January 2002
112 years, 317 days
Iwate
3 January 2002 28 September 2003
(1 year, 268 days)
Yukichi Chuganji M 112 – 114 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003
114 years, 189 days
Fukuoka
28 September 2003 13 November 2003
(46 days)
Mitoyo Kawate F 114 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003
114 years, 182 days
Hiroshima
13 November 2003 5 April 2005
(1 year, 143 days)
Ura Koyama F 113 – 114 30 August 1890 – 5 April 2005
114 years, 218 days
Fukuoka
5 April 2005 13 August 2007
(2 years, 130 days)
Yone Minagawa F 112 – 114 4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007
114 years, 221 days
Fukuoka
13 August 2007 19 August 2007
(6 days)
Shitsu Nakano F 113 1 January 1894 – 19 August 2007
113 years, 230 days
Fukuoka
19 August 2007 22 February 2008
(187 days)
Tsuneyo Toyonaga F 113 21 May 1894 – 22 February 2008
113 years, 277 days
Kōchi
22 February 2008 5 April 2008
(43 days)
Kaku Yamanaka F 113 11 December 1894 – 5 April 2008
113 years, 116 days
Aichi
5 April 2008 2 May 2010
(2 years, 27 days)
Kama Chinen F 112 – 114 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010
114 years, 357 days
Okinawa
2 May 2010 2 December 2011
(1 year, 214 days)
Chiyono Hasegawa F 113 – 115 20 November 1896 – 2 December 2011
115 years, 12 days
Saga
2 December 2011 12 June 2013
(1 year, 192 days)
Jiroemon Kimura M 114 – 116 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days
Kyoto
12 June 2013 Present
(4178 days)
Misao Okawa[1] F 115* born 5 March 1898
age 126 years, 259 days
Living in Osaka

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Japan since 1997

  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)   Pending   Unverified   Disputed

From To Name Age(s)
when oldest
Reported lifespan Prefecture of death
Unidentified 24 January 1997
Gengan Tonaki ? – 112 30 October 1884 – 24 January 1997
112 years, 86 days
Okinawa
24 January 1997 29 April 1999
(2 years, 95 days)
Denzo Ishizaki 110 – 112 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999
112 years, 191 days
Ibaraki
29 April 1999 18 January 2000
(264 days)
Sadayoshi Tanabe 110 – 111 20 October 1888 – 18 January 2000
111 years, 90 days
Kanagawa
18 January 2000 28 September 2003
(3 years, 253 days)
Yukichi Chuganji 110 – 114 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003
114 years, 189 days
Fukuoka
28 September 2003 20 May 2004
(235 days)
Kameni Nakamura 108 – 109 3 October 1894 – 20 May 2004
109 years, 230 days
Tokyo
20 May 2004 12 July 2004
(53 days)
Minsho Ozawa 109 11 October 1894 – 12 July 2004
109 years, 275 days
Yamanashi
12 July 2004 30 July 2004
(18 days)
Totaro Murakami 109 21 February 1895 – 30 July 2004
109 years, 160 days
Hyōgo
30 July 2004 3 July 2005
(338 days)
Kohachi Shigetaka 109 – 110 20 May 1895 – 3 July 2005
110 years, 54 days
Hiroshima
3 July 2005 12 June 2006
(344 days)
Nijiro Tokuda 110 – 111 10 June 1895 – 12 June 2006
111 years, 2 days
Kagoshima
12 June 2006 19 June 2009
(3 years, 7 days)
Tomoji Tanabe 110 – 113 18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009
113 years, 274 days
Miyazaki
19 June 2009 12 June 2013
(3 years, 358 days)
Jiroemon Kimura 112 – 116 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days
Kyoto
12 June 2013 23 July 2013
(41 days)
Jokichi Ikarashi 111 26 January 1902 – 23 July 2013
111 years, 178 days
Niigata
23 July 2013 Present
(4137 days)
Sakari Momoi[1] 110 – 111* born 5 February 1903
age 121 years, 288 days
Living in Saitama

People

Denzo Ishizaki

Denzo Ishizaki (石崎 伝蔵, Ishizaki Denzō, 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999) was for a short time 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 25 December 1998. He became Japan's oldest person following the death of Yasu Akino on 12 February 1999, who was also 113. Ishizaki died at the age of 112 years 191 days as the 9th oldest person in the world. 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.

Preceded by Oldest Recognized Living Man
25 December 1998 – 29 April 1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Oldest Japanese man ever
15 January 1999 – 1 October 2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Oldest living Japanese man
24 January 1997 – 29 April 1999
Succeeded by

Ura Koyama

Ura Koyama (小山 ウラ Koyama Ura, 30 August 1890 – 5 April 2005) of Iizuka became the oldest person in Japan upon the death of Mitoyo Kawate in November 2003. On 5 April 2005, she died of pneumonia at a hospital in Iizuka,as the 4th oldest person in the world.[59]

Tsuneyo Toyonaga

Tsuneyo Toyonaga (豊永 常代, Toyonaga Tsuneyo, 21 May 1894 – 22 February 2008)[60] was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest living person in Japan from the death of Shitsu Nakano on 19 August 2007 until Toyonaga's death. She was the 5th oldest living person in the world following the 14 November 2007 death of fellow 113-year-old Bertha Fry.[1] At the time of her death she was one of the 90 longest lived people ever.

Before her death, Toyonaga was living in the town of Tano in the Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.[61]

Kaku Yamanaka

Kaku Yamanaka (山中 かく, Yamanaka Kaku, 11 December 1894 – 5 April 2008) was a Japanese supercentenarian. She died at the age of 113 years, 116 days. At the time of her death, Yamanaka was the oldest person in Japan.[62] 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.[62][63]

Tase Matsunaga

Tase Matsunaga (松永 タセ, Matsunaga Tase, May 11, 1884 – November 18, 1998) was a Japanese supercentenarian.

Matsunaga was born in Kiyosato in the Niigata prefecture though soon moved to Tokyo.[64] She was originally a farmer. She moved from Tokyo, where she lived with her daughter, to Mutsumien in 1983. She was still gardening when she was 112, but she was mostly bedridden after that. On July 31, 1998, she became the oldest recognized living person in Japan. [64] Later that same year she died, aged 114 years 191 days, of heart failure. Following her death, Yasu Akino became the oldest person in Japan.

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  49. ^ Report on the oldest person in Shizuoka prefecture Template:Jp icon
  50. ^ Report on the oldest person in Tochigi prefecture Template:Jp icon
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  53. ^ Report on the oldest person in Toyama prefecture Template:Jp icon
  54. ^ Report on the oldest person in Wakayama prefecture Template:Jp icon
  55. ^ Report on the oldest person in Yamagata prefecture Template:Jp icon
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  61. ^ Woman on Shikoku is Japan's oldest person at age 113 years, 2 months+
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  63. ^ Kaku Yamanaka, Japan's oldest person, dies of old age; she was 113
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