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These are incomplete 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 over 300 verified supercentenarians from Japan, including limbo cases. The oldest person ever from Japan was Misao Okawa, who died at the age of 117 years 27 days on 1 April 2015.[1] As of 11 July 2024, there are 23 verified living supercentenarians, 14 pending, and 12 unverified in Japan, the oldest of whom is an anonymous woman, born 15 March 1900, aged 124 years, 118 days.

Living Japanese supercentenarians

  Verified   Pending   Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 11 July 2024 Prefecture of birth Prefecture of residence
1 Anonymous[1] F 15 March 1900 124 years, 118 days ? Tokyo
2 Nabi Tajima[1] F 4 August 1900 123 years, 342 days Kagoshima Kagoshima
3 Kiyoko Ishiguro[1] F 4 March 1901 123 years, 129 days ? Kanagawa
4 Chiyo Miyako[1] F 2 May 1901 123 years, 70 days ? Kanagawa
5 Toshie Yorimitsu[1] F 30 September 1901 122 years, 285 days Kōchi Okinawa
6 Matsuyo Kageyama[1] F 10 October 1901 122 years, 275 days ? Kyoto
7 Mitsue Toyoda[1] F 15 February 1902 122 years, 147 days ? Ōita
8 Yukie Hino[1] F 17 April 1902 122 years, 85 days ? Niigata
9 Anonymous[1] F 7 September 1902 121 years, 308 days ? Nara
10 Masa Iseri[1] F 19 September 1902 121 years, 296 days ? Kumamoto
11 Masayo Ito[1] F 1 October 1902 121 years, 284 days ? Miyagi
12 Kane Tanaka[1] F 2 January 1903 121 years, 191 days ? Fukuoka
13 Yasutaro Koide[1] M 13 March 1903 121 years, 120 days Fukui Aichi
14 Yasuno Kawamoto[1] F 15 April 1903 121 years, 87 days Okayama Yamaguchi
15 Iso Nakamura[1] F 23 April 1903 121 years, 79 days Ishikawa Ishikawa
16 Tae Ito[1] F 11 July 1903 121 years, 0 days ? Iwate
17 Hatsuno Goto[1] F 1 September 1903 120 years, 314 days Niigata Tokyo
18 Aino Matsuoka[1] F 3 September 1903 120 years, 312 days ? Hyōgo
19 Tane Shimada[1] F 25 September 1903 120 years, 290 days ? Saitama
20 Ichino Kawasaki[1] F 15 November 1903 120 years, 239 days Niigata Saitama
21 Wasa Takano[1] F 25 December 1903 120 years, 199 days ? Nagasaki
22 Anonymous[1][2] F 12 January 1904 120 years, 181 days ? Chiba
Tatsuyo Kobayashi[3][4] F 25 January 1904 120 years, 168 days ? Hyōgo
Mumeno Sakurai[3][5] F 7 February 1904 120 years, 155 days ? Gunma
Kuma Kobayashi[3][6] F 8 February 1904 120 years, 154 days ? Aichi
Tei Hidaka[3][7] F 27 February 1904 120 years, 135 days Kanagawa Tokyo
Miki Imamura[8] F 4 March 1904[9] 120 years, 129 days Kumamoto Kumamoto
Mitsue Taiji[3][10] F 10 March 1904[11] 120 years, 123 days ? Hyōgo
23 Shingo Kitamura[1] M 18 March 1904 120 years, 115 days Nagasaki Nagasaki
Tomoe Iwata[3] F 25 March 1904 120 years, 108 days ? Iwate
Shin Matsushita[3] F 30 March 1904 120 years, 103 days ? Miyagi
Nugi Ikeda[3][12] F 1 April 1904 120 years, 101 days Nagasaki Saga
Yoshiyo Bessho[13] F 1 April 1904 120 years, 101 days ? Okayama
Take Tanaka[14] F 21 April 1904 120 years, 81 days ? Osaka
Tane Yonekura[3] F 2 May 1904 120 years, 70 days ? Kagoshima
Mumeno Shirai[3][15] F 19 May 1904 120 years, 53 days ? Kagawa
Fujino Kuroda[16] F 2 June 1904 120 years, 39 days ? Shimane
Katsue Hiraishi[3] F 9 June 1904 120 years, 32 days ? Tokushima
Tomo Sato[3] F 6 September 1904 119 years, 309 days ? Iwate
Hisa Arai[3][17] F 10 September 1904 119 years, 305 days ? Gifu
Tetsu Ishii[3][18] F 15 September 1904 119 years, 300 days ? Aomori
Anonymous[19] F 5 October 1904 119 years, 280 days ? Mie
Kitsu Kobashi[20] F 10 October 1904 119 years, 275 days ? Fukushima
Asaki Miyagi[21] M 15 November 1904 119 years, 239 days ? Okinawa
Shizue Abe[22] F 21 December 1904 119 years, 203 days ? Ōita
Kuni Onose[23] F 31 December 1904 119 years, 193 days ? Ibaraki
Toshiko Tsuda F 28 January 1905 119 years, 165 days ? Tokyo
Ise Masuda[24] F 2 March 1905 119 years, 131 days ? Nagasaki
Teru Hatakeyama[25] F 20 July 1905[26] 118 years, 357 days ? Hokkaidō
Masazou Nonaka[27] M 25 July 1905 118 years, 352 days Hokkaidō[28] Hokkaidō
Toichi Sasaki[29] M 4 September 1905 118 years, 311 days ? Miyagi

100 oldest Japanese people

Below is a list of the 100 oldest people who were born in Japan, not including those who have emigrated from the country. Entries for people who are living are also rendered in italics.
  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)
†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 11 July 2024

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age [†] Prefecture of birth Prefecture of death
1 Misao Okawa[1] F 5 March 1898 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days Osaka Osaka
2 Tane Ikai[30] F 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days Aichi Aichi
3 Jiroemon Kimura[1] M 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Kyoto Kyoto
4 Anonymous[1] F 15 March 1900 Living 124 years, 118 days ? Living in Tokyo
5 Nabi Tajima[1] F 4 August 1900 Living 123 years, 342 days Kagoshima Living in Kagoshima
6 Koto Okubo[31] F 24 December 1897 12 January 2013 115 years, 19 days Tokyo Kanagawa
7 Chiyono Hasegawa[32] F 20 November 1896 2 December 2011 115 years, 12 days Saga Saga
8 Kama Chinen[33] F 10 May 1895 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days Okinawa Okinawa
9 Hide Ohira[30] F 15 September 1880 9 May 1995 114 years, 236 days Wakayama Wakayama
10 Yone Minagawa[34] F 4 January 1893 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days Fukuoka Fukuoka
11 Ura Koyama[30] F 30 August 1890 5 April 2005 114 years, 218 days Hiroshima Fukuoka
12 Kiyoko Ishiguro[1] F 4 March 1901 Living 123 years, 129 days ? Living in Kanagawa
13 Tase Matsunaga[30] F 11 May 1884 18 November 1998 114 years, 191 days Niigata Tokyo
14 Yukichi Chuganji[30] M 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Fukuoka Fukuoka
15 Kame Nakamura[35] F 8 March 1898 12 September 2012 114 years, 188 days Okinawa Okinawa
16 Mitoyo Kawate[30] F 15 May 1889 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days Hiroshima Hiroshima
17 Chiyo Miyako[1] F 2 May 1901 Living 123 years, 70 days ? Living in Kanagawa
18 Chiyo Shiraishi[30] F 6 August 1895 19 November 2009 114 years, 105 days Fukushima Ibaraki
19 Asa Takii[30] F 28 April 1884 31 July 1998 114 years, 94 days Hiroshima Hiroshima
20 Waka Shirahama[30] F 23 March 1878 16 June 1992 114 years, 85 days Kagoshima Miyazaki
21 Suekiku Miyanaga[30] F 7 April 1884 20 June 1998 114 years, 74 days ? Kagoshima
22 Shige Hirooka[32] F 16 January 1897 29 March 2011 114 years, 72 days ? Osaka
23 Hatsue Ono[35] F 31 October 1898 17 October 2012 113 years, 352 days Iwate Hokkaidō
24 Toshie Yorimitsu[1] F 30 September 1901 Living 122 years, 285 days Kōchi Living in Okinawa
25 Yasu Akino[30] F 1 March 1885 12 February 1999 113 years, 348 days ? Shizuoka
26 Matsuyo Kageyama[1] F 10 October 1901 Living 122 years, 275 days ? Living in Kyoto
27 Tsuneyo Toyonaga[36] F 21 May 1894 22 February 2008 113 years, 277 days ? Kōchi
28 Tomoji Tanabe[37] M 18 September 1895 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days Miyazaki Miyazaki
29 Mitsue Nagasaki[1] F 18 September 1899 17 June 2013 113 years, 272 days Kumamoto Hiroshima
30 Shitsu Nakano[34] F 1 January 1894 19 August 2007 113 years, 230 days Fukuoka Fukuoka
31 Mitsue Toyoda[1] F 15 February 1902 Living 122 years, 147 days ? Living in Ōita
32 Koito Furukawa[1] F 8 May 1901 11 October 2014 113 years, 156 days ? Tokushima
33 Yukie Hino[1] F 17 April 1902 Living 122 years, 85 days ? Living in Niigata
34 Yoshino Tanaka[1] F 3 March 1900 30 July 2013 113 years, 149 days Okinawa Nagasaki
35 Terue Ashida[1] F 20 September 1899 15 February 2013 113 years, 148 days Hyōgo Hyōgo
36 Komiya Miyazaki[32] F 20 August 1897 4 January 2011 113 years, 137 days ? Hiroshima
37 Mise Ito[30] F 6 November 1890 18 March 2004 113 years, 133 days ? Shizuoka
38 Jun Kitamasu[1] F 2 March 1900 11 July 2013 113 years, 131 days ? Hiroshima
39 Kaku Yamanaka[36] F 11 December 1894 5 April 2008 113 years, 116 days Aichi Aichi
40 Sue Utagawa[30] F 19 January 1884 4 May 1997 113 years, 105 days Yamaguchi Yamaguchi
41 Niwa Kawamoto[30] F 5 August 1863 16 November 1976 113 years, 103 days ? Shiga
42 Tome Takaoka[35] F 1 January 1899 12 April 2012 113 years, 102 days ? Ibaraki
43 Kame Takamiyagi[35] F 10 June 1899 10 September 2012 113 years, 92 days ? Okinawa
44 Chiyono Ohta[33] F 1 November 1896 25 January 2010 113 years, 85 days ? Miyagi
45 Mie Ishiguro[30] F 2 June 1888 14 August 2001 113 years, 73 days Hokkaidō Hokkaidō
46 Hina Shikawatari[35] F 1 January 1899 15 February 2012 113 years, 45 days ? Ishikawa
47 Yoshino Ide[37] F 1 January 1896 28 January 2009 113 years, 27 days ? Hyōgo
48 Tase Hayasaka[30] F 1 July 1885 23 July 1998 113 years, 22 days ? Niigata
49 Anonymous[1] F 7 September 1902 Living 121 years, 308 days ? Living in Nara
50 Kou Iijima[37] F 25 March 1896 22 March 2009 112 years, 362 days ? Chiba
Kitsuyo Yamamoto[1] F 12 March 1902 9 March 2015 112 years, 362 days ? Shimane
Masa Iseri[1] F 19 September 1902 Living 121 years, 296 days ? Living in Kumamoto
53 Masayo Ito[1] F 1 October 1902 Living 121 years, 284 days ? Living in Miyagi
54 Yaoe Koda[32] F 1 July 1898 9 June 2011 112 years, 343 days ? Kōchi
55 Sugino Tamai[1] F 9 March 1902 14 February 2015 112 years, 342 days Shiga Hyōgo
56 Matsu Kayo[30] F 9 January 1886 13 December 1998 112 years, 338 days Okinawa Okinawa
57 Chikao Beppu[33] F 28 March 1897 17 February 2010 112 years, 326 days ? Kagoshima
58 Toyo Endo[30] F 13 February 1892 3 January 2005 112 years, 325 days ? Shizuoka
59 Matsuno Oikawa[30] F 20 February 1889 3 January 2002 112 years, 317 days ? Iwate
60 Hanae Kimura[1] F 8 August 1901 16 June 2014 112 years, 312 days ? Tokushima
61 Yoki Yonehara[30] F 2 March 1892 4 January 2005 112 years, 308 days ? Shimane
62 Hiro Nakae[32] F 20 October 1898 19 August 2011 112 years, 303 days ? Hiroshima
63 Suma Tamagawa[32] F 14 March 1899 23 December 2011 112 years, 284 days ? Iwate
64 Yoneno Kouno[1] F 7 August 1902 24 April 2015 112 years, 260 days ? Ehime
65 Kane Tanaka[1] F 2 January 1903 Living 121 years, 191 days ? Living in Fukuoka
66 Kame Higa[30] F 22 June 1892 23 February 2005 112 years, 246 days Okinawa Okinawa
Takeno Fujita[35] F 1 December 1899 3 August 2012 112 years, 246 days ? Ehime
68 Ine Atarashiya[35] F 6 September 1899 8 May 2012 112 years, 245 days ? Yamaguchi
69 Hana Shindo[1] F 29 October 1901 20 June 2014 112 years, 234 days ? Saitama
70 Sute Sato[1] F 15 October 1902 29 May 2015 112 years, 226 days ? Fukushima
71 Woteru Takiguchi[35] F 19 April 1900 30 November 2012 112 years, 225 days ? Tokyo
72 Usa Higa[32] F 21 March 1899 7 October 2011 112 years, 200 days ? Okinawa
73 Denzo Ishizaki[30] M 20 October 1886 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days ? Ibaraki
74 Yasutaro Koide[1] M 13 March 1903 Living 121 years, 120 days Fukui Living in Aichi
75 Shizue Hasegawa[30] F 27 January 1885 31 July 1997 112 years, 185 days ? Hiroshima
76 Haru Shimazu[30] F 7 July 1892 14 December 2004 112 years, 160 days ? Kanagawa
77 Yasuno Kawamoto[1] F 15 April 1903 Living 121 years, 87 days Okayama Living in Yamaguchi
78 Sakari Momoi[1][38] M 5 February 1903 5 July 2015 112 years, 150 days Fukushima Saitama
79 Iso Nakamura[1] F 23 April 1903 Living 121 years, 79 days Ishikawa Living in Ishikawa
80 Sawayo Tanaka[30] F 9 June 1891 1 November 2003 112 years, 145 days ? Fukuoka
81 Natsuko Fujiwara[1] F 29 September 1901 23 January 2014 112 years, 116 days ? Hiroshima
82 Chiyo Kowada[30] F 16 September 1886 31 December 1998 112 years, 106 days ? Fukushima
83 Gengan Tonaki[30] M 30 October 1884 24 January 1997 112 years, 86 days Okinawa Okinawa
84 Syun Suzuki[30] F 25 September 1892 17 December 2004 112 years, 83 days ? Yamagata
85 Yasu Nishiyama[30] F 20 August 1894 31 October 2006 112 years, 72 days ? Kagawa
86 Tae Ito[1] F 11 July 1903 Living 121 years, 0 days ? Living in Iwate
87 Mito Umeta[30] F 27 March 1863 31 May 1975 112 years, 65 days ? Kumamoto
88 Gozei Higa[37] F 10 October 1897 11 December 2009 112 years, 62 days ? Okinawa
89 Sou Osada[1] F 2 January 1901 9 February 2013 112 years, 38 days ? Aichi
90 Tadanosuke Hashimoto[30] M 27 April 1891 31 May 2003 112 years, 34 days ? Hyōgo
91 Kumekichi Tani[30] M 20 April 1891 12 May 2003 112 years, 22 days ? Tokushima
92 Tane Komine[30] F 18 March 1893 6 April 2005 112 years, 19 days ? Saitama
93 Sotomi Hara[1] F 7 June 1902 23 June 2014 112 years, 16 days ? Nagano
94 Hatsuno Goto[1] F 1 September 1903 Living 120 years, 314 days Niigata Living in Tokyo
95 Shika Shimada[33] F 7 July 1898 20 July 2010 112 years, 13 days ? Nagasaki
Aino Matsuoka[1] F 3 September 1903 Living 120 years, 312 days ? Living in Hyōgo
97 Tsuji Takano[37] F 7 June 1897 17 June 2009 112 years, 10 days ? Niigata
98 Miyae Nishiyama[36] F 10 January 1896 16 January 2008 112 years, 6 days ? Wakayama
99 Yoshi Kitamura[1] F 1 June 1901 29 May 2013 111 years, 362 days ? Hyōgo
100 Yasuko Kimura[35] F 10 August 1900 3 August 2012 111 years, 359 days ? Shizuoka

Japanese emigrant supercentenarians

Below are Japanese supercentenarians who emigrated from Japan during their lifetime. There is currently only one known Japanese emigrant supercentenarian.

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Prefecture of birth Country of death
1 Ito Konno Kinase[30] 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

  Under 110   Verified   Pending   Unverified

Prefecture Name Sex Birth date Age
Aichi Yasutaro Koide[1] M 13 March 1903 121 years, 120 days
Akita Yoshi Obuchi[39] F 22 October 1905 118 years, 263 days
Aomori Tetsu Ishii[18] F 15 September 1904 119 years, 300 days
Chiba Anonymous[2] F 12 January 1904 120 years, 181 days
Ehime
Fukui Tsuto Hori[40] F 15 March 1903 121 years, 118 days
Fukuoka Kane Tanaka[41] F 2 January 1903 121 years, 191 days
Fukushima Kitsu Kobashi[20] F 10 October 1904 119 years, 275 days
Gifu Hisa Arai[17] F 10 September 1904 119 years, 305 days
Gunma Mumeno Sakurai[5] F 7 February 1904 120 years, 155 days
Hiroshima Kiyoko Isaka[42] F 1 January 1907 117 years, 192 days
Hokkaidō Teru Hatakeyama[25] F 20 July 1905 118 years, 357 days
Hyōgo Aino Matsuoka[43] F 3 September 1903 120 years, 312 days
Ibaraki Kuni Onose[23] F 31 December 1904 119 years, 193 days
Ishikawa Iso Nakamura[44] F 23 April 1903 121 years, 79 days
Iwate Tae Ito[45] F 11 July 1903 121 years, 0 days
Kagawa Mumeno Shirai[15] F 19 May 1904 120 years, 53 days
Kagoshima Nabi Tajima[46] F 4 August 1900 123 years, 342 days
Kanagawa Kiyoko Ishiguro[47] F 4 March 1901 123 years, 129 days
Kōchi Anonymous[48] M 1903/1904 110+ years
Kumamoto Masa Iseri[49] F 19 September 1902 121 years, 296 days
Kyoto Matsuyo Kageyama[50] F 10 October 1901 122 years, 275 days
Mie Anonymous[51] F 5 October 1904 119 years, 280 days
Miyagi Masayo Ito[52] F 1 October 1902 121 years, 284 days
Miyazaki Minoe Kageyama[53] F 5 November 1905 118 years, 249 days
Nagano Anonymous[54] F 1904/1905 110+ years
Nagasaki Wasa Takano[55] F 25 December 1903 120 years, 199 days
Nara Anonymous[56] F 7 September 1902 121 years, 308 days
Niigata Yukie Hino[57] F 17 April 1902 122 years, 85 days
Ōita Mitsue Toyoda[58] F 15 February 1902 122 years, 147 days
Okayama Yoshiyo Bessho[59][13] F 1 April 1904 120 years, 101 days
Okinawa Toshie Yorimitsu[60] F 30 September 1901 122 years, 285 days
Osaka Take Tanaka[14] F 21 April 1904 120 years, 81 days
Saga Nugi Ikeda[12] F 1 April 1904 120 years, 101 days
Saitama Tane Shimada[1] F 25 September 1903 120 years, 290 days
Shiga Mina Kitagawa[61] F 3 November 1905 118 years, 251 days
Shimane Fujino Kuroda[16] F 2 June 1904 120 years, 39 days
Shizuoka
Tochigi Kame Saito[62] F 5 January 1905 119 years, 188 days
Tokushima Katsue Hiraishi[63] F 9 June 1904 120 years, 32 days
Tokyo Anonymous [64] F 15 March 1900 124 years, 118 days
Tottori Asano Tago[65] F 22 June 1906 118 years, 19 days
Toyama
Wakayama Anonymous[66] M 6 January 1907 117 years, 187 days
Yamagata Ishie Sato[67] F 1904/1905 110+ years
Yamaguchi Yasuno Kawamoto[68] F 15 April 1903 121 years, 87 days
Yamanashi Atsuno Nakayama[69] F 1904/1905 110+ years

Oldest Japanese person by prefecture

This is a list of the oldest people ever from each prefecture. Note that the list contains the oldest Japanese supercentenarian by prefecture of birth. Entries for people who are living are also rendered in italics.

  Deceased (Verified)   Living (Verified)   Pending

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 Yasutaro Koide M 13 March 1903 Living 121 years, 120 days
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 Terue Ashida F 20 September 1899 15 February 2013 113 years, 148 days
Ibaraki
Ishikawa Iso Nakamura F 23 April 1903 Living 121 years, 79 days
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 Nabi Tajima F 4 August 1900 Living 123 years, 342 days
Kanagawa Tei Hidaka[7] F 27 February 1904 Living 120 years, 135 days
Kōchi Toshie Yorimitsu F 30 September 1901 Living 122 years, 285 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 Shizue Tsuji F 22 November 1900 16 May 2011 110 years, 175 days
Miyagi
Miyazaki Tomoji Tanabe M 18 September 1895 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days
Nagano
Nagasaki Shingo Kitamura M 18 March 1904 Living 120 years, 115 days
Nara
Niigata Tase Matsunaga F 11 May 1884 18 November 1998 114 years, 191 days
Ōita
Okayama Yasuno Kawamoto F 15 April 1903 Living 121 years, 87 days
Okinawa Kama Chinen F 10 May 1895 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days
Osaka Misao Okawa F 5 March 1898 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days
Saga Chiyono Hasegawa F 20 November 1896 2 December 2011 115 years, 12 days
Saitama
Shiga Sugino Tamai F 9 March 1902 14 February 2015 112 years, 342 days
Shimane
Shizuoka
Tochigi
Tokushima
Tokyo Koto Okubo F 24 December 1897 12 January 2013 115 years, 19 days
Tottori Sadayoshi Tanabe M 20 October 1888 18 January 2000 111 years, 90 days
Toyama
Wakayama Hide Ohira F 15 September 1880 9 May 1995 114 years, 236 days
Yamagata Matsu Adachi F 1 January 1903 4 November 2014 111 years, 307 days
Yamaguchi Sue Utagawa F 19 January 1884 4 May 1997 113 years, 105 days
Yamanashi

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Japan since 1975

  Deceased (Verified)/Under 110   Living (Verified)

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[70] 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
2 March 1987 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 1 April 2015
(1 year, 293 days) 		Misao Okawa[1] F 115 – 117 5 March 1898 – 1 April 2015
117 years, 27 days 		Osaka
1 April 2015 Present
(3389 days) 		Anonymous[1] F 115* born 15 March 1900
age 124 years, 118 days 		Living in Tokyo

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Japan since 1997

  Deceased (Verified)/Under 110   Living (Verified)

From To Name Age(s)
when oldest 		Reported lifespan Prefecture of death
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 5 July 2015
(1 year, 347 days) 		Sakari Momoi[1] 110 – 112 5 February 1903 – 5 July 2015
112 years , 150 days 		Saitama
5 July 2015 Present
(3294 days) 		Yasutaro Koide[1] 112* born 13 March 1903
age 121 years, 120 days 		Living in Aichi

Gengan Tonaki

Main article: Gengan Tonaki

Gengan Tonaki (30 October 1884 – 24 January 1997) was Japan's oldest living man from 28 September 1991 until his death at age 112 years, 86 days on 24 January 1997.[71]

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, from February to April 1999.[72] A former elementary school teacher and town assembly member, Ishizaki lived in Kansago, Ibaraki Prefecture, where he died of multiple organ failure on 29 April 1999 at the age of 112 years, 191 days.[73]

Sadayoshi Tanabe

Main article: Sadayoshi Tanabe

Following Ishizaki's death, Sadayoshi Tanabe (Kyūjitai: 田邊 定義; Shinjitai: 田辺 定義; ) (20 October 1888 – 18 January 2000) was Japan's oldest living man from 29 April 1999 until his death in January 2000. Tanabe was thought to be the world's oldest man at the time of his death,[74] but John Painter was later established as having been a month older, making Tanabe the second oldest living man at the time of his death.

People

Tase Matsunaga

Tase Matsunaga (松永 タセ, Matsunaga Tase, 11 May 1884 – 18 November 1998) was a Japanese supercentenarian. Matsunaga was born in Kiyosato in the Niigata prefecture though soon moved to Tokyo.[75] 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 31 July 1998, she became the oldest recognized living person in Japan.[75] 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.

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, aged 114 years 218 days.[76]

Tsuneyo Toyonaga

Tsuneyo Toyonaga (豊永 常代, Toyonaga Tsuneyo, 21 May 1894 – 22 February 2008)[77] 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, aged 113 years 277 days. She was the 5th oldest living person in the world following 14 November 2007 death of fellow 113-year-old Bertha Fry.[1] Before her death, Toyonaga was living in the town of Tano in the Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.[78]

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.[79] 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.[79][80]

Koto Okubo

Koto Okubo (大久保 琴, Ōkubo Koto, 24 December 1897 – 12 January 2013) was a Japanese supercentenarian who, at the time of her death aged 115 years and 19 days, was recognized as the oldest woman in the world and the second oldest living person behind Jiroemon Kimura.

Okubo became the oldest woman from Japan and Asia after the death of Chiyono Hasegawa on 2 December 2011. Okubo had been living in a nursing home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa with her son and died of pneumonia.[81][82][83] The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare did not announce her name officially (only her residence and age were released).[84]

The name of Okubo was finally reported by the Japanese press on 14 September 2012,[81] and on the same day, Okubo was verified and added to the GRG list and Guinness World Records.[85]

Preceded by Oldest recognized living woman
17 December 2012 – 12 January 2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Oldest living woman in Japan
2 December 2011 – 12 January 2013

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