Tomiko Itooka

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	Tomiko Itooka
	; Itooka at the age of 113
Birth:	23 May 1908; Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Age:	115 years, 331 days
Country:	JPN
	Validated

Tomiko Itooka [Japanese: 糸岡富子] (born 23 May 1908) is a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She is currently the oldest validated living person in Japan (and in Asia) since the death of Fusa Tatsumi on 12 December 2023 and the second-oldest validated living person in the world (after Maria Branyas Morera) since the death of Edie Ceccarelli on 22 February 2024. She is also the all-time longevity record holder of Hyogo Prefecture.

Biography

Early Life

Tomiko Itooka was born in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan on 23 May 1908 as the second (eldest daughter) of three siblings.

After graduating from elementary school, she went on to girls school (currently Osaka Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School) and belonged to the volleyball club.

After graduating from girls school, Itooka got married around the age of 20 and gave birth to her eldest daughter at the age of 21, and she had two daughters and two sons. During the war, she replaced her husband who ran a textile factory in South Korea, and she alone protected a Japanese office and raised her children.

Later Life

After her husband died in 1979, Itooka lived alone in her husband's hometown of Nara Prefecture for about 10 years. During that period, she frequently enjoyed climbing Mt. Nijo, which straddles Nara and Osaka prefectures. She also climbed Mt. Ontake (elevation 3000m), which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, twice. The guide was surprised when she climbed the mountain because she wore ordinary sneakers instead of hiking shoes.

When she was in her 80s, Itooka also participated in the Osaka 33 Kannon Pilgrimage (33 temple pilgrimages) twice. When she was 100 years old, she climbed the long stone steps of Ashiya Shrine without a cane and worshiped. She visited Yakushiji Temple in Nara Prefecture many times, and she liked to write sutras.

In May 2018, Itooka celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.

In September 2020, Itooka was listed as the third-oldest living person in Hyogo Prefecture, after Hama Yasukawa (of Takarazuka) and a 114-year-old anonymous woman (of Miki).

Following the death of a 115-year-old anonymous woman on 30 April 2022, Itooka became the oldest living person in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Her age was verified by Japan's MHLW, Hiroshi Kai, Yu Li, and Yumi Yamamoto, and validated by the GRG on 21 May 2022.

Following the death of Yasue Okai on 6 February 2023, Itooka became the last known surviving Japanese person born in 1908.

In May 2023, Itooka celebrated her 115th birthday and became the second person ever from Hyogo Prefecture to reach this age.

On 12 December 2023, following the death of Fusa Tatsumi, Itooka became the oldest validated living person in Japan and Asia.

On 22 February 2024, following the death of Edie Ceccarelli, Itooka became the second-oldest validated living person in the world.

Tomiko Itooka currently lives in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, at the age of 115 years, 331 days. She is currently the oldest validated person ever to reside in Hyogo Prefecture, and the second-oldest known living person in the world whose age is validated by the GRG (after Maria Branyas Morera).