| Gin Kanie | |
 Kin Narita and Gin Kanie | |
| Birth: | 1 August 1892 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 28 February 2001 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 108 years, 211 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Centenarian | |
Gin Kanie [Japanese: 蟹江 ぎん] (1 August 1892 – 28 February 2001) was a Japanese centenarian who, together with her identical twin sister Kin Narita, was notable for being the oldest twins ever. They together were affectionately called “Kinsan Ginsan”. Their maiden name was Yano (矢野). Their names literally translated from Japanese to English mean “Gold” and “Silver”. Their health and vitality, despite being over 100 years old, was said to be “an ideal form of living in your sunset years”, and they became national celebrities in Japan.
Biography[]
Gin Kanie and her twin sister Kin Narita were born in Narumi Village (currently in Midori Ward, Nagoya), Aichi Prefecture, Japan on 1 August 1892. Kin was the elder daughter and Gin was the younger daughter. Tests later proved that they were identical twins, though their blood types differed.
In 1991, about to reach 100 years of age, the twins were featured in a newspaper article and received congratulations from both the mayor of Nagoya and the Aichi Prefecture governor.
Their favorite food was fish with red flesh. One of the sisters has four daughters who also showed signs of longevity. The four sisters have taken part in a documentary by NHK, Today's Close-Up. The sisters also featured in a study about longevity. At the time of her death in 2000, the twins combined had six children, eleven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Kin Narita died in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on 23 January 2000 at the age of 107 years, 175 days. The cause of death of Kin Narita was heart failure, as confirmed by an autopsy.
Gin Kanie died in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on 28 February 2001 at the age of 108 years, 211 days. Her cause of death could not be attributed to any specific diagnosis and therefore was given as “old age”.
References[]
- Japan's oldest twin dies BBC News, 28 February 2001
- Today's Close-up - 2012/11/20 - Forever young Hello Fun Time, 18 January 2013