Hatsue Tachikawa | |
Tachikawa on her 110th birthday in 2017. | |
Birth: | 10 December 1907 Japan |
Death: | 22 December 2019 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
Age: | 112 years, 12 days |
Country: | JPN |
Validated |
Hatsue Tachikawa [Japanese: 立川初枝] (10 December 1907 – 22 December 2019) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Biography
Hatsue Tachikawa was born on 10 December 1907 in Japan. On 16 December 2017, six days after her 110th birthday, she became the oldest known person in Shizuoka Prefecture following the death of 110-year-old Teru Tanaka.
Tachikawa's age was verified by Takeo Inishie, Yu Li, Yumi Yamamoto, and Japan’s MHLW, and (posthumously) validated by the GRG on 21 February 2020.
Hatsue Tachikawa died in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on 22 December 2019 at the age of 112 years, 12 days. The oldest person in Shizuoka Prefecture after her death was then-111-year-old Kahoru Furuya (18 February 1908 – 25 December 2022).
Gallery
References
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List
- 祝☆皇寿のお祝い keiseikai6001.or.jp, 12 December 2017
- 県内最高齢者の死去 Shizuoka Prefecture News, 19 December 2017
- ☆祝111歳☆ keiseikai6001.or.jp, 13 December 2018
- 誕生会・クリスマス会@花みずき葵館 keiseikai6001.or.jp, 15 December 2019
- 県内最高齢者の死去 Shizuoka Prefecture News, 23 December 2019