| Haya Kurogi | |
 Haya Kurogi on the occasion of her 111th birthday in 2008. | |
| Birth: | 10 January 1897 Japan |
| Death: | 2 February 2008 Hyuga, Miyazaki, Japan |
| Age: | 111 years, 23 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Haya Kurogi [Japanese: 黒木ハヤ] (10 January 1897 – 2 February 2008) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Haya Kurogi was born in Japan on 10 January 1897. She worked as a seller.
For her 100th birthday in 1997, Kurogi was visited by the mayor of Hyuga Yoshiyasu Akagi [Japanese: 赤木欣康], and a cherry tree was planted in the city. At that time, she was living in Himawari dormitory. Since February 2003, she was reported as the oldest living person in Hyuga.
Kurogi's age was verified by Japan's MHLW, Hamish Todd and Ken Matsuoka, and validated by the GRG on 14 August 2007.
Haya Kurogi died in Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan on 2 February 2008 at the age of 111 years, 23 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest living person in Miyazaki Prefecture after Tomoji Tanabe.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Haya Kurogi GRG Gallery
- Table A Gerontology Research Group
- 百歳の誕生日に記念の植樹 Hyuga City, February 1997 (page 12)
- 三生きの秘訣は 笑うこと体を動かすこと Hyuga City, February 2003 (page 5)
- １０６歳、市内で最高齢者の黒木ハヤさん Hyuga City, October 2003 (page 2)
- 市内で最高齢者の黒木ハヤさん（108歳) Hyuga City, October 2005 (page 3 = page 2 on PDF)
- 訃報：黒木ハヤさん １１１歳 死去＝県内女性の最高齢者 ／宮崎 Mainichi Shimbun, 3 February 2008 (Archived)