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Jubee Nakamura

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Jubee Nakamura
Jubee Nakamura
Jubee Nakamura at the claimed age of 112.
Birth: 10 December 1852?
Japan
Death: 4 November 1969
Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan
Age: 116 years, 329 days?
Country: JapanJPN
Longevity claimant

Jubee Nakamura [Japanese: 中村重兵衛] (10 December 1852? – 4 November 1969) was a Japanese longevity claimant. However, neither GWR nor the GRG ever recognized Nakamura's age, as his case pre-dates the koseki birth registration period (that began in the 1870s).

Biography

Jubee Nakamura claimed to have been born in Japan on 10 December 1852. His father and grandfather (both fishermen) died in stormy waters when he was aged 3. At the age of 6, he caught smallpox, but survived. He claimed it was because he ate sea urchins, so he ate some almost every day since, later claiming it was his secret to longevity along with hard work.

Nakamura was a fisherman until the age of 85. He lived in a fishing village. When he was 44, tidal waves hit his village and killed his mother, his wife and his sister.

In September 1965, Nakamura was reported as the oldest living person in Japan. In October 1965, pupils of a Tokyo primary school sent him a winter coat with notes encouraging him to live longer, what made him cry.

In October 1967, Nakamura hadn't any hearing difficulties and was still able to read without glasses, but had weakening legs. At that time, he was living with his two sons and their families.

Jubee Nakamura died in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan on 4 November 1969, at the claimed age of 116 years, 329 days. A statue of him is located in Hirata-choi, Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture.

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