| Kazuichi Shono | |
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| Birth: | 4 July 1891 Togochi, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Death: | 28 August 2001 Kake, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Age: | 110 years, 55 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Kazuichi Shono [Japanese: 庄野一市] (4 July 1891 – 28 August 2001) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He was the oldest man ever and the first to reach supercentenarian status from Hiroshima Prefecture he would hold the oldest man ever from Hiroshima Record until his age was surpassed by Yoshio Nakagawa
Biography[]
Kazuichi Shono was born in Togochi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on 4 July 1891. In his later years, he lived in the nursing home Jukouen [Japanese: 寿光園].
Following the death of 108-year-old Taiichi Kawakami on 27 July 1999, Shono became the oldest living man in Hiroshima Prefecture. His age was verified by the IDL and Japan's MHLW, and (posthumously) validated by the GRG on 4 February 2014 (he was validated as "anonymous" at the time).
Kazuichi Shono died in Kake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on 28 August 2001 at the age of 110 years, 55 days. At the time of his death, he was the fourth-oldest living man in Japan, after Yukichi Chuganji, Kumekichi Tani, and Tadanosuke Hashimoto.
References[]
- Gerontology Research Group
- 広島県 Data Collection Site
- 県内の男性最高齢 110歳庄野さん死去 Chugoku Shimbun, 29 August 2001 (page 25)