| Kiichi Fujiwara | |
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| Birth: | 17 December 1880 Bungotakada, Oita, Japan |
| Death: | 6 March 1990 Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Age: | 109 years, 79 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Centenarian | |
Kiichi Fujiwara [Japanese: 藤原喜一] (17 December 1880 – 6 March 1990), also known as Chusui Fujiwara [Japanese: 藤原楚水], was a Japanese centenarian who was the oldest living man in Japan at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Kiichi Fujiwara was born in Bungotakada, Oita Prefecture, Japan on 17 December 1880. In his early years, he graduated from law school. From 1903 to 1945, he worked at a publishing company.
After World War II, Fujiwara taught Oriental Art and Chinese calligraphy at Tokyo Gakugei University and Yokohama National University. During his later years, he wrote numerous books on Chinese calligraphy and poetry.
Eventually, Fujiwara moved to a nursing home in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture. Following the death of 110-year-old Eiju Tsuru on 11 January 1990, he became the oldest living man in Japan.
Kiichi Fujiwara died in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 6 March 1990, at the age of 109 years, 79 days. He was succeeded as Japan's oldest man by Nisaburo Matsuyama.
References[]
- 日本の歴代男性最高齢者 Data Collection Site
- 藤原楚水氏（昭和7年） Zushi City
- Obituary (available on WOP Group, original link no longer available)
| Japan's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Shizuo Jinjiang • Kokuzo Iwate • Eisaku Takada • Hisaharu Arai • Chojiro Goto • Yozotaro Yoshikawa • Masutaro Sato • Takataro Hiragushi • Mataichi Ono • Shotaro Tanaka • Rinzo Shimizu • Koji Onishi • Inasaku Abe • Mokotaru Osada • Eiju Tsuru • Kiichi Fujiwara • Nisaburo Matsuyama • Shimetaro Hara • Gihei Oka • Gengan Tonaki • Denzo Ishizaki • Sadayoshi Tanabe • Yukichi Chuganji • Kameni Nakamura • Minsho Ozawa • Totaro Murakami • Kohachi Shigetaka • Nijiro Tokuda • Tomoji Tanabe • Jiroemon Kimura • Jokichi Ikarashi • Sakari Momoi • Yasutaro Koide • Masamitsu Yoshida • Masazo Nonaka • Chitetsu Watanabe • Issaku Tomoe • Shojiro Shirai • Motoi Fukunishi • Mikizo Ueda • Shigeru Nakamura • Gisaburo Sonobe • Tomisaburo Wakui • Anonymous • Kiyotaka Mizuno |