This page contains lists regarding Japanese supercentenarians, the oldest of whom was Kane Tanaka (1903–2022) who died at the age of 119 years, 107 days, and the oldest Japanese man ever was Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) who died at the age of 116 years, 54 days.
Currently, the oldest living person in Japan is Tomiko Itooka (born 23 May 1908) aged 116 years, 167 days of Hyogo, and the oldest living man in Japan is Kiyotaka Mizuno (born 14 March 1914) aged 110 years, 237 days of Shizuoka.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Because there are so many supercentenarians from Japan, this 'main' list will be for supercentenarians aged 113 or older. Those aged 110, 111 and 112, which used to be featured on this page, can be found in the lists below:
- List of Japanese supercentenarians (age 110)
- List of Japanese supercentenarians (age 111)
- List of Japanese supercentenarians (age 112)
- See also:
- List of oldest men from Japan
- List of oldest living people in Japan
- Oldest Japanese people by prefecture
- List of Asian supercentenarians (excluding Japan)
List of Japanese supercentenarians (113+)[]
Deceased (Validated) Living (Validated) Pending Unvalidated
Prefecture of | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
1 | Kane Tanaka | F | 2 Jan 1903 | 19 Apr 2022 | 119 years, 107 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
2 | Nabi Tajima | F | 4 Aug 1900 | 21 Apr 2018 | 117 years, 260 days | Kagoshima | Kagoshima |
3 | Chiyo Miyako | F | 2 May 1901 | 22 July 2018 | 117 years, 81 days | Wakayama | Kanagawa |
4 | Misao Okawa | F | 5 Mar 1898 | 1 Apr 2015 | 117 years, 27 days | Osaka | Osaka |
5 | Fusa Tatsumi | F | 25 Apr 1907 | 12 Dec 2023 | 116 years, 231 days | Osaka | Osaka |
6 | Tane Ikai | F | 18 Jan 1879 | 12 July 1995 | 116 years, 175 days | Aichi | Aichi |
7 | Tomiko Itooka | F | 23 May 1908 | Living | 116 years, 167 days | Osaka | Hyogo |
8 | Jiroemon Kimura | M | 19 Apr 1897 | 12 June 2013 | 116 years, 54 days | Kyoto | Kyoto |
9 | Shigeyo Nakachi | F | 1 Feb 1905 | 11 Jan 2021 | 115 years, 345 days | Saga | Saga |
10 | Shimoe Akiyama | F | 19 May 1903 | 29 Jan 2019 | 115 years, 255 days | Aichi | Aichi |
11 | Anonymous | F | 15 Mar 1900 | 27 Sept 2015 | 115 years, 196 days | Tokyo | Tokyo |
12 | Shin Matsushita | F | 30 Mar 1904 | 27 Aug 2019 | 115 years, 150 days | Miyagi | Miyagi |
13 | Okagi Hayashi | F | 2 Sept 1909 | Living | 115 years, 65 days | Gifu | Gifu |
14 | Mina Kitagawa | F | 3 Nov 1905 | 19 Dec 2020 | 115 years, 46 days | Shiga | Shiga |
15 | Yoshi Otsunari | F | 17 Dec 1906 | 26 Jan 2022 | 115 years, 40 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
16 | Koto Okubo | F | 24 Dec 1897 | 12 Jan 2013 | 115 years, 19 days | Tokyo | Kanagawa |
17 | Chiyono Hasegawa | F | 20 Nov 1896 | 2 Dec 2011 | 115 years, 12 days | Saga | Saga |
18 | Anonymous | F | 29 Apr 1907 | 30 Apr 2022 | 115 years, 1 day | Hyogo | Hyogo |
19 | Kama Chinen | F | 10 May 1895 | 2 May 2010 | 114 years, 357 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
20 | Kahoru Furuya | F | 18 Feb 1908 | 25 Dec 2022 | 114 years, 310 days | Shizuoka | Shizuoka |
21 | Kiyoko Ishiguro | F | 4 Mar 1901 | 5 Dec 2015 | 114 years, 276 days | Tokyo | Kanagawa |
22 | Yukie Hino | F | 17 Apr 1902 | 13 Jan 2017 | 114 years, 271 days | Niigata | Niigata |
23 | Hide Ohira | F | 15 Sept 1880 | 9 May 1995 | 114 years, 236 days | Wakayama | Wakayama |
24 | Masa Matsumoto | F | 29 Nov 1909 | 9 July 2024 | 114 years, 223 days | Shiga | Kanagawa |
25 | Yone Minagawa | F | 4 Jan 1893 | 13 Aug 2007 | 114 years, 221 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
26 | Ura Koyama | F | 30 Aug 1890 | 5 Apr 2005 | 114 years, 218 days | Hiroshima | Fukuoka |
27 | Yoshi Baba | F | 3 June 1907 | 4 Jan 2022 | 114 years, 215 days | Yamanashi | Yamanashi |
28 | Iso Nakamura | F | 23 Apr 1903 | 23 Nov 2017 | 114 years, 214 days | Ishikawa | Ishikawa |
29 | Mitsue Toyoda | F | 15 Feb 1902 | 25 Aug 2016 | 114 years, 192 days | Oita | Oita |
30 | Tase Matsunaga | F | 11 May 1884 | 18 Nov 1998 | 114 years, 191 days | Niigata | Tokyo |
31 | Kame Ganeko | F | 10 Apr 1905 | 18 Oct 2019 | 114 years, 191 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
32 | Yukichi Chuganji | M | 23 Mar 1889 | 28 Sept 2003 | 114 years, 189 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
33 | Kame Nakamura | F | 8 Mar 1898 | 12 Sept 2012 | 114 years, 188 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
34 | Mitoyo Kawate | F | 15 May 1889 | 13 Nov 2003 | 114 years, 182 days | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
35 | Ina Okazawa | F | 10 Mar 1910 | 9 Aug 2024 | 114 years, 152 days | Ibaraki | Ibaraki |
36 | Toshie Yorimitsu | F | 30 Sept 1901 | 28 Feb 2016 | 114 years, 151 days | Kochi | Okinawa |
37 | Ushi Makishi | F | 15 Feb 1909 | 4 July 2023 | 114 years, 139 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
38 | Kimiko Ono | F | 20 June 1908 | 31 Oct 2022 | 114 years, 133 days | Wakayama | Osaka |
39 | Tae Ito | F | 11 July 1903 | 13 Nov 2017 | 114 years, 125 days | Iwate | Iwate |
40 | Hama Yasukawa | F | 19 Jan 1907 | 23 May 2021 | 114 years, 124 days | Hyogo | Hyogo |
41 | Chiyo Shiraishi | F | 6 Aug 1895 | 19 Nov 2009 | 114 years, 105 days | Fukushima | Ibaraki |
42 | Hisako Shiroishi | F | 19 May 1910 | 26 Aug 2024 | 114 years, 99 days | Saitama | Saitama |
43 | Michiko Yamazaki | F | 28 July 1905 | 31 Oct 2019 | 114 years, 95 days | Nagano | Nagano |
44 | Asa Takii | F | 28 Apr 1884 | 31 July 1998 | 114 years, 94 days | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
45 | Tane Matsubara | F | 15 Oct 1909 | 16 Jan 2024 | 114 years, 93 days | Tochigi | Hokkaido |
46 | Waka Shirahama | F | 23 Mar 1878 | 16 June 1992 | 114 years, 85 days | Kagoshima | Miyazaki |
47 | Osugi Sogo | F | 14 Aug 1905 | 4 Nov 2019 | 114 years, 82 days | Hiroshima | Ehime |
48 | Suekiku Miyanaga | F | 7 Apr 1884 | 20 June 1998 | 114 years, 74 days | Kagoshima | Kagoshima |
49 | Yasue Okai | F | 25 Nov 1908 | 6 Feb 2023 | 114 years, 73 days | Osaka | Osaka |
50 | Shige Hirooka | F | 16 Jan 1897 | 29 Mar 2011 | 114 years, 72 days | Osaka | Osaka |
51 | Mine Kondo | F | 1 Sept 1910 | Living | 114 years, 66 days | Aichi | Aichi |
52 | Hide Hamabe | F | 3 Dec 1908 | 10 Jan 2023 | 114 years, 38 days | Miyazaki | Miyazaki |
53 | Seki Yoshida | F | 4 Jan 1910 | 11 Feb 2024 | 114 years, 38 days | Ibaraki | Ibaraki |
54 | Tomoe Iwata | F | 25 Mar 1904 | 13 Apr 2018 | 114 years, 19 days | Iwate | Iwate |
55 | Tane Yonekura | F | 2 May 1904 | 19 May 2018 | 114 years, 17 days | Kagoshima | Kagoshima |
56 | Kura Bingo | F | 20 Oct 1905 | 31 Oct 2019 | 114 years, 11 days | Nara | Nara |
57 | Yoshiyo Bessho | F | 1 Apr 1904 | 8 Apr 2018 | 114 years, 7 days | Okayama | Okayama |
58 | Kikue Taira | F | 26 Apr 1910 | 18 Apr 2024 | 113 years, 358 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
59 | Hatsue Ono | F | 31 Oct 1898 | 17 Oct 2012 | 113 years, 352 days | Iwate | Hokkaido |
60 | Yasu Akino | F | 1 Mar 1885 | 12 Feb 1999 | 113 years, 348 days | Shizuoka | Shizuoka |
61 | Nahi Yonamine | F | 9 Mar 1908 | 7 Feb 2022 | 113 years, 335 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
62 | Fujiko Mihara | F | 13 Dec 1910 | Living | 113 years, 328 days | Ehime | Ehime |
63 | Masu Usui | F | 18 Dec 1910 | Living | 113 years, 323 days | Shizuoka | Shizuoka |
64 | Shinobu Hayashi | F | 15 Mar 1909 | 25 Jan 2023 | 113 years, 316 days | Kumamoto | Kumamoto |
65 | Sayo Taminato | F | 15 Oct 1906 | 7 Aug 2020 | 113 years, 297 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
66 | Fumi Hoshino | F | 30 Oct 1908 | 23 Aug 2022 | 113 years, 297 days | Tokyo | Tokyo |
67 | Kimi Asanuma | F | 3 Nov 1905 | 22 Aug 2019 | 113 years, 292 days | Tokyo | Tokyo |
68 | Miyoko Hiroyasu | F | 23 Jan 1911 | Living | 113 years, 287 days | Oita | Oita |
69 | Kiyo Komatsu | F | 27 Jan 1911 | Living | 113 years, 283 days | Ishikawa | Saitama |
70 | Tsuneyo Toyonaga | F | 21 May 1894 | 22 Feb 2008 | 113 years, 277 days | Kochi | Kochi |
71 | Tomoji Tanabe | M | 18 Sept 1895 | 19 June 2009 | 113 years, 274 days | Miyazaki | Miyazaki |
72 | Mitsue Nagasaki | F | 18 Sept 1899 | 17 June 2013 | 113 years, 272 days | Kumamoto | Hiroshima |
73 | Hisa Ono | F | 8 Dec 1905 | 4 Sept 2019 | 113 years, 270 days | Saga | Saga |
74 | Shizue Nagata | F | 25 July 1903 | 12 Apr 2017 | 113 years, 261 days | Kumamoto | Kumamoto |
75 | Kimi Kawasaki | F | 24 Mar 1909 | 10 Dec 2022 | 113 years, 261 days | Kagoshima | Kagoshima |
76 | Teru Oshiro | F | 10 May 1904 | 26 Jan 2018 | 113 years, 261 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
77 | Hatsuno Goto | F | 1 Sept 1903 | 15 May 2017 | 113 years, 256 days | Niigata | Tokyo |
78 | Tsurue Amou | F | 1 Mar 1904 | 6 Nov 2017 | 113 years, 250 days | Tokushima | Tokushima |
79 | Katsugo Tago | F | 28 Mar 1910 | 1 Dec 2023 | 113 years, 248 days | Nagano | Tokyo |
80 | Katsue Kurimoto | F | 20 Mar 1907 | 22 Nov 2020 | 113 years, 247 days | Tokushima | Nara |
81 | Hisa Arai | F | 10 Sept 1904 | 4 May 2018 | 113 years, 236 days | Gifu | Gifu |
82 | Shitsu Nakano | F | 1 Jan 1894 | 19 Aug 2007 | 113 years, 230 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
83 | Misao Uemura | F | 7 Nov 1905 | 25 June 2019 | 113 years, 230 days | Fukushima | Shiga |
84 | Nobu Kawano | F | 28 Mar 1911 | Living | 113 years, 223 days | Ibaraki | Kanagawa |
85 | Taka Tsuji | F | 6 Aug 1906 | 4 Mar 2020 | 113 years, 211 days | Saga | Saga |
86 | Shina Seki | F | 1 Oct 1909 | 25 Apr 2023 | 113 years, 206 days | Ibaraki | Ibaraki |
87 | Tsukimi Kishi | F | 31 Aug 1905 | 19 Mar 2019 | 113 years, 200 days | Tochigi | Tochigi |
88 | Mitsuno Sato | F | 9 Apr 1909 | 6 Oct 2022 | 113 years, 180 days | Akita | Akita |
89 | Masazo Nonaka | M | 25 July 1905 | 20 Jan 2019 | 113 years, 179 days | Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
90 | Kiku Usami | F | 1 Sept 1904 | 26 Feb 2018 | 113 years, 178 days | Niigata | Niigata |
91 | Tame Yamaguchi | F | 20 Mar 1907 | 6 Sept 2020 | 113 years, 170 days | Kagoshima | Miyazaki |
92 | Masa Iseri | F | 19 Sept 1902 | 5 Mar 2016 | 113 years, 168 days | Kumamoto | Kumamoto |
93 | Shigeko Kagawa | F | 28 May 1911 | Living | 113 years, 162 days | Nara | Nara |
94 | Koito Furukawa | F | 8 May 1901 | 11 Oct 2014 | 113 years, 156 days | Tokushima | Tokushima |
95 | Katsue Hiraishi | F | 9 June 1904 | 6 Nov 2017 | 113 years, 150 days | Tokushima | Tokushima |
96 | Yoshino Tanaka | F | 3 Mar 1900 | 30 July 2013 | 113 years, 149 days | Okinawa | Nagasaki |
97 | Terue Ashida | F | 20 Sept 1899 | 15 Feb 2013 | 113 years, 148 days | Hyogo | Hyogo |
98 | Kesa Yamada | F | 30 Mar 1907 | 15 Aug 2020 | 113 years, 138 days | Fukushima | Gunma |
99 | Komiya Miyazaki | F | 20 Aug 1897 | 4 Jan 2011 | 113 years, 137 days | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
100 | Mise Ito | F | 6 Nov 1890 | 18 Mar 2004 | 113 years, 133 days | Shizuoka | Shizuoka |
101 | Jun Kitamasu | F | 2 Mar 1900 | 11 July 2013 | 113 years, 131 days | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
102 | Maki Hirabayashi | F | 17 Oct 1909 | 22 Feb 2023 | 113 years, 128 days | Nagano | Hokkaido |
103 | Kaku Yamanaka | F | 11 Dec 1894 | 5 Apr 2008 | 113 years, 116 days | Aichi | Aichi |
104 | Motome Hirata | F | 12 Aug 1906 | 6 Dec 2019 | 113 years, 116 days | Nagano | Chiba |
105 | Setsuko Moriyama | F | 5 Nov 1907 | 1 Mar 2021 | 113 years, 116 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
106 | Sue Utagawa | F | 19 Jan 1884 | 4 May 1997 | 113 years, 105 days | Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi |
107 | Niwa Kawamoto | F | 5 Aug 1863 | 16 Nov 1976 | 113 years, 103 days | Shiga | Shiga |
108 | Tome Takaoka | F | 1 Jan 1899 | 12 Apr 2012 | 113 years, 102 days | Osaka | Ibaraki |
109 | Masayo Ito | F | 1 Oct 1902 | 6 Jan 2016 | 113 years, 97 days | Miyagi | Miyagi |
110 | Kame Takamiyagi | F | 10 June 1899 | 10 Sept 2012 | 113 years, 92 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
111 | Toshi Horiya | F | 8 Nov 1897 | 4 Feb 2011 | 113 years, 88 days | Kagoshima | Kagoshima |
112 | Natsuyo Kinase | F | 30 Oct 1906 | 26 Jan 2020 | 113 years, 88 days | Miyagi | Kanagawa |
113 | Chiyono Ohta | F | 1 Nov 1896 | 25 Jan 2010 | 113 years, 85 days | Miyagi | Miyagi |
114 | Sumie Yabune | F | 5 Feb 1907 | 23 Apr 2020 | 113 years, 78 days | Wakayama | Wakayama |
115 | Yuko Sato | F | 29 Sept 1910 | 15 Dec 2023 | 113 years, 77 days | Akita | Akita |
116 | Kano Ebara | F | 30 Mar 1907 | 14 June 2020 | 113 years, 76 days | Okayama | Okayama |
117 | Mie Ishiguro | F | 2 June 1888 | 14 Aug 2001 | 113 years, 73 days | Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
118 | Hina Shikawatari | F | 1 Jan 1899 | 15 Feb 2012 | 113 years, 45 days | Ishikawa | Ishikawa |
119 | Kuni Onose | F | 31 Dec 1904 | 5 Feb 2018 | 113 years, 36 days | Ibaraki | Ibaraki |
120 | Yoshino Ide | F | 1 Jan 1896 | 28 Jan 2009 | 113 years, 27 days | Hyogo | Hyogo |
121 | Toyoe Yoshida | F | 7 Sept 1902 | 1 Oct 2015 | 113 years, 24 days | Nara | Nara |
122 | Take Hayasaka | F | 1 July 1885 | 23 July 1998 | 113 years, 22 days | Miyagi | Miyagi |
123 | Tane Shimada | F | 25 Sept 1903 | 16 Oct 2016 | 113 years, 21 days | Saitama | |
124 | Asayo Sato | F | 22 Sept 1911 | 27 Sept 2024 | 113 years, 5 days | Saga | Saga |
125 | Yuki Nitta | F | 10 Aug 1911 | 10 Aug 2024 | 113 years, 0 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
Incomplete cases[]
- Main article: List of incomplete Japanese supercentenarians
Prefecture of | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
– | Haruno Yamashita | F | 19 Feb 1905 | ? Sept 2019 | 114 years, 194+ days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
– | Matsuyo Kageyama | F | 10 Oct 1901 | ? Jan 2016 | 114 years, 84+ days | Kyoto | Kyoto |
– | Ai Suganoya | F | 10 May 1908 | ? Apr 2022 | 113 years, 330+ days | Yamagata | Osaka |
– | Chiyo Fukagawa | F | 5 June 1901 | ? Feb 2015 | 113 years, 249+ days | Kanagawa | Kanagawa |
– | Sato Nagaoka | F | 12 Jan 1904 | ? July 2017 | 113 years, 179+ days | Chiba | Chiba |
- | Anonymous | F | 16 July 1905 | ? Sept 2018 | 113 years, 49+ days | Kyoto | Kyoto |
– | Anonymous | F | 15 July 1903 | ? Aug 2016 | 113 years, 19+ days | Tokyo | Tokyo |
– | Kuma Kobayashi | F | 8 Feb 1904 | ? Feb 2017 | 113 years, 0+ days | Aichi | Aichi |
– | Kaoru Kobayashi | F | 18 Jan 1909 | fl.18 Jan 2022 | 113 years, 0+ days | Chiba | Chiba |
Japanese emigrant supercentenarians (113+)[]
Prefecture / Country of | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
1 | Shige Mineshiba | F | 18 May 1909 | 6 Jan 2023 | 113 years, 233 days | Aichi | CAN |
2 | Ito Konno Kinase | F | 31 Dec 1889 | 24 Jan 2003 | 113 years, 24 days | Fukushima | USA |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Japan since 1958[]
From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Prefecture of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unknown | 15 Dec 1958 | Tome Yoshida | F | N/A–109 | 27 Mar 1849 – 15 Dec 1958 109 years, 263 days |
Shiga |
15 Dec 1958 | 29 Nov 1960 (1 yr, 350 days) |
Tokusaburo Hatsukade | M | 105–107 | 31 Mar 1853 – 29 Nov 1960 107 years, 243 days |
Hiroshima |
29 Nov 1960 | 16 Sept 1963 (2 yrs, 291 days) |
Haru Komai | F | 106–109 | 1 July 1854 – 16 Sept 1963 109 years, 77 days |
Shizuoka |
16 Sept 1963 | 21 May 1964 (248 days) |
Ishi Hayashi | F | 109 | 9 July 1854 – 21 May 1964 109 years, 317 days |
Fukuoka |
21 May 1964 | 26 Nov 1966 (2 yrs, 189 days) |
Yoshigiku Ito | F | 107–110 | 1 Sept 1856 – 26 Nov 1966 110 years, 86 days |
Wakayama |
26 Nov 1966 | 14 Nov 1968 (1 yr, 354 days) |
Tome Horigome | F | 109–111 | 22 Jan 1857 – 14 Nov 1968 111 years, 297 days |
Miyagi |
14 Nov 1968 | 31 Dec 1969 (1 yr, 47 days) |
Haruno Shimada | F | 110–112 | 24 Dec 1857 – 31 Dec 1969 112 years, 7 days |
Niigata |
31 Dec 1969 | 31 May 1975 (5 yrs, 151 days) |
Mito Umeta | F | 106–112 | 14 May 1863 – 31 May 1975 112 years, 17 days |
Kumamoto |
31 May 1975 | 16 Nov 1976 (1 yr, 169 days) |
Niwa Kawamoto | F | 111–113 | 17 Sept 1863 – 16 Nov 1976 113 years, 60 days |
Shiga |
16 Nov 1976 | 25 May 1977 (190 days) |
Isa Nakayama | F | 108 | 3 Aug 1868 – 25 May 1977 108 years, 295 days |
Tokushima |
25 May 1977 | 27 May 1977 (2 days) |
Man Ichikawa | F | 108 | 25 Feb 1869 – 27 May 1977 108 years, 91 days |
Yamagata |
27 May 1977 | 6 Aug 1977 (71 days) |
Koume Kabira | F | 108 | 2 Apr 1869 – 6 Aug 1977 108 years, 126 days |
Osaka |
6 Aug 1977 | 6 Oct 1978 (1 yr, 61 days) |
Masutaro Sato | M | 107–108 | 16 Feb 1870 – 6 Oct 1978 108 years, 232 days |
Niigata |
6 Oct 1978 | 11 Apr 1979 (187 days) |
Matsu Yoshikuni | F | 108–109 | 11 Mar 1870 – 11 Apr 1979 109 years, 31 days |
Oita |
11 Apr 1979 | 10 Apr 1980 (365 days) |
Koharu Kodaira | F | 107–108 | 8 May 1871 – 10 Apr 1980 108 years, 338 days |
Hokkaido |
10 Apr 1980 | 10 Jan 1982 (1 yr, 275 days) |
Oto Michii | F | 108–110 | 1 Sept 1871 – 10 Jan 1982 110 years, 131 days |
Ishikawa |
10 Jan 1982 | 27 Mar 1982 (76 days) |
Toka Miyata | F | 109–110 | 29 Feb 1872 – 27 Mar 1982 110 years, 27 days |
Kumamoto |
27 Mar 1982 | 10 Feb 1984 (1 yr, 320 days) |
Momu Okuma | F | 108–110 | 12 Jan 1874 – 10 Feb 1984 110 years, 29 days |
Hokkaido |
10 Feb 1984 | 21 May 1986 (2 yrs, 100 days) |
Ine Tsugawa | F | 108–111 | 3 Apr 1875 – 21 May 1986 111 years, 48 days |
Tokushima |
21 May 1986 | 2 Mar 1987 (285 days) |
Seki Takehara | F | 108–109 | 11 Jan 1878 – 2 Mar 1987 109 years, 50 days |
Hiroshima |
2 Mar 1987 | 16 June 1992 (5 yrs, 106 days) |
Waka Shirahama | F | 108–114 | 26 Mar 1878 – 16 June 1992 114 years, 82 days |
Miyazaki |
16 June 1992 | 12 July 1995 (3 yrs, 26 days) |
Tane Ikai | F | 113–116 | 18 Jan 1879 – 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days |
Aichi |
12 July 1995 | 4 May 1997 (1 yr, 296 days) |
Sue Utagawa | F | 111–113 | 19 Jan 1884 – 4 May 1997 113 years, 105 days |
Yamaguchi |
4 May 1997 | 20 June 1998 (1 yr, 47 days) |
Suekiku Miyanaga | F | 113–114 | 7 Apr 1884 – 20 June 1998 114 years, 74 days |
Kagoshima |
20 June 1998 | 31 July 1998 (41 days) |
Asa Takii | F | 114 | 28 Apr 1884 – 31 July 1998 114 years, 94 days |
Hiroshima |
31 July 1998 | 18 Nov 1998 (110 days) |
Tase Matsunaga | F | 114 | 11 May 1884 – 18 Nov 1998 114 years, 191 days |
Tokyo |
18 Nov 1998 | 12 Feb 1999 (86 days) |
Yasu Akino | F | 113 | 1 Mar 1885 – 12 Feb 1999 113 years, 348 days |
Shizuoka |
12 Feb 1999 | 29 Apr 1999 (76 days) |
Denzo Ishizaki | M | 112 | 2 Oct 1886 – 29 Apr 1999 112 years, 209 days |
Ibaraki |
29 Apr 1999 | 6 Aug 1999 (99 days) |
Kayo Fujii | F | 111 | 12 Mar 1888 – 6 Aug 1999 111 years, 147 days |
Yamaguchi |
6 Aug 1999 | 14 Aug 2001 (2 yrs, 8 days) |
Mie Ishiguro | F | 111–113 | 2 June 1888 – 14 Aug 2001 113 years, 73 days |
Hokkaido |
14 Aug 2001 | 3 Jan 2002 (142 days) |
Matsuno Oikawa | F | 112 | 20 Feb 1889 – 3 Jan 2002 112 years, 317 days |
Iwate |
3 Jan 2002 | 28 Sept 2003 (1 yr, 268 days) |
Yukichi Chuganji | M | 112–114 | 23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003 114 years, 189 days |
Fukuoka |
28 Sept 2003 | 13 Nov 2003 (46 days) |
Mitoyo Kawate | F | 114 | 15 May 1889 – 13 Nov 2003 114 years, 182 days |
Hiroshima |
13 Nov 2003 | 5 Apr 2005 (1 yr, 143 days) |
Ura Koyama | F | 113–114 | 30 Aug 1890 – 5 Apr 2005 114 years, 218 days |
Fukuoka |
5 Apr 2005 | 13 Aug 2007 (2 yrs, 130 days) |
Yone Minagawa | F | 112–114 | 4 Jan 1893 – 13 Aug 2007 114 years, 221 days |
Fukuoka |
13 Aug 2007 | 19 Aug 2007 (6 days) |
Shitsu Nakano | F | 113 | 1 Jan 1894 – 19 Aug 2007 113 years, 230 days |
Fukuoka |
19 Aug 2007 | 22 Feb 2008 (187 days) |
Tsuneyo Toyonaga | F | 113 | 21 May 1894 – 22 Feb 2008 113 years, 277 days |
Kochi |
22 Feb 2008 | 5 Apr 2008 (43 days) |
Kaku Yamanaka | F | 113 | 11 Dec 1894 – 5 Apr 2008 113 years, 116 days |
Aichi |
5 Apr 2008 | 2 May 2010 (2 yrs, 27 days) |
Kama Chinen | F | 112–114 | 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days |
Okinawa |
2 May 2010 | 2 Dec 2011 (1 yr, 214 days) |
Chiyono Hasegawa | F | 113–115 | 20 Nov 1896 – 2 Dec 2011 115 years, 12 days |
Saga |
2 Dec 2011 | 12 June 2013 (1 yr, 192 days) |
Jiroemon Kimura | M | 114–116 | 19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days |
Kyoto |
12 June 2013 | 1 Apr 2015 (1 yr, 293 days) |
Misao Okawa | F | 115–117 | 5 Mar 1898 – 1 Apr 2015 117 years, 27 days |
Osaka |
1 Apr 2015 | 27 Sept 2015 (179 days) |
Anonymous | F | 115 | 15 Mar 1900 – 27 Sept 2015 115 years, 196 days |
Tokyo |
27 Sept 2015 | 21 Apr 2018 (2 yrs, 206 days) |
Nabi Tajima | F | 115–117 | 4 Aug 1900 – 21 Apr 2018 117 years, 260 days |
Kagoshima |
21 Apr 2018 | 22 July 2018 (92 days) |
Chiyo Miyako | F | 116–117 | 2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days |
Kanagawa |
22 July 2018 | 19 Apr 2022 (3 yrs, 271 days) |
Kane Tanaka | F | 115–119 | 2 Jan 1903 – 19 Apr 2022 119 years, 107 days |
Fukuoka |
19 Apr 2022 | 12 Dec 2023 (1 yr, 237 days) |
Fusa Tatsumi | F | 114–116 | 25 Apr 1907 – 12 Dec 2023 116 years, 231 days |
Osaka |
12 Dec 2023 | Present (0 years, 329 days) |
Tomiko Itooka | F | 115–116* | Born 23 May 1908 116 years, 167 days |
Living in Hyogo |
Chronological list of the oldest living man in Japan since 1968[]
From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Prefecture of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unknown | 6 Apr 1968 | Shizuo Jinjiang | N/A–104 | 14 Oct 1863 – 6 Apr 1968 104 years, 174 days |
Miyazaki |
6 Apr 1968 | 26 Jan 1970 (1 yr, 295 days) |
Kokuzo Iwate | 104–106 | 16 Dec 1863 – 26 Jan 1970 106 years, 41 days |
Kyoto |
26 Jan 1970 | 31 Jan 1972 (2 yrs, 5 days) |
Eisaku Takada | 106–108 | 3 Jan 1864 – 31 Jan 1972 108 years, 28 days |
Hyogo |
31 Jan 1972 | 30 Oct 1972 (273 days) |
Hisaharu Arai | 105–106 | 22 June 1866 – 30 Oct 1972 106 years, 130 days |
Nagano |
30 Oct 1972 | 1 Aug 1973 (275 days) |
Chojiro Goto | 106–107 | 4 July 1866 – 1 Aug 1973 107 years, 28 days |
Gifu |
1 Aug 1973 | 2 Jan 1976 (2 yrs, 154 days) |
Yozotaro Yoshikawa | 105–108 | 9 Dec 1867 – 2 Jan 1976 108 years, 24 days |
Hyogo |
2 Jan 1976 | 6 Oct 1978 (1 yr, 277 days) |
Masutaro Sato | 105–108 | 16 Feb 1870 – 6 Oct 1978 108 years, 232 days |
Niigata |
6 Oct 1978 | 30 Dec 1979 (1 yr, 85 days) |
Takataro Hiragushi | 106–107 | 23 Feb 1872 – 30 Dec 1979 107 years, 311 days |
Tokyo |
30 Dec 1979 | 25 Jan 1982 (2 yrs, 26 days) |
Mataichi Ono | 107–109 | 4 May 1872 – 25 Jan 1982 109 years, 266 days |
Gunma |
25 Jan 1982 | 14 Dec 1982 (323 days) |
Shotaro Tanaka | 107–108 | 21 Apr 1874 – 14 Dec 1982 108 years, 237 days |
Kanagawa |
14 Dec 1982 | 21 Dec 1982 (7 days) |
Rinzo Shimizu | 108 | 10 July 1874 – 21 Dec 1982 108 years, 164 days |
Hokkaido |
21 Dec 1982 | 15 Feb 1983 (56 days) |
Koji Onishi | 107 | 21 Dec 1875 – 15 Feb 1983 107 years, 56 days |
Kyoto |
15 Feb 1983 | 16 May 1983 (90 days) |
Inasaku Abe | 105 | 18 July 1877 – 16 May 1983 105 years, 302 days |
Gunma |
16 May 1983 | 20 Oct 1985 (2 yrs, 157 days) |
Mokotaru Osada | 105–108 | 15 Aug 1877 – 20 Oct 1985 108 years, 66 days |
Osaka |
20 Oct 1985 | 11 Jan 1990 (4 yrs, 83 days) |
Eiju Tsuru | 106–110 | 4 Feb 1879 – 11 Jan 1990 110 years, 341 days |
Nagano |
11 Jan 1990 | 6 Mar 1990 (54 days) |
Kiichi Fujiwara | 109 | 17 Dec 1880 – 6 Mar 1990 109 years, 79 days |
Kanagawa |
6 Mar 1990 | 3 Apr 1991 (1 yr, 28 days) |
Nisaburo Matsuyama | 108–109 | 10 Oct 1881 – 3 Apr 1991 109 years, 175 days |
Ishikawa |
3 Apr 1991 | 18 June 1991 (76 days) |
Shimetaro Hara | 108 | 4 Oct 1882 – 18 June 1991 108 years, 257 days |
Ishikawa |
18 June 1991 | 20 Sept 1991 (94 days) |
Gihei Oka | 108 | 30 Jan 1883 – 20 Sept 1991 108 years, 243 days |
Tochigi |
20 Sept 1991 | 24 Jan 1997 (5 yrs, 126 days) |
Gengan Tonaki | 106–112 | 30 Oct 1884 – 24 Jan 1997 112 years, 86 days |
Okinawa |
24 Jan 1997 | 20 Apr 1999 (2 yrs, 86 days) |
Denzo Ishizaki | 110–112 | 2 Oct 1886 – 20 Apr 1999 112 years, 209 days |
Ibaraki |
20 Apr 1999 | 18 Jan 2000 (273 days) |
Sadayoshi Tanabe | 110–111 | 20 Oct 1888 – 18 Jan 2000 111 years, 90 days |
Kanagawa |
18 Jan 2000 | 28 Sept 2003 (3 yrs, 253 days) |
Yukichi Chuganji | 110–114 | 23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003 114 years, 189 days |
Fukuoka |
28 Sept 2003 | 20 May 2004 (235 days) |
Kameni Nakamura | 108–109 | 3 Oct 1894 – 20 May 2004 109 years, 230 days |
Okinawa |
20 May 2004 | 12 July 2004 (53 days) |
Minsho Ozawa | 109 | 11 Oct 1894 – 12 July 2004 109 years, 275 days |
Yamanashi |
12 July 2004 | 30 July 2004 (18 days) |
Totaro Murakami | 109 | 21 Feb 1895 – 30 July 2004 109 years, 160 days |
Hyogo |
30 July 2004 | 3 July 2005 (338 days) |
Kohachi Shigetaka | 109–110 | 10 May 1895 – 3 July 2005 110 years, 54 days |
Hiroshima |
3 July 2005 | 12 June 2006 (344 days) |
Nijiro Tokuda | 110–111 | 10 June 1895 – 12 June 2006 111 years, 2 days |
Kagoshima |
12 June 2006 | 19 June 2009 (3 yrs, 7 days) |
Tomoji Tanabe | 110–113 | 18 Sept 1895 – 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days |
Miyazaki |
19 June 2009 | 12 June 2013 (3 yrs, 359 days) |
Jiroemon Kimura | 112–116 | 19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days |
Kyoto |
12 June 2013 | 23 July 2013 (41 days) |
Jokichi Ikarashi | 111 | 26 Jan 1902 – 23 July 2013 111 years, 178 days |
Niigata |
23 July 2013 | 5 July 2015 (1 yr, 347 days) |
Sakari Momoi | 110–112 | 5 Feb 1903 – 5 July 2015 112 years, 150 days |
Saitama |
5 July 2015 | 19 Jan 2016 (198 days) |
Yasutaro Koide | 112 | 13 Mar 1903 – 19 Jan 2016 112 years, 312 days |
Aichi |
19 Jan 2016 | 29 Oct 2016 (284 days) |
Masamitsu Yoshida | 111–112 | 30 May 1904 – 29 Oct 2016 112 years, 152 days |
Tokyo |
29 Oct 2016 | 20 Jan 2019 (2 yrs, 83 days) |
Masazo Nonaka | 111–113 | 25 July 1905 – 20 Jan 2019 113 years, 179 days |
Hokkaido |
20 Jan 2019 | 23 Feb 2020 (1 yr, 34 days) |
Chitetsu Watanabe | 111–112 | 5 Mar 1907 – 23 Feb 2020 112 years, 355 days |
Niigata |
23 Feb 2020 | 14 Apr 2020 (51 days) |
Issaku Tomoe | 110 | 15 Aug 1909 – 14 Apr 2020 110 years, 243 days |
Aichi |
14 Apr 2020 | 11 Aug 2020 (119 days) |
Shojiro Shirai | 110 | 29 Oct 1909 – 11 Aug 2020 110 years, 287 days |
Shiga |
11 Aug 2020 | 22 Aug 2020 (11 days) |
Motoi Fukunishi | 110 | 25 Mar 1910 – 22 Aug 2020 110 years, 150 days |
Ibaraki |
22 Aug 2020 | 9 Sept 2022 (2 yrs, 18 days) |
Mikizo Ueda | 110–112 | 11 May 1910 – 9 Sept 2022 112 years, 121 days |
Nara |
9 Sept 2022 | 15 Nov 2022 (67 days) |
Shigeru Nakamura | 111 | 11 Jan 1911 – 15 Nov 2022 111 years, 308 days |
Hiroshima |
15 Nov 2022 | 31 Mar 2024 (1 yr, 136 days) |
Gisaburo Sonobe | 111–112 | 6 Nov 1911 – 31 Mar 2024 112 years, 146 days |
Chiba |
31 Mar 2024 | 5 July 2024 (96 days) |
Tomisaburo Wakui | 110 | 28 Nov 1913 – 5 July 2024 110 years, 220 days |
Kanagawa |
5 July 2024 | 21 Aug 2024 (47 days) |
Anonymous | 110 | 23 Jan 1914 - 21 Aug 2024 110 years, 211 days |
Tokyo |
21 Aug 2024 | Present (0 years, 77 days) |
Kiyotaka Mizuno | 110* | Born 14 March 1914 110 years, 237 days |
Living in Shizuoka |
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- List of validated supercentenarians in Japan Gerontology Research Group
- 日本の長寿者 (Japanese longevity) Data collection site
Japanese supercentenarians by prefecture (V • E) |
Aichi • Akita • Aomori • Chiba • Ehime • Fukui • Fukuoka • Fukushima • Gifu • Gunma • Hiroshima • Hokkaido • Hyogo • Ibaraki • Ishikawa • Iwate • Kagawa • Kagoshima • Kanagawa • Kochi • Kumamoto • Kyoto • Mie • Miyagi • Miyazaki • Nagano • Nagasaki • Nara • Niigata • Oita • Okayama • Okinawa • Osaka • Saga • Saitama • Shiga • Shimane • Shizuoka • Tochigi • Tokushima • Tokyo • Tottori • Toyama • Wakayama • Yamagata • Yamaguchi • Yamanashi |