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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
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
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
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Shige Mineshiba F 18 May 1909 6 Jan 2023 113 years, 233 days Aichi CanadaCAN
2 Ito Konno Kinase F 31 Dec 1889 24 Jan 2003 113 years, 24 days Fukushima United StatesUSA

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

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Japanese supercentenarians by prefecture (VE)

AichiAkitaAomoriChibaEhimeFukuiFukuokaFukushimaGifuGunmaHiroshimaHokkaidoHyogoIbarakiIshikawaIwateKagawaKagoshimaKanagawaKochiKumamotoKyotoMieMiyagiMiyazakiNaganoNagasakiNaraNiigataOitaOkayamaOkinawaOsakaSagaSaitamaShigaShimaneShizuokaTochigiTokushimaTokyoTottoriToyamaWakayamaYamagataYamaguchiYamanashi

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