| Niwa Kawamoto | |
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| Birth: | 5 August 1863 Japan |
| Death: | 16 November 1976 Azumikawa, Shiga, Japan |
| Age: | 113 years, 103 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Niwa Kawamoto (5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976) was a validated Japanese supercentenarian who was the world’s oldest living person at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Niwa Kawamoto was born in Japan on 5 August 1863. Converted from the old Japanese calendar to the Gregorian calendar, her date of birth is 17 September 1863 (Bunkyū 3). She was the Guinness World Records' Oldest Person since the death of Mito Umeta, also of Japan, on 31 May 1975. She was also the oldest Japanese person ever at the time of her death. She was also the only person who was age 113 in the 1970s.
Kawamoto died in Azumikawa, Shiga Prefecture, Japan on 16 November 1976 (Shōwa 51) at the age of 113 years, 103 / 60 days. At the time of her death, she was either the third or fourth-oldest person ever. She remained the oldest person ever from Shiga Prefecture until Mina Kitagawa surpassed her final age in 2019. She was also the last surviving Japanese person born in Edo period.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Niwa Kawamoto, 113 Photo Gallery, Gerontology Research Group
- La Crosse Tribune, September 15, 1974
- Corpus Christi Caller-Times, November 16, 1976
- 110年以上生きた日本人 (Japanese who lived more than 110 years) データの集積所 (Data collection Site)
| Japan's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • T • E) |
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Tome Yoshida • Tokusaburo Hatsukade • Haru Komai • Ishi Hayashi • Yoshigiku Ito • Tome Horigome • Haruno Shimada • Mito Umeta • Niwa Kawamoto • Isa Nakayama • Man Ichikawa • Koume Kabira • Masutaro Sato • Matsu Yoshikuni • Koharu Kodaira • Oto Michii • Toka Miyata • Momu Okuma • Ine Tsugawa • Seki Takehara • Waka Shirahama • Tane Ikai • Sue Utagawa • Suekiku Miyanaga • Asa Takii • Tase Matsunaga • Yasu Akino • Denzo Ishizaki • Kayo Fujii • Mie Ishiguro • Matsuno Oikawa • Yukichi Chuganji • Mitoyo Kawate • Ura Koyama • Yone Minagawa • Shitsu Nakano • Tsuneyo Toyonaga • Kaku Yamanaka • Kama Chinen • Chiyono Hasegawa • Jiroemon Kimura • Misao Okawa • Harumi Nakamura • Nabi Tajima • Chiyo Miyako • Kane Tanaka • Fusa Tatsumi • Tomiko Itooka |
| Japan's Oldest Living Woman Titleholders (V • E) |
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Sue Watanabe • Unknown • Tome Yoshida • Haru Komai • Ishi Hayashi • Yoshigiku Ito • Tome Horigome • Haruno Shimada • Mito Umeta • Niwa Kawamoto • Isa Nakayama • Man Ichikawa • Koume Kabira • Matsu Yoshikuni • Koharu Kodaira • Oto Michii • Toka Miyata • Momu Okuma • Ine Tsugawa • Seki Takehara • Waka Shirahama • Tane Ikai • Sue Utagawa • Suekiku Miyanaga • Asa Takii • Tase Matsunaga • Yasu Akino • Kayo Fujii • Mie Ishiguro • Matsuno Oikawa • Mitoyo Kawate • Ura Koyama • Yone Minagawa • Shitsu Nakano • Tsuneyo Toyonaga • Kaku Yamanaka • Kama Chinen • Chiyono Hasegawa • Koto Okubo • Misao Okawa • Anonymous (Tokyo) • Nabi Tajima • Chiyo Miyako • Kane Tanaka • Fusa Tatsumi • Tomiko Itooka |