| Setsuko Moriyama | |
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| Birth: | 5 November 1907 Shuri, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 1 March 2021 Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 113 years, 116 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Setsuko Moriyama [Japanese: 森山節子] (5 November 1907 – 1 March 2021) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Setsuko Moriyama was born on 5 November 1907 in Shuri, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. She was the first daughter of Manabe and Shosuke. In 1932, at the age of 25, she married Seikichi Uehara. They had five children: two daughters, Hiroko (1933-1944) and Kazuko (born 1938), and three sons: Kensho (born 1936), middle son (born 1940, died in the Philippines), and Kenyu (born 1942).
In 2006, at the age of 99, Moriyama moved into a nursing home in Naha City, Okinawa. In November 2017, she celebrated her 110th birthday. On 22 February 2021, her age was validated by the GRG. Moriyama died on 1 March 2021 at the age of 113 years, 116 days.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Setsuko Moriyama, 113 Photo Gallery, GRG
- World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- 敬老の日、森山節子全国長寿番付ベストテン入り Tida, 21 September 2020
- 森山さんが生きた113年、沖縄（琉球）の主な出来事 Tida, 6 November 2020
- 森山節子さん召天（113歳115日）、お別れ式 Tida, 4 March 2021