| Shitsu Nakano | |
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| Birth: | 1 January 1894 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Death: | 19 August 2007 Ogori, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Age: | 113 years, 230 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Shitsu Nakano [Japanese: 中野 シツ] (1 January 1894 – 19 August 2007) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in Japan and the fourth-oldest verified living person in the world.
Biography
Shitsu Nakano was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan on 1 January 1894.
In January 2004, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
She had eight children, 22 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Following the death of 114-year-old Yone Minagawa on 13 August 2007, she became the oldest living person in Japan.
Shitsu Nakano died of natural causes in a home for the elderly in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan on 19 August 2007 at the age of 113 years, 230 days. Following her death, then 113-year-old Tsuneyo Toyonaga became the oldest living person in Japan.
References
- Shitsu Nakano Find a Grave
| 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 |