| Shizuko Kiyuna | |
 Kiyuna (aged 112) in September 2024 | |
| Birth: | 10 June 1912 Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 112 years, 174 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Shizuko Kiyuna [Japanese: 喜友名静子] (born 10 June 1912) is a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Shizuko Kiyuna was born in Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on 10 June 1912 as the 11th and youngest child. She married at around age 18 and was blessed with three sons and one daughter.
At the age of 32, after the Battle of Okinawa, Kiyuna survived by fleeing into the mountains of the Motobu Peninsula with her husband, children, and parents-in-law. In her mid-40s, she opened a general store called "Kiyuna Shoten" in a corner of her home in Sunabe, the same village. She sold food, sweets, cigarettes, light bulbs, sandals and other daily necessities.
Kiyuna obtained her driver's license after turning 60. Just before turning 80, she began learning the koto, Ryukyu dance, and calligraphy.
Every year on Kiyuna's birthday, 50 to 60 people would gather together to celebrate her birthday, including her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and elders.
In June 2022, Kiyuna celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
Kiyuna became the oldest person in Okinawa Prefecture, following the death of 113-year-old Kikue Taira on 18 April 2024.
Kiyuna's age was verified by MHLW, Japan, as well as Ayuta Tonomura, Waclaw Jan Kroczek, and Robert Young, and validated by the GRG on 1 May 2024.
Shizuko Kiyuna currently lives in Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan at the age of 112 years, 174 days.
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References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Shizuko Kiyuna Gerontology Research Group
- Mention at 111
- 沖縄の最高齢は112歳、県内唯一の明治生まれ 100歳以上は1184人 昨年と比べ60人減少 Okinawa Times, 14 September 2024
- 沖縄唯一の明治生まれ、112歳の喜友名さん The Asahi Shimbun, 17 September 2024