Chiyo Kowada

- Full name: Chiyo Kowada
- Lifespan: (16.09.1886 – 13.12.1998)
- Age: 112 years, 88 days
- Birthplace: Lino, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Last residence: Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Application date: N/A
- Validation date: 22.03.2004
- Validation source: Yasuhiko Saito/Bert Kestenbaum
Biography
Chiyo Kowada was born in Lino, Fukushima, Japan on 16 September 1886 and died in Kawamata, Fukushima, Japan on 13 December 1998 at the age of 112 years, 88 days. At the time of her death she was the oldest person in Tohoku Region and the third oldest person in Japan.
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Chiyo Kowada is verified by Yasuhiko Saito, Bert Kestenbaum and validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 22 March 2004.
