Fuyo Kishimoto – Gerontology Research Group

Full name: Fuyo Kishimoto [Japanese: 岸本ふよ]
Lifespan: 20.12.1911
Age: 112 years
Birthplace: Hamasaka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Last residence: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Application date: 2023-09-23
Validation date: 2024-04-26
Validation source: MHLW Japan/Ayuta Tonomura/Waclaw Jan Kroczek/Robert Young

Biography

Fuyo Kishimoto was born in Hamasaka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan on 20 December 1911.

In December 2021, Kishimoto celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.

In September 2023, she was reported as the third-oldest living person in Kyoto Prefecture.

In September 2024, Fuyo Kishimoto (112) was reported as the oldest living person in Kyoto Prefecture, the eldest of six living supercentenarians in that prefecture.

Fuyo Kishimoto currently lives in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan at the age of 112 years, 269 days.

The list of 10 oldest living people in Kyoto Prefecture (Sept. 2024)

1. Fuyo Kishimoto, (岸本ふよ), F, 112, 1911.12.20 (lives in Kyōto City)
2. Anonymous, F, 111, 1912.11.15 (lives in Kyōto City)
3. Kiyo Ōhashi (大橋喜代), F, 110, 1913.12.21 (lives in Nagaokakyō)
4. Shigeko Hata (畑繁子), F, 110, 1914.3.11 (lives in Nantan)
5. Ayako Kousaki (神前あや子), F, 110, 1914.6.9 (lives in Kyōto City)
6. Yoshimi Tanaka (田中嘉), F, 110, 1914.8.9 (lives in Kameoka)
7. Suzuko Takeda (武田鈴子), F, 109, 1914.10.1 (lives in Kyōto City)
8. Anonymous, F, 109, 1914.12.7 (lives in Kizugawa)
9. Momoe Mizuno (水野桃枝), F, 109, 1915.2.25 (lives in Kyōto City)
10. Kiyo Suzuki (鈴木きよ), F, 109, 1915.5.28 (lives in Kyōto City)

Longevity recognition

Oldest living person in Kyoto Prefecture (2023/2024 – present)

Validation

The case of Fuyo Kishimoto was meticulously examined and verified by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), Ayuta Tonomura, Waclaw Jan Kroczek and Robert Young, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 26 April 2024.