Hisako Shiroishi

Supercentenarian data for Japan

  • Full name: Hisako Shiroishi [Japanese: 白石久子]
  • Lifespan: (19.05.1910 – 26.08.2024)
  • Age: 114 years, 99 days
  • Birthplace: Ogawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
  • Last residence: Higashichichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
  • Application date: 21.05.2021
  • Validation date: 11.03.2023
  • Validation source: MHLW Japan/Yumi Yamamoto/Yu Li

Biography

Hisako Shiroishi was born in Ogawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan on 19 May 1910. She remembers the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923.

In May 2020, Shiroishi celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.

On 18 September 2020, following the death of 110-year-old Chiyo Kato of Chichibu, she became the oldest living person in Saitama Prefecture.

On 10 June 2023, at the age of 113 years, 22 days, she surpassed the final age of Tane Shimada (1903–2016), becoming the oldest person to ever live in Saitama Prefecture.

Hisako Shiroishi died in Higashichichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan on 26 August 2024 at the age of 114 years, 99 days.

Hisako Shiroishi at age 114 in August 2024.

Hisako Shiroishi (aged 111) in September 2021.

Longevity recognition

  • Longevity recordholder for Saitama Prefecture (10.06-2023 – present)
  • Oldest living person in Saitama Prefecture (18.09.2020 – 26.08.2024)

Validation

Shiroishi’s age was verified by Japan’s MHLW, Yumi Yamamoto, and Yu Li, and validated by the GRG on 11 March 2023.

Hisako Shiroishi (aged 102) on 10 April 2013.

Hisako Shiroishi on her 111th birthday in 2021.

Hisako Shiroishi (aged 111) in September 2021

Hisako Shiroishi (aged 112) in September 2022.

Hisako Shiroishi (aged 112; almost 113) in May 2023.

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