Shitsu Nakano
- Full name: Shitsu Nakano [Japanese: 中野 シツ]
- Lifespan: 1894-01-01 – 2007-08-19
- Age: 113 years, 230 days
- Birthplace: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Last residence: Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Application date: N/A
- Validation date: 2004-08-15
- Validation source: MHLW Japan/Ken Matsuoka
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.
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Shitsu Nakano is verified by MHLW Japan, Ken Matsuoka and validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 15.08.2004.
