Shizuno Iwasaki

JAPAN supercentenarian data

  • Full name: Shizuno Iwasaki [Japanese: 岩崎シズノ]
  • Lifespan: 1891-02-01 – 2001-12-03
  • Age: 110 years, 305 days
  • Birthplace: Toyoura (now Shimonoseki), Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
  • Last residence: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
  • Application date: 2007-01-18
  • Validation date: 2010-02-25
  • Validation source: MHLW Japan/Tamashiro Hiko

Biography

Shizuno Iwasaki was born in Toyoura (now Shimonoseki), Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on 1 February 1891.

Following the death of 109-year-old Tsune Kuramoto of Kuka in February 2000, Iwasaki became the oldest known living person in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

In February 2001, Iwasaki celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.

Shizuno Iwasaki died from natural causes at the Kifune-en [Japanese: 貴船園] special nursing home for the elderly in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on 3 December 2001, at the age of 110 years, 305 days.

Validation

Validation

The supercentenarian case of Shizuno Iwasaki is verified by MHLW Japan, Tamashiro Hiko and validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 25.02.2010.