Yuriko Tsurumaru
- Full name: Yuriko Tsurumaru [Japanese: 鶴丸百合子]
- Lifespan: 14.07.1913
- Age: 111 years
- Birthplace: Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Last residence: Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
- Application date: 23.09.2023
- Validation date: 11.07.2024
- Validation source: MHLW Japan/Takeo Inishie/Tom Li
Biography
Yuriko Tsurumaru was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan on 14 July 1913. She lost her husband when she was 36, and raised their two sons and two daughters while working as an elementary school teacher in Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture.
In July 2023, Tsurumaru celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. Although she has lost her hearing, but she still occasionally engages in joking conversations with staff members. She is able to feed herself and her favorite food is sweets. Her family commented, “It must have been hard raising four children, but I think it was a fun life where she was able to dance and do the things she loved. I hope she lives a longer life.”
Following the death of 110-year-old Yone Kawabata on 19 August 2023, Tsurumaru became the oldest known living person in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Yuriko Tsurumaru currently lives at a nursing home in Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
Yuriko Tsurumaru at age 106.
Yuriko Tsurumaru at age 109 in Sept. 2022.
Yuriko Tsurumary at age 110 in Sept. 2023.
Longevity Recognition
- The oldest person from Miyazaki Prefecture (19.08.2023 – present)
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Yuriko Tsurumaru was meticulously examined and verified by Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan, Takeo Inishie, and Tom Li, and validated by Gerontology Research Group on July 11, 2024.
Yuriko Tsurumaru at age 111.
