Tomiko Itooka | |
|---|---|
| 糸岡富子 | |
| Born | Tomiko Itooka 23 May 1908 (age 116 years, 183 days) Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Known for | Oldest known living person (since 19 August 2024) |
| Spouse |
Unnamed
(m. 1928; died 1979) |
| Children | 4[1] |
Tomiko Itooka (糸岡富子, Itooka Tomiko, born 23 May 1908,[2] in Osaka, Japan)[3] is a Japanese supercentenarian who became the world's oldest living person on 19 August 2024, following the death of Maria Branyas.[4]
Personal life
editItooka was born in Osaka on 23 May 1908 as the second of three siblings. She married her husband in 1928, and they lived together in Nara Prefecture. During World War II, she managed the office of his textile factory. Itooka and her husband had four[1] children. Following his death in 1979, Itooka continued living in Nara until 1989.[5]
Itooka enjoyed hiking, climbing mountains such as Mount Nijō and Mount Ontake.[5]
She lived at home with her two daughters until the age of 110. Since 2019, she has lived in a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo.[1]
See also
edit- Kane Tanaka — Japanese woman who was the world's oldest living person from 2018 to 2022
- List of oldest people
References
edit- ^ a b c Sanj, Atwal (2024-08-21). "116-year-old Japanese woman confirmed as world's oldest living person". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List – Gerontology Research Group". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Tomiko Itooka – Gerontology Research Group". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Watkins, Ali (2024-08-20). "Maria Branyas Morera, World's Oldest Person, Dies at 117". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ a b Katsumura, Mariko (2024-08-21). "The surprising hobby the world's new oldest person carried on past the age of 100". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-08-21.