LONGEVIQUEST CONFIRMS TOMIKO ITOOKA AS WORLD’S OLDEST PERSON

Japanese 116-Year-Old Was Climbing Mountains Into Her Second Century 

Tomiko Itooka was born in Osaka City, Japan on 23 May 1908 as the second of three siblings. She was married at the age of 20 and raised two daughter and two sons. During the war, she ran the Japanese office of her husband’s textile factory and raised her children alone. After he husband died in 1979, she lived alone in her husband’s hometown of Nara Prefecture. During this time, she frequently enjoyed climbing mountains such as Mt. Nijo and Mt. Ontake. Even at the age of 100, she climbed the long stone steps of Ashiya Shrine without a cane.
 
In addition to being world’s oldest living person, Tomiko Itooka is also the 24th oldest person in recorded history. She became the oldest living person in Japan on 12 December 2023 following the death of 116-year-old Fusa Tatsumi.
 
LongeviQuest representatives, including Japan Research President Yumi Yamamoto, met Mrs. Itooka at her 116th birthday party in May. (video)
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TOMIKO ITOOKA:

116th Birthday Party Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbH1sn10yXY
Biography: https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/tomiko-itooka/

Oldest Living People List: https://atlas.longeviquest.com/atlas/living
Oldest People Ever List: https://atlas.longeviquest.com/atlas/world
 
LongeviQuest (LQ) is the global authority on maximum human longevity.  The organization was founded in 2022 as a collaboration between the world’s leading age validation experts, with professional researchers in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.  Among its notable research achievements, LongeviQuest validated the first recognized supercentenarians in India and the Philippines.  Further information, including the largest database of validated living supercentenarians, can be found at LongeviQuest.com.

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