About
World famous supercentenarian who became Japan's oldest living person after the death of Fusa Tatsumi in December of 2023. In August of the following year, she became the world's oldest verified living person after the passing of Maria Branyas.
Before Fame
She went to an all-girls high school, where she played volleyball.
Trivia
She took over her husband's textile factory during the events of World War II. She has climbed Mount Nijō and Mount Ontake. She climbed the steps to reach the Ashiya shrine at the age of 100. In 1989, she moved in with her two daughters.
Family Life
She and her husband Kenji Itooka had 4 kids.
Associated With
Both she and Kane Tanaka have been supercentenarians.
