Tsuneyo Toyonaga
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was a Japan
ese supercentenarian
who was the oldest living person
in Japan from the death of Shitsu Nakano
on August 19, 2007 until Toyonaga's death. She was the fifth-oldest living person in the world following the November 14, 2007 death of fellow 113-year-old Bertha Fry
. At the time of her death she was one of the 90 longest lived people ever.
Before her death, Toyonaga was living in the town of Tano
in the Kōchi Prefecture
on the island of Shikoku
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
who was the oldest living person
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
in Japan from the death of Shitsu Nakano
Shitsu Nakano
was the fourth-oldest living person in the world and the oldest living person in Japan, following the death of the then oldest living recognized person Yone Minagawa six days earlier. She died of natural causes in a home for the elderly in Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture...
on August 19, 2007 until Toyonaga's death. She was the fifth-oldest living person in the world following the November 14, 2007 death of fellow 113-year-old Bertha Fry
Bertha Fry
Bertha Fry née Vanosdol was an American supercentenarian. She was age 113 years 348 days old at the time of her death. She lived in Muncie, Indiana....
. At the time of her death she was one of the 90 longest lived people ever.
Before her death, Toyonaga was living in the town of Tano
Tano, Kochi
is a town located in Aki District, Kōchi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 3,208 and a density of 489.02 persons per km². The total area is 6.56 km²....
in the Kōchi Prefecture
Kochi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...
on the island of Shikoku
Shikoku
is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
.