Geriatrics > > General Geriatrics– Born in Osaka, Tomiko Itooka was a high school beach ball gamer and climbed up Mount Ontake two times
by Associated Press January 6, 2025
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese lady who was the world's earliest individual according to Guinness World Records, has actually passed away, an Ashiya city authorities stated Saturday. She was 116.
Yoshitsugu Nagata, an authorities in charge of senior policies, stated Itooka passed away on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, main Japan.
Itooka, who liked bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese beverage called Calpis, was born upon May 23, 1908. She ended up being the earliest individual in 2015 following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Gerontology Research Group.
When she was informed she was at the cloud nine Supercentenarian Rankings List, she just responded, “Thank you.”
When Itooka commemorated her birthday in 2015, she got flowers, a cake, and a card from the mayor.
Born in Osaka, Itooka was a beach ball gamer in high school, and long had a track record for a sprightly spirit, Nagata stated. She climbed up the 3,067-meter (10,062-ft) Mount Ontake two times.
She wed at 20, and had 2 children and 2 kids, according to Guinness.
Itooka handled the workplace of her partner's fabric factory throughout World War II. She lived alone in Nara after her partner passed away in 1979.
She is made it through by one child and one child, and 5 grandchildren. A funeral service was accepted friends and family, according to Nagata.
According to the Gerontology Research Group, the world's earliest individual is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Itooka.
