One of the oldest living residents of Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture, Mrs. Fumie Suzuki, celebrated her 112th birthday on June 20th.
Suzuki was born into a farming family in Ōtaki, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on 20 June 1912. After graduating from a girls’ high school, she worked as an assistant nurse in Tokyo during her teenage years. Around the age of 20, she pursued studies in etiquette at a mansion in Tokyo, where the man residing there fell in love with her, leading to their eventual marriage.
(Source: aiwanosato.jp)
Following their marriage, the couple resided in Kanda, Tokyo. However, on March 10, 1945, the day before the Tokyo air raids, they evacuated to her hometown in Chiba Prefecture with their four young children. Around the age of 80, she relocated to Atsugi City in Kanagawa Prefecture, residing near her eldest son’s home. Around the age of 107, she moved into a nursing home in Aikawa Town.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mrs. Suzuki on her 112th birthday.
