LongeviQuest is saddened to report that Yuriko Tsurumaru passes away on 7 November 2024 at 111 years old. She was a Japanese supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in Miyazaki Prefecture at the time of her death.
On September 3rd, our representative, Yumi Yamamoto, the Director of LongeviQuest Japan, had the opportunity to attend the longevity celebration of Mrs. Yuriko Tsurumaru. In celebration of Respect for the Aged Day (Keirō no Hi), she was recognized by numerous journalists and media outlets as the oldest living resident of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. On this occasion, she received congratulations from the lieutenant governor.
Yuriko Tsurumaru was born on 14 July 1913 in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
During her childhood, her father, a police officer, was transferred to Miyazaki Prefecture, prompting the family to move there.
On 3 September 2024, aged 111, presented with flowers by the lieutenant governor of Miyazaki Prefecture.
She married in her early 20s and temporarily retired from teaching. However, after her husband passed away at the age of 36, she returned to teaching and continued until she retired at 61.
When she lived at home, she loved reading newspapers and would spend the entire day absorbed in them.
After moving into a nursing home, she enjoyed exchanging letters with her second daughter daily, a tradition she maintained until she was 110 years old.
LongeviQuest sends our deepest condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Yuriko Tsurumaru.
