Hamano Yokoyama

BIOGRAPHY

Hamano Yokoyama (横山ハマノ) was born in Yuki-cho, Jinseki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on September 12, 1887.

In 1920, she married and moved to a farmhouse in Tojo Town. She was widowed in 1939. Yokoyama lived alone until the age of 103, when she moved into a care home in 1990.

At the age of 109, she greeted the mayor and other guests on Respect for the Aged Day, dressed in a kimono and interacting with them from her wheelchair. Until she was 108, she remained strong enough to stand on her own. However, after breaking her left arm that year, her physical strength declined, and she spent much of her time resting in her room, although she continued to eat all her meals.

In September 1997, Yokoyama celebrated her 110th birthday, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recognized her as the 11th oldest person in Japan at the time.

At the age of 110, she was living in a care home in Kawanishi, Tojo Town (now part of Shobara City), Hiroshima Prefecture.
Hamano Yokoyama passed away in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on January 16, 1998, at the age of 110 years and 126 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest living person in Hiroshima Prefecture, following Asa Takii of Kurahashi Town.

RECOGNITION

Her age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 7 May 2002, and recognized by LongeviQuest.

ATTRIBUTION

＊ “１０９歳「お元気で…」　東城の横山ハマノさん　町長、祝い金や記念品（広島県）”　- Chūgoku Shimbun, 14 September 1996

＊ “１１０歳　もっと長生きを　県内２位　横山さん　東城町長らが祝い金（広島県）”  – Chūgoku Shimbun, 10 September 1997 

＊ “川西東寿園 横山ハマノ 110歳” – Public Relations Toujou No. 286 (February 1998) p.12

GALLERY

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