BIOGRAPHY

Mizu Aizawa was born in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on 20 July 1913. She spent her entire life in Natori, where she gave birth to and raised nine children. On 11 March 2011, during the Great East Japan Earthquake, her home was swept away by a tsunami that reached a height of 9 meters in Natori. Fortunately, Aizawa was unharmed, as she was safely using a day service at a welfare facility at the time.

Although she has been bedridden in recent years, Aizawa continues to eat three meals a day and enjoys engaging in conversations with the staff at her nursing home, even at the age of 111.

RECOGNITION

As of September 2024, Mizu Aizawa was officially recognized as the oldest living person in Miyagi Prefecture.

Her age was verified by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), as well as Ryohei Asano and Yumi Yamamoto, and validated by LongeviQuest on 15 October 2024.

ATTRIBUTION

* “宮城県最高齢　名取市の111歳女性　山田名取市長が長寿をお祝い” – khb, 27 September 2024

* “県内最高齢111歳/名取の相沢さん　市長が表敬訪問” – Kahoku Shimpo, 28 September 2024

GALLERY