Shime Nakanishi (Japanese: 中西シメ) is a Japanese supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest.
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At the age of 111, she received a celebratory visit from the mayor on 3 October 2025. (Source: Minoh City's Mayor)
BIOGRAPHY
Shime Nakanishi (中西シメ) was born on 3 January 1914 in Japan. At the age of 109, in September 2023, she received a congratulatory visit from the Mayor of Minoh City as the city’s oldest resident. On that occasion, she shared her secret to longevity, saying, “To experience everything and try anything without hesitation.” During her conversation with the mayor, she also recalled how food shortages made life difficult during the war and how she felt when her husband returned to Minoh from Okinawa after the war ended.
Nakanishi has long enjoyed knitting and used to make sweaters and other garments by hand. In both September 2024 and September 2025, she was again visited by the mayor as the oldest resident of Minoh City. She currently lives in a nursing home in the city.
RECOGNITION
Her age was verified by Minoh City, Yumi Yamamoto, Ryohei Asano and Marco Wikkerink, and validated by LongeviQuest on 14 October 2025.
ATTRIBUTION
- “ご長寿おめでとうございます！箕面市最高齢のお二人を市長がお祝いしました” ― Minoh Now, September 15, 2023
- “箕面市最高齢のかたを訪問！ご長寿を市長がお祝いしました！” ― Minoh Now, October 1, 2024
GALLERY
At the age of 109, she was honored by a visit from the mayor of Minoh City on 15 September 2023. (Source: Minoh Now)
At the age of 110, she received a celebratory visit on 1 October 2024. (Source: Minoh City)
At the age of 110, she received a celebratory visit on 1 October 2024. (Source: Minoh City)
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