Sakae Fujii was born in Japan on 30 March 1910.
By the time she was 100 years old, she had moved into a nursing home. In September 2010, when she was 100, she was visited by the Mayor of Masuda.
Sakae Fujii passed away in Hikimi-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, on 15 June 2021, at the age of 111 years, 77 days.
In September 2018, she was reported as the oldest living person in Shimane Prefecture. Upon her death, 110-year-old Fumi Fujiwara became the oldest living person in the Prefecture.
* “百歳以上長寿者への市長訪問について” – Masuda City press release, 9 September 2010
* “祝長寿 100歳以上の皆さん” – Koho Masuda, November 2015 issue
* “益田市の最高齢者 藤井榮さん(107歳)” – はぁ~てぃ vol.238, November 2017
* “島根最高齢女性死去 藤井栄さん111歳” – Sanyo Chuo Shimpo, 16 June 2021