Okayama Prefecture Archives

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Konami Watanabe at 111 years old. She was a Japanese supercentenarian considered as the oldest living person in Okayama Prefecture at the time of her death.

Konami Watanabe was born in Japan on 3 September 1910.

In June 2021, it was reported that she received her COVID-19 vaccine shot. In September of the same year, Konami Watanabe celebrated her 111^th birthday.

On her 109th birthday.
(Source: takufukai-group.or.jp)

She became the oldest living person in Okayama Prefecture after 111 years old Chiyo Jikihara passed away around 1 March 2021.

Konami Watanabe passed away on 5 November 2021 in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She was 111 years and 63 days at the time of her death. As such, Kashiku Nakamura of Kurashiki City became the new oldest living person in Okayama Prefecture.

For more information, please view Konami Watanabe’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Koshika Kasū at 111 years old. She was a Japanese supercentenarian recognized as the second-oldest living person in Okayama Prefecture at the time of her death.

Koshika Kasū was born on 16 March 1908 in Honjō Village, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

At some point in her life, she got married to someone from the Forestry Bureau. Because of her husband’s nature of work, they were often transferred to places such as Yamaguchi and Osaka. During their stay at Osaka, she worked as a seamstress in a tailor’s shop. After the Osaka Air Raids in 1945, Koshika’s family returned to Okayama.

On her 100th birthday in 2008.
(Source: Sanyo Shimbun)

Her hobby was sewing and so she made an apron theater with the help of her friends. She then donated it to her community center library.

Koshika Kasū passed away on 2 October 2019 in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. At the age of 111 years and 200 days, she was the second-oldest living person in the prefecture at the time of her death.

For more information, please view Koshika Kasū’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is delighted to announce the age validation of Harue Kunitomi at 111 years old. She was a Japanese supercentenarian considered as the oldest living person in Okayama Prefecture at the time of her death.

Harue Kunitomi was born on 12 February 1907 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

She moved to the city of Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture after she got hired at a spinning company.

At some point in her life, she got married and had five children.

In February 2007, at the age of 100.
(Source: Sanyo Shinbun)

When she was around 100 years old, she enjoyed watching TV shows, especially sumo wrestling.

Harue Kunitomi passed away on 15 August 2018 in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She was 111 years old when she died and then Kano Ebara succeeded her as the oldest living person in the prefecture.

For more information, please view Harue Kunitomi’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Masako Soga at 110 years old. She is currently the oldest living Japanese supercentenarian in Okayama Prefecture.

Masako Soga was born on 23 February 1913, in Kannabe (which is now part of Fukuyama City), Hiroshima Prefecture. Being born as the seventh of eight children, her older brother and sister raised her by feeding her amazake instead of breast milk.

She later moved to Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture after marrying a film engineer. Her husband passed away in the early 1980s.

In February 2013, aged 100.
(Source: Sanyo Shimbun)

Mrs. Soga was still able to sew until she was 95 years old. She was also still able to enjoy eating her candy rice crackers as she still had 20 of her own teeth.

In April 2023, she was still able to walk despite having a broken femur that she got when she was 102 years old.

Masako Soga is currently residing in Okayama Prefecture where she is the current oldest living person at 110 years old.

For more information, please view Masako Soga’s Directory Profile here.