Sono Yamamoto (山本ソノ) of Nemuro, Hokkaidō, born on 20 May 1914.

Attachment : Hokkaidō - Prefecture - 15 Sept 2026 - v2.docx

Attachment : Sono Yamamoto - 15 Sept 2026.mp4

 

Shinno Shutō (首藤信乃) of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, born on 25 August 1916, was visited on 15 September 2026.

Attachment : Miyagi - Prefecture - News - 15 Sept 2026.docx

Yamagata (山形県)
1. [Not Available], F, 110, 1915.09.16 - 1916.09.15 (lives in Iide) (oldest living person in Yamagata prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)
2. [Not Available], F, 108-110, 1915-1918 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
3. [Not Available], F, 108-110, 1915-1918 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
4. [Not Available], F, 108-110, 1915-1918 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
5. [Not Available], F, 108-110, 1915-1918 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
6. Takeshi Katō (加藤武), M, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (lives in Shōnai) (oldest living man in Yamagata prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)

 

Last year's oldest woman (born in the first part of 1915) has entered limbo --> see updated limbo section on page 1.

Attachment : Yamagata - Prefecture - News - 1 Sept 2026.docx

Chieko Kubo (久保チヱ子) of Takasaki, Gunma, born on 16 May 1916, was visited on 11 September. Apologies if the link was posted before, I couldn't find it that quickly.

Attachment : Chieko Kubo - 11 Sept 2026.mp4

 

The oldest living residents in Niiza, Saitama per 8 September 2026 are two 105-year-old women, the oldest of whom is Haku Kashiwa (柏ハク), born in 1921.

Attachment : Saitama - Niiza - 8 Sept 2026.docx

Attachment : Saitama - Niiza - 1 Sept 2026.pdf

Chiba (千葉県)
1. [Not Available], F, 113, 1912.10.30 (lives in Kimitsu) (oldest living person in Chiba prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)
2. Suzue Takada (髙田すずえ), F, 112, 1914.08.02 (lives in Chiba City) (per 17 September 2026)
3. Kyōko Mizoguchi (溝口京子), F, 111, 1915.03.08 (lives in Matsudo) (per 2 September 2026)
-. Mrs Chiyoko (千代子さん), F, 110, 1915.11.01 (lives in Ichihara) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 110, 1915.09.16 - 1916.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 110, 1915.09.16 - 1916.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
-. Eito Kowase (強瀬衛人), M, 109, 1917.04.01 (lives in Tateyama) (oldest living man in Chiba prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1916.09.16 - 1917.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1916.09.16 - 1917.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1916.09.16 - 1917.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1917.01.01 - 1917.09.15 (lives in Ichikawa) (per 1 September 2026)

 

As everyone can see on LongeviQuest's website, Mrs Takada has NOT entered limbo, hint hint hint. 😉 The other two 111-year-olds from September 2025 have thus entered limbo, see page 1.

 

One of the anonymous 109-year-olds lives in Ichikawa and was born in 1917.

Attachment : Chiba - Ichikawa - 1 Sept 2026.pdf

 Tōkyō (東京都)
1. Yukie Takahashi (高橋雪枝), F, 113, 1913.01.04 (lives in Akiruno) (oldest living person in Tōkyō prefecture) (per 16 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 112, 1913.12.02 - 1914.01.01 (lives in Kodaira) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 111, 1914.11.02 - 1914.12.01 (lives in Setagaya) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 111, 1915.09.08? (lives in Chūō)? (per 10 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 110, 1915.10.02 - 1915.11.01 (lives in Setagaya) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 110, 1916.02.02 - 1916.03.01 (lives in Fuchū) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 110, 1916.02.02 - 1916.03.01 (lives in Nakano) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1916.10.02 - 1916.11.01 (lives in Katsushika) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1916.11.02 - 1916.12.01 (lives in Musashino) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1916.09.02 - 1917.02.01 (lives in Fuchū) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], M, 109, 1917.01.02 - 1917.02.01 (lives in Fuchū) (oldest living man in Tōkyō prefecture???) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1917.01.02 - 1917.02.01 (lives in Shinagawa) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1916.09.01 - 1917.02.18 (lives in Higashi-Murayama) (per 31 August 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1917.02.02 - 1917.03.01 (lives in Kodaira) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1917.02.02 - 1917.03.01 (lives in Suginami) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1917.02.02 - 1917.03.01 (lives in Suginami) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1917.03.02 - 1917.04.01 (lives in Edogawa) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 109, 1917.07.02 - 1917.08.01 (lives in Chōfu) (per 1 September 2026)

Adachi Ward: oldest is a 108-year-old woman born in December 1917 per 1 September 2026
Kita Ward: oldest is a 108-year-old woman per 14 August 2026
Nerima Ward: oldest is a 108-year-old woman per 1 September 2026
Shibuya Ward: oldest is a 108-year-old woman per 1 September 2026

Higashi-Yamato: oldest are four 105-year-old women per 31 August 2026
Machida: oldest are two 107-year-old women per 1 September 2026

Attachment : Tōkyō - Fuchū - 1 Sept 2026.pdf

Attachment : Tōkyō - Chōfu - 1 Sept 2026.pdf

Attachment : Tōkyō - Shibuya - 1 Sept 2026.xlsx

Attachment : Tōkyō - Higashi-Yamato - 31 Aug 2026.pdf

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Ibaraki (茨城県)
The oldest living person of Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a 112-year-old woman. This woman is, naturally, Ms. Take Satō (佐藤タケ), (b. 1913.11.21) the oldest living person in all of Ibaraki Prefecture.

Here is a news report for the entire prefecture.

Attachment : Ibaraki - Prefecture - 1 Sept 2026.docx

 

A news report for Niigata prefecture confirms Setsuko Sakata (坂田節子) of Tōkamachi, born on 23 December 1915, as its oldest resident.

 

The oldest living resident in Kashiwazaki, Niigata per 1 September 2026 is a 109-year-old woman born in August 1917.

 

The oldest living resident in Itoigawa, Niigata per 1 September 2026 is a 106-year-old woman.

Attachment : Niigata - Prefecture - 1 Sept 2026.docx

Attachment : Niigata - Kashiwazaki - 1 Sept 2026.docx

Attachment : Niigata - Itoigawa - 1 Sept 2026.docx

Toyama (富山県)
1. Kazue Usui (臼井一枝), F, 110, 1915.11.17 (lives in Uozu) (oldest living person in Toyama prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], F, 110, 1916.01 (lives in Nanto) (per 31 August 2026)
-. Shūsō Yamada (山田秀三), M, 108, 1917.09.22 (lives in Nanto) (oldest living man in Toyama prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)

 

A news report covering the entire prefecture.

Attachment : Toyama - Prefecture - 1 Sept 2026.docx

107-year-old Sachiko Usui (𦥑井幸子) of Azumino, Nagano was visited on 16 September.

Attachment : Nagano - Azumino - 16 Sept 2026.mp4

 

A news report confirms Tama Ōishi (大石たま) of Fujieda, born on 26 July 1914, as the oldest living resident in Shizuoka prefecture.

Attachment : Shizuoka - Prefecture - News - 1 Sept 2026.docx

The oldest living resident in Ōyodo, Nara is a 107-year-old woman per 15 September 2026.

 

The oldest living resident in Yamatotakada, Nara is 108 years old per 1 September 2026.

Attachment : Nara - Ōyodo - 15 Sept 2026.jpg

Attachment : Nara - Yamatotakada - 1 Sept 2026.docx

Mrs Akino Hirano (平野秋の) of Mihama, Wakayama, born on 4 November 1915, was visited on 15 September 2026.

Attachment : Wakayama - Prefecture - News - 15 Sept 2026.docx

The oldest living resident in Hashimoto, Wakayama per 14 September 2026 is a 108-year-old woman.

Attachment : Wakayama - Hashimoto - 14 Sept 2026.jpg

Okayama (岡山県)
1. Kiyoko Kondō (近藤清子), F, 113, 1913.09.01 (lives in Tamano) (oldest living person in Okayama prefecture) (per 4 September 2026)
2. [Not Available], F, 111, 1915.05 - 1915.06 (lives in Kasaoka) (per 31 August 2026)
3. [Not Available], F, 110, 1916.03 (lives in Tsuyama) (per 1 September 2026)
4. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
5. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
6. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
7. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
8. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
9. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
10. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
11. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
12. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], M, 107, 1918.09.16 - 1919.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (oldest living man in Okayama prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)

Attachment : Okayama - Prefecture - 1 Sept 2026.pdf

The oldest living resident in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima is a 110-year-old woman per 1 September 2026. In addition three 109-year-old women reside in the city. The oldest living man in the city is 106 years old.

Attachment : Hiroshima - Hiroshima City - 1 Sept 2026.docx

The oldest living resident in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi per 1 September 2026 is a 111-year-old woman, Tsurue Hirao (平尾ツルヱ).

Attachment : Yamaguchi - Shimonoseki - 1 Sept 2026.docx

Tokushima (徳島県)
1. Asa Kawanishi (川西アサ), F, 110, 1915.12.14 (lives in Miyoshi) (oldest living person in Tokushima prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)
-. Saburō Hasegawa (⾕川三郎), M, 106, 1920.03.02 - 1920.04.01 (lives in Tokushima City) (oldest living man in Tokushima prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)

Attachment : Tokushima - Prefecture - 1 Sept 2026.pdf

Kagawa (香川県)
1. Tsutae Hayashi (林ツタエ), F, 112, 1913.10.28 (lives in Tadotsu) (oldest living person in Kagawa prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)
2. Kimie Baraki (茨木君江), F, 112, 1914.08.13 (lives in Kan'onji) (per 1 September 2026)
3. Yone Kunida (國田ヨネ), F, 110, 1916.01.02 - 1916.02.01 (lives in Takamatsu) (per 1 September 2026)
4. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
5. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
6. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
7. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.09.15 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
-. [Not Available], M, 107, 1918.10 (lives in Sanuki) (oldest living man in Kagawa prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)

 

Last year's anonymous 111-year-old from Zentsūji has entered limbo, see page 1.

Attachment : Kagawa - Prefecture - #Centenarians - 1 Sept 2026.pdf

Attachment : Kagawa - Prefecture - 1 Sept 2026.pdf

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Also, Yaeko Terada(寺田 八重子) who was born in 1918 lives in Kochi city.

Attachment : Kōchi - Kōchi City - 16 Sept 2026.mp4

 

 

Mrs Tome Mizogami (溝上トメ) of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, born on 25 October 1914, was visited on 16 September.

Attachment : Tome Mizogami - 16 Sept 2026.mp4

 

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Kumamoto (熊本県)

On September 17, 2026, the Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture visited Ms. Setsu Sugahara of Ōzu Town—the prefecture's oldest living person—to celebrate her longevity.

Attachment : Setsu Sugahara - 17 Sept 2026.mp4

 

 

The document in the attachment identifies the top three in Ōita prefecture.

 

Ōita (大分県)
1. Kiyomi Iwaki (岩城喜代美), F, 111, 1915.05.08 (lives in Hiji) (oldest living person in Ōita prefecture) (per 1 September 2026)
2. Kinue Sakamoto (坂本キヌエ), F, 110, 1916.06.04 (lives in Ōita City) (per 4 September 2026)
3. Mie Tsukino (月野美江), F, 109, 1916.10 - 1916.11 (lives in Hita) (per 1 September 2026)

Attachment : Ōita - Prefecture - News - 1 Sept 2026.docx

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This is a document released by Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture.

(...)
Also, the second-oldest living person in the city—and the oldest living woman—is 110-year-old Ms. Momo Kataoka.

She was visited on 15 September.

Attachment : Momo Kataoka - 15 Sept 2026.mp4

 

 

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Okinawa (沖縄県)I am currently investigating the dates of birth of individuals for whom this information is unknown. I may update the information once it is confirmed.

Helping you with the 108-year-olds. Final update for now.

 

11. [Not Available], F, 108, 1917.09.16 - 1918.03.31 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
12. Masako Tamaki (玉木正子), F, 108, 1918.01 - 1918.03 (lives in Nanjō) (per 1 September 2026)
13. Emi Kanna (漢那惠美), F, 108, 1918.01 - 1918.04 (lives in Naha) (per 1 September 2026)
14. Hana Ikema (池間ハナ), F, 108, 1918.04 (lives in Chatan) (per 1 September 2026)
15. [Not Available], F, 108, 1918.04 - 1918.06 (residence undisclosed) (per 1 September 2026)
16. Fusako Miyagi (宮城フサ子), F, 108, 1918.06 (lives in Nakagusuku) (per 1 September 2026)
17. [Not Available], F, 108, 1918.06.01 - 1918.09.15 (lives in Uruma) (per 1 September 2026)
18. Shizu Yoshimura (吉村シズ), F, 108, 1918.06.01 - 1918.09.15 (lives in Okinawa City) (per 1 September 2026)

 

Thank you, Marco. Now, having largely finished writing about the prefectures, I will proceed to cover information at the municipal level.
Aomori (青森県)
The oldest living person of Fujisaki Town, Aomori Prefecture, is a 109-year-old woman.

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Shiga (滋賀県)
The oldest living person in Higashiōmi City, Shiga Prefecture, is Ms. Hama Takeda (武田はま), who was born on October 1, 1918, and is 107 years old.

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Mie (三重県)
The oldest living person in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, is 106-year-old Ms. Kikumi Azuma (東 菊美).

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The oldest living person in Toba City, Mie Prefecture, is 106-year-old Ms. Kō Kokubo (小久保こう).

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Ōsaka (大阪府)
The oldest living person in Hirakata City, Ōsaka Prefecture, is a 109-year-old woman, and the oldest living man in the city is 105 years old. I think that the woman born on February 20, 1915—who was the city's oldest resident as of last September—has, regrettably, entered in "Limbo."

This is the city's population statistical data compiled by Katano City, Ōsaka Prefecture, as of August 31, 2026.
According to the data, as of that date, the city's oldest resident is a 110-year-old woman born in October 1915, while the oldest men are two 103-year-olds.
https://www.city.katano.osaka.jp/docs/2026051800039/file_contents/202608chiku-nenrei-kei.pdf

This is the town's population statistical data compiled by Kumatori Town, Osaka Prefecture, on September 1, 2026.
According to the data, the town's oldest resident is a 110-year-old woman born between March 2 and April 1, 1916, while the oldest living man is 103 years old.
https://www.town.kumatori.lg.jp/material/files/group/12/202608nenreibetsu.pdf

Shimane (島根県)
The oldest living person in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, is a 110-year-old woman.

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Miyazaki (宮崎県)
The oldest living person in Hyūga City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is Ms. Masako Kai (甲斐正子), who was born on Febrary 5, 1920, and is 106 years old.

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Ōsaka (大阪府)
The oldest living person in Hirakata City, Ōsaka Prefecture, is a 109-year-old woman, and the oldest living man in the city is 105 years old. I think that the woman born on February 20, 1915—who was the city's oldest resident as of last September—has, regrettably, entered in "Limbo."

I think it's Mrs. Shinoda (b. 20 February 1915) who's now limbo, correct?

 

@billy-robinson 
Yes, that's right.

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@billy-robinson 
Yes, that's right.

When was the last time she was confirmed alive?