Suekiku Miyanaga

Suekiku Miyanaga (7 April 1884 – 20 June 1998) was a verified Japanese supercentenarian. In 1908, while she was in her early 20s, she married and eventually had 11 children in total (seven daughters and four sons).

Not much is known about her earlier life, such as her exact birth place, but her obituary mentions her being a vegetarian. In addition, she had a passion for music and played the guitar well into her mid-centenarian years.

As an elderly, she resided in a nursing home in Osumi Province in the Southeast part of Kagoshima Prefecture. On 5 May 1997, she became the oldest living Japanese person after the death of Sue Utagawa.

Suekiku Miyanaga passed away in a hospital on 20 June 1998 at the age of 114 years, 74 days. At the time of her death, she was among the oldest living people in the world.