| Kineko Takahashi | |
 Kineko Takahashi in September 2021, aged 112. | |
| Birth: | 10 July 1909 Higashimatsushima, Miyagi, Japan |
| Death: | 27 February 2022 Higashimatsushima, Miyagi, Japan |
| Age: | 112 years, 232 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Unvalidated | |
Kineko Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋きね子; 10 July 1909 – 27 February 2022) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Kineko Takahashi was born in Komatsu, Yamoto, Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on 10 July 1909. She married a farmer, and had six sons and four daughters. They later gave her 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren (as of September 2020). She worked in the fields, and took care of cows even as a centenarian.
On her 100th birthday in 2009, Takahashi was visited by the deputee mayor of Higashimatsushima. She was still doing her daily routine alone, hadn't major health problems, and did the dance "Cousin Bushi" [Japanese: おいとこ節].
At the age of 103, Takahashi broke one of her bones, and became bedridden. In July 2019, she celebrated her 110th birthday.
Following the death of 110-year-old Fumii Takeda on 8 February 2020, Takahashi became the oldest living person in Miyagi Prefecture.
In September 2020, Takahashi was visited by the mayor of Higashimatsushima, Atsumi Iwao. At the time, she was reported to live with her grandson, M. Sakae (aged 66 as of September 2020), her granddaughter-in-law Kayoko (aged 65 as of September 2020), and two of her great-grandchildren.
Kineko Takahashi died due to senility in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on 27 February 2022 at the age of 112 years, 232 days.
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References[]
- 100歳特別敬老祝 高橋きね子さん Higashimatsushima City, August 2009 (page 11)
- やかに各地で楽しく敬老会 Higashimatsushima City, 1 October 2014 (page 10)
- 石巻地方で敬老会きょうから 最高齢は男性107歳、女性110歳 Kahoku, 1 September 2019 (Archived)
- 長寿祝う 東松島の高橋さん111歳、県内最高齢 Kahoku, 22 September 2020 (Archived)
- 敬老の日 宮城県内最高齢の女性に長寿の祝い NHK News Web, 20 September 2021 (Archived)
- 県内最高齢１１２歳の女性が死去 NHK News Web, 1 March 2022 (Archived)