Tomiko Itooka, a 115-year-old woman living in Ashiya City, has reportedly become the oldest person in Japan.
(This information was provided by Kagayaki 509-go. Thank you!)
Screenshot from Kyodo News: 115-year-old “Calpis”-loving sweet tooth Tomiko Itooka, Japan’s oldest person from Hyogo
↑ According to reports from various media outlets, Itooka is originally from Osaka City. She currently lives at the special nursing home “Les Ashiya” in Kawanishi-cho, and apparently loves sweet things like Calpis and bananas.
↑ The exterior of “Les Ashiya.” It’s a building located near Hanshin Ashiya Station, along the Naruo-Mikage Line, just east of Kawanishi Athletic Field.
Here’s the map↓
The address is 14-1 Kawanishi-cho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Itooka is currently battling influenza and has reportedly not yet been told that she has become the oldest person in Japan. We hope she recovers soon and gets to celebrate with something sweet!
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