World’s Oldest Woman

 

After the recent death of a 117 year old Maria Branyas Morera, living in Spain, the 116 year old Japanese woman, Tomiko Itooka, became the world's oldest woman. Tomiko Itooka was born on May 23, 1908 and was a mother of three. She climbed mountains into her 70's, twice climbing Japan's 3,067 meter Mount Ontake. At age 100, she walked up the lengthy stone steps of Ashiya Shrine without using a cane. She now lives in a nursing home in Hyogo Prefecture.