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Biography
[edit]Okagi Hayashi was born in the village of Tsumagi (now Tsumagicho, Toki City), Gifu Prefecture, Japan, on 2 September 1909. Her father was a grain wholesaler. After graduating from elementary school, she entered Nakatsu Girls' High School. At the same time she started school, she left her parents' house and lived in a high school dormitory.
In her early 20s, Hayashi married an elementary school teacher. Her husband was adopted into the Hayashi family, so she never changed her maiden name. They lived in Hokkaido Prefecture until her first son was born, and then returned to Toki City where she took over her family's grain wholesale business. The couple had nine children in total. She has been very cautious of her health since mid-life, drinking her homemade green juice every morning and exercising along with her husband. Until she was in her 80s, she enjoyed going on hot spring trips and gardening with her friends from school days.
On 24 October 2013, Hayashi became the oldest known living person in Toki City. On 24 June 2019, following the death of 110-year-old Tsuyo Wada she became the oldest known living person in Gifu Prefecture.
Hayashi practiced calligraphy until she was in her 90s. She lived with her family in her home until she was 105. In September 2019, celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. At the time, she had eight living children, 22 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. At the age of 112, she was still able to read newspapers and enjoyed playing puzzle games.
On 29 December 2024, following the death of 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka she became the oldest validated living person in Japan and Asia, as well as the third-oldest living person in the world whose age is validated by the GRG, after Inah Canabarro Lucas and Ethel Caterham. She was also the last surviving Japanese person born in the 1900s decade.
Death
[edit]Okagi Hayashi died at 8:39 AM from Heart Failure in Tsumagicho, Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, on 26 April 2025 at the age of 115 years, 236 days. Following her death, Mine Kondo of Aichi Prefecture became the oldest validated living person on Japan.