Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records, died at 116 on December 29, CNN reported.
Itooka died at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan, according to Yoshitsugu Nagata, a city official overseeing elderly policies.
Born on May 23, 1908, in Osaka, Itooka became the world’s oldest person last year after the passing of 117-year-old Maria Branyas.
Itooka celebrated her final birthday in May with flowers, a cake, and a card from Ashiya’s mayor.
She climbed Mount Ontake—standing 10,062 feet tall—twice and played volleyball in high school.
At 20, Itooka married and raised two daughters and two sons. During World War II, she managed the office of her husband’s textile factory. She lived independently in Nara after he died in 1979.
Itooka’s family includes one surviving son, one daughter, and five grandchildren. Family and friends attended her funeral, according to Nagata.
With her passing, 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, born just 16 days after Itooka, holds the title of the world’s oldest person.