Asa Takii

nihongo|Asa Takii|滝井アサ|Takii Asa (April 28, 1884 – July 31, 1998) was a Japanese supercentenarian and a survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She became Japan's oldest person in 1998, following the death of Suekiku Miyanaga. Takii died aged 114 years 94 days old, of heart failure. Following her death, Tase Matsunaga became the oldest person in Japan.

Takii, a lifelong resident of Hiroshima, was 61 when the bombings hit. She was trapped for three to four days before being rescued. Her husband and her relatives were perished in the bombing. Takii said that she was washing clothes when she saw a huge flash.

ee also

* List of the oldest people
* Oldest people
* Supercentenarian

References

* http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/weekly/1998/980731.html