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107-Year-Old Shitsui Hakoishi-san Is The World’s Oldest Barber

She's a celebrity in Tochigi Prefecture where she cuts hair in her home.

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By: Lianna Albrizio

Associate Editor

On Jan. 7, 2024, a LongeviQuest (LQ) delegation traveled north from Tokyo to the rural Tochigi Prefecture to visit Shitsui Hakoishi-san, age 107, the world’s oldest barber and formally commemorate her record.   Hakoishi-san has lived in the same house in Tochigi for nearly 80 years and operates her barber shop out of a specialized room in her home. A celebrity in Tochigi Prefecture, she was the prefectural government’s nominee to carry the Olympic Torch in advance of the Tokyo 2020 games...

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