Shitsui Hakoishi, at 108 years old, has been recognized as the world's oldest female barber by Guinness World Records. Born in 1916, Hakoishi began cutting hair at 14 in Tokyo, diligently practicing to improve her skills. She opened her own salon in Nakagawa with her husband, Jiro, before wartime struggles struck, including the destruction of her shop and the loss of her husband. After decades of service to her community, she now continues to work, attributing her long life to a healthy diet and her enduring commitment to her craft and connections with others.
I'm truly overwhelmed by happiness. I'm grateful to everyone in the community. After thanking her parents for her formidable genes, she added: I will never forget this.
I wanted to catch up with, and surpass, my senior apprentices as quickly as possible, so I worked very hard and did my best.
Surrounded by friends and neighbours who had come to celebrate her record-breaking feat, Hakoishi recalled the misery inflicted on her family during wartime.
Hakoishi attributed her extraordinary longevity down to dozens of eggs consumed daily, combined with regular work and social interactions with the community.
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