Life in a Longevity Village
The Village of Long Life - Ogimi Village:
Okinawa has had the highest proportion of centenarians among Japan's prefectures for the past 13 years in a row, based on figures available since 1990. For Japan as a whole, the number of centenarians per 10,000 is 14.09; Okinawa tops the nation with 39.50. The total number of centenarians in Japan is 17,934; 525 of them live in Okinawa, the largest number of any prefecture.
Further more, 80% of Okinawa's elderly live independently, requiring no hospital or nursing home care. Most older people have an independent spirit and manage quite nicely on their own with support from family and the community and in close and significant communication with those around them.
Okinawa's leading longevity community, Ogimi Village, has declared itself Japan's longevity "number one." In a village population of 3,500, 1,056 people are over 65 and there are 80 people over 90. Most of the older people live on their own, enjoying a balanced lifestyle amid rich natural surroundings in a close-knit community. We talked to some of the elderly women in Ogimi Village.
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