Okinawa has earned a reputation as a "land of immortals" owing to its many healthy senior citizens. Some of them make up the pop band KBG48. Emiko Jozuka/CNN Tomi Menaka, 95, has her makeup done before a KBG48 rehearsal. Emiko Jozuka/CNN Centenarian Haru Yamashiro has trouble hearing but still moves quickly from place to place. Emiko Jozuka/CNN Members of KBG48 catch up before their monthly rehearsal. Emiko Jozuka/CNN Tomi Menaka says she still does the cleaning at home, but she sometimes eschews a diet of fruit and fiber for a quicker pot noodle fix. Emiko Jozuka/CNN The elderly residents of Kohama island, a plane ride and then a ferry ride from Okinawa, say they value living life to the full. Emiko Jozuka/CNN Yamashiro walks home by herself after KBG48's monthly meetup wraps up. Emiko Jozuka/CNN Natsuko Maenaka, 84, wants to stay mentally healthy. She likes to find new countries on the map and remember where they are. Emiko Jozuka/CNN Prev Next
