81-year-old Japanese woman learned to program from scratch and created a game for smartphones

Masako Wakamiya doesn't look like an ordinary pensioner. She is 81 years old, and she used all her programming knowledge to create an iPhone app. She wants to be an inspiration to other older people who can follow her example.

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The application is called Hinadan and is dedicated to the traditional Japanese holiday — Girls' Day.

This is a simple game in which the player must arrange several dolls in a certain order based on signals approving or disapproving of his actions.

Vakamiya bought her first computer at the age of 60, when she retired after 43 years of working in a large bank.

In 2014, the pensioner gave a speech at the TEDxTokyo conference. She described how, without anyone's help, she set up a computer and started chatting on the Internet, which gave a new meaning to her life.

Now she runs a charming website with lessons on using Excel spreadsheets and other guides for older computer users.