Jūji Tanabe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese literature scholar
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Place of Birth: Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
About Jūji Tanabe
- Juji Tanabe (?? ?? Tanabe Juji; August 4, 1884 – September 22, 1972) was a Japanese literature scholar, teacher, and mountain climber.Tanabe was born in Toyama City.
- He majored in English literature at Tokyo Imperial University, specializing in William Wordsworth.
- He lectured at Toyo University and Hosei University.He climbed the Japanese Alps and Okuchichibu Mountains.
- He wrote a book "The Japanese Alps and a pilgrimage to Chichibu" (??????????? Nippon Alps to Chichibu junrei) in 1919.
- This book was republished as "Mountains and ravines" (???? yama to keikoku) in 1930. Tanabe and his friend Kogure Ritaro (1873 - 1944)'s accounts of the Okuchichibu Mountains have become influential.
- There is a monument to them at the foot of the Mt.
- Kimpu (???, Kinpu-san) (2599 m).
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