74-Year-Old Japanese Mountaineer Promotes Eco Practice to Protect Hometown Mountains: “Take Everything Home with You”

By Ryota Maruhashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
17:06 JST,
March 23, 2025
NAGANO — Yoshitomi Okura, a 74-year-old mountaineer from Iida, Nagano Prefecture, advocates “eco mountaineering,” a way of climbing mountains without placing a burden on nature. He has put it into practice in the mountains of the Southern Japanese Alps, where magnificent nature still remains.
Popular Articles
Popular articles in the past 24 hours
-
Coldest Day of Season Hits Japan; Severe Wintry Weather Expected ...
-
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Reactor Restarts after Delay; TEPCO Pl...
-
Japan Operator to Convert All Lotteria Fast Food Restaurant Outle...
-
Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance Unveils Poster for Upcoming Lowe...
-
Shinzo Abe’s Shooter Given Life in Prison after Hundreds Line Up ...
-
TEPCO Restarts Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata ...
-
Japan to Refuel South Korean Air Force’s Black Eagles Aerobatic T...
-
Japan Invited to Join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Popular articles in the past week
-
Japan, Italy to Boost LNG Cooperation; Aimed at Diversifying Japa...
-
China Eyes Rare Earth Foothold in Malaysia to Maintain Dominance,...
-
Train Services in Tokyo Resume Following Power Outage That Suspen...
-
Asics Opens Factory for Onitsuka Tiger Brand in Western Japan
-
Radiation Detected from International Mail Package from Vietnam
-
Japan's National Baseball Team Adds 11 Members to Participate in ...
-
Pangasius Catfish Increasingly Featured on Japanese Restaurant Me...
-
Maison&Objet Kicks off Near Paris with Japanese Lighting Designer...
Popular articles in the past month
-
Japan Govt Adopts Measures to Curb Mega Solar Power Plant Project...
-
Core Inflation in Tokyo Slows in December but Stays above BOJ Tar...
-
Major Japan Firms’ Average Winter Bonus Tops ¥1 Mil.
-
Tokyo Zoo Wolf Believed to Have Used Vegetation Growing on Wall t...
-
Univ. in Japan, Tokyo-Based Startup to Develop Satellite for Disa...
-
JAL, ANA Cancel Flights During 3-day Holiday Weekend due to Blizz...
-
‘Fiercest, Most Damaging Invasive Weed’ Spreading in Rivers, Lake...
-
Snow Expected in Tokyo, Neighboring Prefectures from Jan. 2 After...
JN ACCESS RANKING
-
Core Inflation in Tokyo Slows in December but Stays above BOJ Target
-
Tokyo Zoo Wolf Believed to Have Used Vegetation Growing on Wall to Climb, Escape; Animal Living Happily after Recapture
-
Univ. in Japan, Tokyo-Based Startup to Develop Satellite for Disaster Prevention Measures, Bears
-
JAL, ANA Cancel Flights During 3-day Holiday Weekend due to Blizzard
-
‘Fiercest, Most Damaging Invasive Weed’ Spreading in Rivers, Lakes in Japan, Alligator Weed Found in Numerous Locations





