Walter Weston
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The Reverend Walter Weston (1861-1940), English clergyman and missionary, M.A. Cantab., gave universal currency to the term Japanese Alps, though it was first used before he came to Japan. He was the author of Mountaineering and Exploring in the Japanese Alps (1896) etc. and was known as the Father of Mountain Climbing in Japan.
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[edit] Weston in Japan
Weston came to Japan as a missionary of the Church of England in 1888, and stayed for about 14 years on three extended visits between 1888 and 1915. He began mountain climbing while expressing a strong interest in Japanese landscapes, traditions, customs and culture. As a writer and lecturer he continued to introduce Japan to an overseas audience.
[edit] Weston's legacy
Weston was instrumental in the establishment of the Japanese Alpine Club as well as being an active member of the Alpine Club of Great Britain, the Japan Society of London and the Royal Geographical Society. Weston's influence and legacy to the world of mountaineering remains to this day, with the climbing season in the Japanese Northern Alps commencing with a festival named after him. He is virtually unique in his identification as an individual westerner with the emergence of a sport in Japan, the other major figure being Edward Bramwell Clarke.
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