9 moments

  1. Birth in Miharu

    · Miharu, Fukushima, Japan

    Birth in Miharu
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    Junko Ishibashi, later Junko Tabei, was born in Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture.

  2. Studies at Showa Women's University

    · Showa Women's University, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

    Studies at Showa Women's University
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    Tabei studied English and American literature at Showa Women's University in Tokyo from 1958 to 1962. The source supports attendance across 1958-1962; the card date uses the documented starting year.

  3. Annapurna III summit

    · Annapurna III, Gandaki Province, Nepal

    Annapurna III summit
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    Tabei and Hiroko Hirakawa reached the summit of Annapurna III with two Sherpas, in the expedition that achieved the first female and first Japanese ascent.

  4. First woman on Everest

    · Mount Everest summit, Nepal-China border

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    With Sherpa Ang Tsering, Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

  5. Communism Peak climb

    · Ismoil Somoni Peak, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

    Communism Peak climb
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    A contemporaneous caption identifies Tabei on Communism Peak, now Ismoil Somoni Peak, in the Pamirs. Communism Peak was renamed Ismoil Somoni Peak after Tabei's visit.

  6. Puncak Jaya climb and Seven Summits completion

    · Puncak Jaya, Central Papua, Indonesia

    Puncak Jaya climb and Seven Summits completion
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    Tabei climbed Puncak Jaya, completing the Seven Summits and becoming the first woman to do so. The source supports year-level precision only.

  7. Kyushu University master's completion

    · Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka, Japan

    Kyushu University master's completion
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    Tabei completed a master's course in comparative social culture at Kyushu University; her research addressed waste on Everest. The source gives March 2000 and Kyushu University but does not identify a campus; coordinates represent the university's Hakozaki campus, where the graduate school was then based.

  8. Youth expedition on Mount Fuji

    · Mount Fuji, Japan

    Youth expedition on Mount Fuji
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    Despite advancing illness, Tabei led a youth expedition up Mount Fuji, continuing her work with young people affected by the 2011 disaster. The source supports month-level precision only.

  9. Death in Kawagoe

    · Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan

    Tabei died in a hospital in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, at age 77. The hospital is not identified in the source; coordinates represent Kawagoe.

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