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Hyōichi Kōno

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Hyōichi Kōno (河野 兵市, Kōno Hyōichi, April 12, 1958 – May 17, 2001) was a Japanese adventurer, best known for circling Japan on bicycle, and traveling to the North Pole. He was born in the town of Ikata, Ehime, Japan.

Kōno died in 2001 while attempting to walk from the North Pole back to his hometown. Kono went missing in the Canadian Arctic, and was found in the Arctic Ocean.[1][2]


A memorial display entitled "Reaching Home" was erected at the Seto Agriculture Park in Ikata to honor him. It includes a signpost noting the names, dates, and distances of locations he traveled to. It reads as follows:

The "Reaching Home" memorial at the Seto Agriculture Park, Ikata, Ehime
A signpost detailing Hyōichi Kōno's various travels.
Date Location Distance (km)
1981 Ayers Rock 6,500
1982 Anchorage, Alaska 6,170
1982 New York City 11,360
1983 Mount McKinley, Alaska 6,170
1983 (arrow missing)
1983 Honolulu, Hawaii 6,920
1986 Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America 17,930
1987 (arrow missing)
1988 (arrow missing)
1989 (arrow missing)
1990 (arrow missing)
1997 Resolute, Canada 7,500
1997 North Pole
1998 Naha, Okinawa

References

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  1. ^ "Search for Arctic explorer halted". Irish Examiner. 2001-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  2. ^ "ILEA000008581: Body of missing adventurer Kono found in Arctic Ocean". Imagelinkglobal ILG. Retrieved 2024-08-03.