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Born in 1861, Nobu Shirase's first exposure to exploration came on an expedition to the Karil Islands, north of Japan, in 1893. He was an unknown lieutenant in the army when his struggles to organize a Japanese expedition to Antarctica began. Fighting both government and public ridicule, success only arrived when the support of Count Okuma, a ...
Nobu Shirase explored and in doing so wrote his name, very faintly, in the history books. Familiar beginnings. The childhood of Shirase isn’t too dissimilar from that of Roald Amundsen, looking simply at the broad strokes. It’s one of a child, obsessed with exploration, raised by a family with deep professional tradition.
28 de ago. de 2010 · Nobu Shirase was inspired by the tales of Franklin’s search for the Northwest Passage and had a life-long passion for polar exploration. He hoped to be first to the North Pole, but his plans were de-railed by Cook’s and Peary’s announcements in 1909, causing him, like Amundsen, to turn his sights southward.
29 de mar. de 2018 · History. Growing up, he loved to read about the great explorers of the world, from Christopher Columbus and John Franklin to Ferdinand Magellan. Inspired by John Franklin, Nobu was originally interested in exploring the Arctic. However, in 1909, he changed his plans to conquer the Antarctic, at the same times as Amundsen, Scott, and Shackleton.
Shirase Nobu (白瀬 矗?) ( 1861 1 — 1946 1) est un militaire et explorateur polaire japonais. Il mena notamment l' expédition antarctique japonaise entre 1910 et 1912 sur la côte de la terre du Roi-Édouard-VII 1. Malgré des résultats modestes, il fut consacré comme héros à son retour au pays 1 .
Shirase Nobu. Shirase Nobu (jap. 白瀬 矗; * 20. Juli 1861 (traditionell: Bunkyū 1/6/13) in Konoura, Yuri-gun (heute: Nikaho), Präfektur Akita; † 4. September 1946 in Koromo, Nishikamo-gun (heute: Toyota), Präfektur Aichi) war ein japanischer Armeeoffizier, der die Japanische Antarktisexpedition 1910–1912 leitete und dabei die Mannschaft von Amundsen traf.
20 de dic. de 2011 · Nobu Shirase was a little late but no less determined to cover himself in glory. In the story of the race to the South Pole, Shirase is the invisible man. A Japanese explorer, his part in one of ...
