Jūji Tanabe

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Jūji Tanabe (田部 重治 Tanabe Jūji, August 4, 1884 - September 22, 1972) was a Japanese English literature scholar, teacher, mountain climber.

Tanabe was born in Toyama Prefecture. He majored in English literature at Tokyo Imperial University. He studied William Wordsworth. He gave lectures on English literature at Toyo University, Hosei University, etc.

He climbed the Japanese Alps and Okuchichibu Mountains. He said the Japanese Alps are great mountains, Okuchichibu Mountains have beautiful greenery and plenty of water. He wrote a book "Japanese Alps and pilgrimage to Chichibu" (日本アルプスと秩父巡礼 Nippon Alps to Chichibu junrei) in 1919. This book was republished as "A mountains and a ravine" (山と渓谷 yama to keikoku) in 1930.

Tanabe and his friend Ritarō Kogure (木暮 理太郎, Kogure Ritarō, 1873 - 1944) are the most influential persons in Japan about the Okuchichibu Mountains by their account of their travels. There is a monument about them at the foot of the Mt. Kimpu (金峰山, Kinpu-san) (2599 m).

( ! The name of book "Japanese Alps and pilgrimage to Chichibu" and "A mountains and a ravine" are literal translation by contributor of this article. )