The Most Famous
EXPLORERS from Japan
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Japanese Explorers of all time. This list of famous Japanese Explorers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Masabumi Hosono (1870 - 1939)
With an HPI of 55.27, Masabumi Hosono is the most famous Japanese Explorer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Masabumi Hosono (細野 正文, Hosono Masabumi, 15 October 1870 – 14 March 1939) was a Japanese civil servant. He survived the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 but found himself condemned and ostracized by the Japanese public, press, and government because of a misconception that he decided to save himself rather than go down with the ship. Hosono's grandson is Haruomi Hosono, leading member of the Japanese band Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as explorers born between 1870 and 1870. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased explorers include Masabumi Hosono. As of April 2022, 1 new explorers have been added to Pantheon including Masabumi Hosono.
