Yoshiharu Sekino
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is a Japanese
explorer, travel writer and photographer, anthropologist, and doctor.
Sekino was born in Tokyo. In 1971, while still a student at Hitotsubashi University
(Tokyo), he cofounded and participated in a university team that descended the entire length of the Amazon
, thereafter travelling around south America. He graduated (in law) from Hitotsubashi in 1975, and (in medicine) from Yokohama City University
in 1982.
Sekino has worked as a doctor in hospitals in western suburban Tokyo, but is better known for his travels in Peru and elsewhere in south America; as well as in Africa, where his explorations into the origins of mankind were made into a television series, Gurēto jānī , broadcast on Fuji Television
and later available on a set of DVDs.
Since 2002 Sekino has been a professor of cultural anthropology at Musashino Art University
.
Starting in 1974, Sekino has published a stream of books about south America, anthropology, exploration, prehistoric demography, and more; some of which are primarily photographic.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
explorer, travel writer and photographer, anthropologist, and doctor.
Sekino was born in Tokyo. In 1971, while still a student at Hitotsubashi University
Hitotsubashi University
is a national university specialised in the social sciences in Tokyo, Japan. The University has campuses in Kunitachi, Kodaira, and Kanda.Hitotsubashi is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It is ranked 25th in the world in 2011 by École des Mines de Paris.Hitotsubashi...
(Tokyo), he cofounded and participated in a university team that descended the entire length of the Amazon
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
, thereafter travelling around south America. He graduated (in law) from Hitotsubashi in 1975, and (in medicine) from Yokohama City University
Yokohama City University
is a public university in Japan. The main campus is located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama.- History :An origin of YCU was founded in 1882 as . At first this school was maintained by the society of local merchants. In 1888 the school was renamed Yokohama Commercial School , a five-year school for boys...
in 1982.
Sekino has worked as a doctor in hospitals in western suburban Tokyo, but is better known for his travels in Peru and elsewhere in south America; as well as in Africa, where his explorations into the origins of mankind were made into a television series, Gurēto jānī , broadcast on Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
and later available on a set of DVDs.
Since 2002 Sekino has been a professor of cultural anthropology at Musashino Art University
Musashino Art University
is a university in Kodaira, western Tokyo founded in 1962 and has roots going back to 1929.Teikoku Art School was founded in 1929; in 1948 it became Musashino Art School , and in 1962 it became Musashino Art University...
.
Starting in 1974, Sekino has published a stream of books about south America, anthropology, exploration, prehistoric demography, and more; some of which are primarily photographic.
External links
- "Doctor plans global trek to explore how Japanese got here". Japan Times, 6 July 2004.
- "Sekino Yoshiharu". The Great Web of Percy Harrison Fawcett.