The Most Famous
GEOGRAPHERS from Japan
This page contains a list of the greatest Japanese Geographers. The pantheon dataset contains 86 Geographers, 1 of which were born in Japan. This makes Japan the birth place of the 24th most number of Geographers behind Yemen, and China.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Japanese Geographers of all time. This list of famous Japanese Geographers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Inō Tadataka (1745 - 1818)
With an HPI of 60.19, Inō Tadataka is the most famous Japanese Geographer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Inō Tadataka (伊能 忠敬; Japanese pronunciation: [iꜜ.noː | ta.daꜜ.ta.ka], 11 February 1745 - 17 May 1818) was a Japanese surveyor and cartographer. He is known for completing the first map of Japan using modern surveying techniques.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Japanese geographers born between 1745 and 1745. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Japanese geographers include Inō Tadataka. As of April 2024, 1 new Japanese geographers have been added to Pantheon including Inō Tadataka.
