Hyōichi Kōno


Hyōichi Kōno was a Japanese adventurer, best known for circling Japan on bicycle, and traveling to the North Pole. He was born in the town of Ikata, Ehime, Japan.
Kōno died in 2001 while attempting to walk from the North Pole back to his hometown. A memorial display entitled "Reaching Home" was erected at the Seto Agriculture Park in Ikata to honor him. It includes a signpost noting the names, dates, and distances of locations he traveled to. It reads as follows:
DateLocationDistance
1981Ayers Rock6,500
1982Anchorage, Alaska6,170
1982New York City11,360
1983Mount McKinley, Alaska6,170
1983
1983Honolulu, Hawaii6,920
1986Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America17,930
1987
1988
1989
1990
1997Resolute, Canada7,500
1997North Pole
1998Naha, Okinawa