Proposed Tour of Japanese' Alps at the Age of Ninety Tokyo, June 21.
Baron Kihachiro Ohkura, who is 90 years of age, is planning to ramp. the range of the Japan Alps in a week's time this summer, cording to press reports.—Toho, This is not. the first time of recent yours that Baron Ohkura has displayed such energy and physical fitness. Osly last" year when almost, 89 years of age, he ade a tour in Mongolia, So much izour in his old age is entirely Fttributed to the fact that every:
ening he partakes of broiled zel, avery nutritious fish which, according to" Japanese tradition, will" give strength. and long life to all who cat it. And the Baron. certainly seems to be proving the truth of this belief.
The third son of a merchant, he was born the year Queen Victoria came to the throne, 1837, and 18 years later he went first to Tokyo, where he entered as apprenti¢e in jone of the largest business houses here.
Foresceing the trend of Japanese history in 1805 he opened a'shop for Jarms. and ammunition on his own feccount. Later be also interested himself inthe woollen cloth business and it was he who first introduced Western tailoring Japan.
In 1873 he went to Europe and America and on his return he fourd. ed the firm of Ohkuragumi, Ld, The next year he opened a branch of the firm in London, being. the Japanese to set up a branch ice ina foreign country. Later} when Japan concluded her comsnereial treaty with Korea he wear up to Chosen, started a business there' and also opened a bank, the forerunner of the present bank in Chosen.
Thus the Baron has made a same for himself in the business rid of Japan, but he is also well knows among the curio collectors; lof that country for he himself was greatly interested in old Japanese works of art and has donated his collection to the city of Tokyo.
Among other things the Huron is Jlso a director of the Bank of Tai
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