Muir, J.

Japanese: Muir,J.(英語表記)MuirJ
Muir, J.

...The term "backpacker" has been used mainly in the United States since around 1965 to include anything from light mountaineering to wanderlust-style travel. The basis of this term is the idea of ​​loving nature and living in nature, while finding the true joy of human activity, and cooperating with nature conservation and volunteer activities, inheriting the ideas of H.D. Thoreau's Walden and the conservationist John Muir (1838-1914). The term was also used in Japan from around 1970, and has come to be used to include framed backpacks. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Muir, J." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…1965年ころからアメリカを中心にバックパッカーという表現で,軽登山からワンダーフォーゲル的な旅行までを含めて発達した。その基本には,H.D.ソローの《ウォールデン》や,自然保護運動家ミュアーJohn Muir(1838‐1914)の思想を受けつぎながら,自然を愛し,自然の中で生活することによって人間本来の営みや楽しみを見いだしつつ,自然保護やボランティア活動に協力していこうとする考え方がある。1970年ころから日本でもこのことばが使われ,フレーム入りの背負子状のザックも含めて用いられるようになった。…

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