Saburō Matsukata

Who was Saburō Matsukata?

Saburō Matsukata of Japan served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and was a Governor of the Boy Scouts of Japan.

Matsukata was son of the early Meiji Period Finance Minister and genrō, Matsukata Masayoshi.

In 1963, Matsukata was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.

A life-long alpinist, Matsukata led Japan's 39-person expedition to Everest in 1970.