Dogsled

Aurora

Uemura used two dogsleds of different sizes for his expeditions the North Pole and Greenland. This dogsled, "Aurora", is the larger one, and was used for the first half of the expedition to the North Pole and the expedition across the ice sheet of Greenland.

Aurora

Dogsled Aurora

Dogsled Aurora

Dogsled Rear View

Naomi Uemura's North Polar Expedition 1978

Aluminum trunks and important food for dogs

This sled is made of oak and pinewood, has a simple design of side and deck boards tied together with ropes is very robust, and can carry a large amount of supplies.

Dog Pemmican

TOTAL DOG PEMMICAN

Naomi Uemura's North Polar Expedition 1978

Dogsled Aurora

Arctic Dog (Sled Dog)

Uemura's Aurora

It is approx. 1m wide by 4.5m long, weighs about 150kg, and was pulled by more than 10 Huskies.

Uemura's Dogsled

NAOMI UEMURA and Arctic Dogs

Powerful Arctic Dogs

The sled runners (the contract surfaces between the side boards of the sled and the ice) are covered with plastic, instead of metal, and a mast and sail are mounted on the sled to increase its speed by utilizing wind power. Uemura created a unique dogsled design by refining the standard dogsled used in Greenland.

Hinomaru at the back of the Dogsled

The Hinomaru Flag

The Hinomaru, Japan's national flag, Uemura erected this flag when he reached the North Pole.

The Hinomaru, Japan's National Flag

Uemura erected this flag when he reached the North Pole

The Hinomaru Flag

Historic Japanese Flag

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Shortcuts

Chapter 0      Top Page
Chapter 1      Go to the Nikon Museum
Chapter 2      Heavy Winter Clothing
Chapter 3      Transceiver
Chapter 4      Dogsled
Chapter 5      F2 UEMURA SPECIAL 1
Chapter 6      F2 UEMURA SPECIAL 2
Chapter 7      Epilogue