Takashi Miyahara

Takashi Miyahara (宮原 巍, Miyahara Takashi, 1934 – November 24, 2019) was a Japanese-born Nepalese tourism entrepreneur and politician. Miyahara lived over 40 years in Nepal.[1]

Miyahara was born in Nagano, Japan, and obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering from Nihon University, Tokyo. When he moved to Nepal, he began working for the Department of Cottage Industry of Nepal.[2]

Miyahara was the chairman of the boards of Himalaya Hotel in Kathmandu and Trans Himalaya Treks.[3] Miyahara founded Trans Himalaya Tours in 1968 and a Japanese sister company, Himalaya Kanko Kitatsu, in 1969. The following year, he founded Trans Himalayan Trekking.[2]

In 2006, Miyahara founded the Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party. He became a citizen of Nepal in order to be able to work politically.[1] At the 2008 election of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly, none of the candidates won the seat.

He died on November 24, 2019 in Nepal.

References
  1. National Development Party – Nepali Times
  2. Personality
  3. Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry [FNCCI]
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