Junko Tabei (田部井 淳子) Junko Tabei in 1985 at Communism Peak. Photo by Jaan Künnap. Born (1939-09-22)22 September 1939 Miharu, Fukushima, Japan Died 20 October 2016(2016-10-20) (aged 77) Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan Nationality Japanese Occupation Mountaineer Known for First woman to summit Mount Everest; first woman to ascend the Seven Summits Spouse(s) Masanobu Tabei Children 2