Kunio Yanagita

Japanese folklorist (1875–1962)
Person human Q971687
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Kunio Yanagita

Summary

Kunio Yanagita is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fukusaki[2]. He was born on July 31, 1875[3]. He passed away in Tokyo[4]. He died on August 8, 1962[5]. He worked as a lexicographer[6], anthropologist[7], linguist[8], writer[9], and Esperantist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Fukusaki[2], Kunio Yanagita…
  • Kunio Yanagita died in Tokyo[4].
  • Kunio Yanagita passed away in Tokyo[12].
  • Kunio Yanagita was born on July 31, 1875[3].
  • Kunio Yanagita died on August 8, 1962[5].
  • Kunio Yanagita is buried at Shunjū-en[13].
  • Kunio Yanagita's father was Misao Matsuoka[14].
  • Kunio Yanagita held citizenship in Japan[15].
  • Kunio Yanagita held citizenship in Empire of Japan[16].
  • Japanese was Kunio Yanagita's native language[17].
  • Kunio Yanagita is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[18].
  • Kunio Yanagita's professions included lexicographer[6].
  • Kunio Yanagita's professions included anthropologist[7].
  • Kunio Yanagita's professions included linguist[8].
  • Kunio Yanagita worked as a writer[9].
  • Kunio Yanagita worked as an Esperantist[10].
  • Kunio Yanagita worked as a university teacher[19].
  • Kunio Yanagita's field of work was Japanese folklore[20].
  • Kunio Yanagita's field of work was ethnology[21].
  • Kunio Yanagita's field of work was anthropology[22].
  • Kunio Yanagita's field of work was folkloristics[23].
  • Kunio Yanagita's field of work was lexicography[24].
  • Kunio Yanagita's field of work was linguistics[25].
  • Kunio Yanagita held the position of Shokikanchō[26].
  • Kunio Yanagita was employed by Kokugakuin University[27].

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Origins and Family

Kunio Yanagita was born in Fukusaki[2]. He was born on July 31, 1875[3]. His father was Misao Matsuoka[14]. He is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[18]. Japanese was his native language[17].

Education

Educated at Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo[28], a combination of undergraduate and graduate school[29], in Japan[30]; Kaisei Junior & Senior High School[31], an unified secondary school in Japan[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1871[34], headquartered in Nishi-Nippori[35]; Q11643061[36], an unified secondary school in Japan[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1889[39]; and First Higher School[40], a higher school in the Empire of Japan[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1894[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lexicographer[6], anthropologist[7], linguist[8], writer[9], Esperantist[10], and university teacher[19]. Fields of work include Japanese folklore[20], a folklore by ethnic group[44]; ethnology[21], a branch of anthropology[45]; anthropology[22], an academic discipline[46]; folkloristics[23], a branch of anthropology[47]; lexicography[24], an academic discipline[48]; and linguistics[25], an academic discipline[49]. Employers include Kokugakuin University[27], a Shinto university[50], in Japan[51], founded in 1882[52], headquartered in Higashi[53]; Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce[54], a Ministries of Japan[55], in Empire of Japan[56], founded in 1881[57]; Tokyo Asahi Shimbun[58]; Permanent Mandates Commission[59]; Keio University[60]; and Privy Council of Japan[61]. Kunio Yanagita held the position of Shokikanchō[26].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Tōno Monogatari[62], Kagyū Kō[63], and Center versus periphery[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Culture[65], Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class[66], Person of Cultural Merit[67], and Asahi Prize[68].

Death and Burial

Kunio Yanagita died on August 8, 1962[5]. Recorded place of death include Tokyo[4], a de facto national capital[69], in Japan[70], founded in 1868[71]. Burial took place at Shunjū-en[13].

Why It Matters

Kunio Yanagita ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]

FAQs

Where was Kunio Yanagita born?

Born in Fukusaki[2], Kunio Yanagita…

Where did Kunio Yanagita die?

Kunio Yanagita passed away in Tokyo[4].

Who were Kunio Yanagita's parents?

Kunio Yanagita's father was Misao Matsuoka[14].

What did Kunio Yanagita do for work?

Kunio Yanagita worked as lexicographer[6], anthropologist[7], linguist[8], writer[9], and Esperantist[10].

Where did Kunio Yanagita go to school?

Kunio Yanagita was educated at Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo[28], Kaisei Junior & Senior High School[31], Q11643061[36], and First Higher School[40].

What awards did Kunio Yanagita receive?

Honors received include Order of Culture[65], Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class[66], Person of Cultural Merit[67], and Asahi Prize[68].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [72] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [73] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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