Shōkō Asahara

Summary

Shōkō Asahara is a human^[1]. Born in Yatsushiro^[2], he… he was born on March 2, 1955^[3]. He passed away in Tokyo Detention House^[4]. He died on July 6, 2018^[5]. He worked as a terrorist^[6], writer^[7], serial killer^[8], cult leader^[9], and singer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,243 views/month, #6,501 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Yatsushiro^[2], Shōkō Asahara…
• Shōkō Asahara passed away in Tokyo Detention House^[4].
• Shōkō Asahara was born on March 2, 1955^[3].
• Shōkō Asahara died on July 6, 2018^[5].
• Shōkō Asahara was married to Tomoko Matsumoto^[12].
• A child of Shōkō Asahara was Rika Matsumoto^[13].
• A child of Shōkō Asahara was Satoka Matsumoto^[14].
• Shōkō Asahara held citizenship in Japan^[15].
• Japanese was Shōkō Asahara's native language^[16].
• Shōkō Asahara worked as a terrorist^[6].
• Shōkō Asahara worked as a writer^[7].
• Shōkō Asahara worked as a serial killer^[8].
• Shōkō Asahara's professions included cult leader^[9].
• Shōkō Asahara worked as a singer^[10].
• Shōkō Asahara held the position of founder^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Shōkō Asahara is Sonshi March^[18].
• Shōkō Asahara was a member of Aum Shinrikyo^[19].
• Shōkō Asahara is recorded as male^[20].
• Shōkō Asahara's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Shōkō Asahara's anthem is recorded as Sonshi March^[22].
• Shōkō Asahara was affiliated with the Shinritō^[23].
• Shōkō Asahara's Commons category is recorded as Shōkō Asahara^[24].
• The cause of death was hanging to death^[25].
• Shōkō Asahara's family name is recorded as Asahara^[26].
• Shōkō Asahara's family name is recorded as Matsumoto^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1955-03-02^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2018-07-06^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4d9a736e-7121-4a41-a1d3-0a156431bda6^[32]

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Origins and Family

Shōkō Asahara's place of birth was Yatsushiro^[2]. He was born on March 2, 1955^[3]. Japanese was his native language^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include terrorist^[6], writer^[7], serial killer^[8], cult leader^[9], and singer^[10]. Shōkō Asahara held the position of founder^[17].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Shōkō Asahara is Sonshi March^[18].

Personal Life

Shōkō Asahara was married to Tomoko Matsumoto^[12]. Children include Rika Matsumoto^[13], b. 1983^[33], of Japan^[34] and Satoka Matsumoto^[14], a writer^[35], b. 1989^[36], of Japan^[37]. He was affiliated with the Shinritō^[23].

Death and Burial

Shōkō Asahara died on July 6, 2018^[5]. He died in Tokyo Detention House^[4]. The cause of death was hanging to death^[25].

Why It Matters

Shōkō Asahara ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,243 views/month, #6,501 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Shōkō Asahara born?

Born in Yatsushiro^[2], Shōkō Asahara…

Where did Shōkō Asahara die?

Shōkō Asahara passed away in Tokyo Detention House^[4].

Who was Shōkō Asahara married to?

Shōkō Asahara's spouses include Tomoko Matsumoto^[12].

What did Shōkō Asahara do for work?

Shōkō Asahara worked as terrorist^[6], writer^[7], serial killer^[8], cult leader^[9], and singer^[10].