Shunmyō Masuno

Japanese monk and garden designer
Person human Q11533573
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Summary

Shunmyō Masuno was born on February 28, 1953[1], in Tsurumi-ku[2]. He has worked as a Buddhist monk[3], landscape architect[4], university teacher[5], consulting engineer[6], and garden designer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,098 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[9]
  • Occupation: monk[10]
  • Field of work: landscape architecture[11], Zen[12]
  • Position held: abbot[13]
  • Employer: Tama Art University[14]
  • Educated at: Tamagawa University[15]
  • Religion or worldview: Buddhism[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Shunmyō Masuno[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[19], English[20]
  • Name in native language: 枡野俊明[21]
  • Name in kana: ますの しゅんみょう[22]

Why It Matters

Shunmyō Masuno is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Shunmyō Masuno born?

Shunmyō Masuno's place of birth was Tsurumi-ku[2].

What did Shunmyō Masuno do for work?

Shunmyō Masuno worked as a Buddhist monk[3], landscape architect[4], university teacher[5], consulting engineer[6], and garden designer[7].

Where did Shunmyō Masuno go to school?

Shunmyō Masuno was educated at Tamagawa University[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Artists of the World Online. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Tsurumi-ku
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ja', 'lv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0398534-Masuno-Shunmyo-1953
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0398534-Masuno-Shunmyo-1953, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  3. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → abbot
    Occupation → Buddhist monk, landscape architect, university teacher +3
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Position held: abbot"
  4. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Buddhist monk, landscape architect, university teacher +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31702|batch #31702]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese, English
    Educated at → Tamagawa University
    Field of work → landscape architecture, Zen
    Educated at → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981058511173306706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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