Shizuto Masunaga

Japanese Shiatsu practitioner (1925–1981)
Person human Q732274
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Summary

Shizuto Masunaga is a human[1]. Born in Kure[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1925[3]. He died on January 1, 1981[4]. He worked as a psychologist[5], shiatsu practitioner[6], writer[7], lecturer[8], and massage therapist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kure[2].
  • Shizuto Masunaga was born on January 1, 1925[3].
  • Shizuto Masunaga was born on June 1925[11].
  • Shizuto Masunaga died on January 1, 1981[4].
  • Shizuto Masunaga died on July 7, 1981[12].
  • Shizuto Masunaga held citizenship in Japan[13].
  • Shizuto Masunaga held citizenship in Empire of Japan[14].
  • Shizuto Masunaga worked as a psychologist[5].
  • Shizuto Masunaga worked as a shiatsu practitioner[6].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's professions included writer[7].
  • Shizuto Masunaga worked as a lecturer[8].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's professions included massage therapist[9].
  • Shizuto Masunaga worked as a university teacher[15].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's field of work was acupressure[16].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's field of work was Zen[17].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's field of work was shiatsu[18].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's field of work was psychology[19].
  • Shizuto Masunaga was educated at Kyoto University[20].
  • Shizuto Masunaga is recorded as male[21].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[23].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '増永静人'}[24].
  • Shizuto Masunaga's name in kana is recorded as ますなが しずと[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kure[2], Shizuto Masunaga… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1925[3] and June 1925[11].

Education

Shizuto Masunaga was educated at Kyoto University[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include psychologist[5], shiatsu practitioner[6], writer[7], lecturer[8], massage therapist[9], and university teacher[15]. Fields of work include acupressure[16]; Zen[17], a school of Buddhism[26]; shiatsu[18], an alternative medicine[27]; and psychology[19], an academic discipline[28].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1981[4] and July 7, 1981[12].

Why It Matters

Shizuto Masunaga ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Shizuto Masunaga born?

Shizuto Masunaga's place of birth was Kure[2].

What did Shizuto Masunaga do for work?

Shizuto Masunaga worked as psychologist[5], shiatsu practitioner[6], writer[7], lecturer[8], and massage therapist[9].

Where did Shizuto Masunaga go to school?

Shizuto Masunaga was educated at Kyoto University[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'mwl', 'pt']
    Date of death → +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1981-07-07T00:00:00Z
    Date of birth → +1925-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1925-06-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → human
    Field of work → acupressure, Zen, shiatsu +1
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