Jigoro Kano

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Jigoro Kano was a Japanese educator and martial artist who created judo by modernizing and systematizing traditional jujutsu into a disciplined sport and educational method.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jigoro Kano canonical 3
Kanō Jigorō 2

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Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf educator ⓘ
human ⓘ
martial artist ⓘ
sports official ⓘ
academicDegree degree in economics ⓘ
degree in political science ⓘ
awardReceived Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ
burialPlace Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
causeOfFame founder of judo ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Japan ⓘ
creatorOf judo ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1860-10-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1938-05-04 ⓘ
educatedAt Tokyo Imperial University ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo Daigaku

University of Tokyo ⓘ
era Meiji period ⓘ
linked to: Meiji era

Taisho period ⓘ
linked to: Taisho era

early Showa period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Japanese ⓘ
familyName Kano ⓘ
fieldOfWork education ⓘ
martial arts ⓘ
physical education ⓘ
founded Kodokan Judo ⓘ
linked to: Kodokan judo

Kodokan Judo Institute ⓘ
linked to: Kodokan judo
givenName Jigoro ⓘ
hasPartInName Kanō Jigorō ⓘ
linked to: Jigoro Kano
influenced Olympic movement in Japan ⓘ
development of modern judo ⓘ
global spread of judo ⓘ
influencedBy Kito-ryu jujutsu ⓘ
Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu ⓘ
traditional Japanese jujutsu schools ⓘ
knownFor advocating inclusion of judo in the Olympic Games ⓘ
establishing judo as an educational method ⓘ
integrating moral and physical education ⓘ
promoting physical education in Japanese schools ⓘ
systematizing jujutsu into a modern sport ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
German ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
memberOf International Olympic Committee ⓘ
Japanese Olympic Committee ⓘ
movement judo ⓘ
name Jigoro Kano ⓘ
nativeName 嘉納治五郎 ⓘ
notableWork creation of judo ⓘ
founding of Kodokan Judo Institute ⓘ
introduction of judo into the Japanese school system ⓘ
modernization of jujutsu into judo ⓘ
promotion of judo internationally ⓘ
occupation pedagogue ⓘ
school principal ⓘ
sports administrator ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
translator ⓘ
university president ⓘ
philosophy jita kyoei (mutual welfare and benefit) ⓘ
seiryoku zenyo (maximum efficient use of energy) ⓘ
placeOfBirth Mikage, Hyogo, Japan ⓘ
near Kobe, Japan ⓘ
placeOfDeath aboard the NYK liner Hikawa Maru ⓘ
at sea ⓘ
positionHeld director of primary education at the Ministry of Education of Japan ⓘ
first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ
headmaster of Gakushuin (Peers School) ⓘ
member of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ
president of Tokyo Higher Normal School ⓘ
principal of Tokyo Higher Normal School ⓘ
practiced Kito-ryu jujutsu ⓘ
Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu ⓘ
religion Confucian-influenced ethics ⓘ
residence Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport judo ⓘ
jujutsu ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kodokan judo → founder → Jigoro Kano ⓘ
Japanese Olympic Committee → foundedBy → Kanō Jigorō ⓘ
linked to: Jigoro Kano
Jigoro Kano → name → Jigoro Kano ⓘ
Jigoro Kano → hasPartInName → Kanō Jigorō ⓘ
linked to: Jigoro Kano
Mitsuyo Maeda → studentOf → Jigoro Kano ⓘ