Shunmyo
Masuno

Zen priest (Head priest of Kenko-ji Temple)

President of Japan Landscape Consultants Ltd.

Emeritus professor, Tama Art University


Career Highlights


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Graduated Tamagawa University, Department of Agriculture
Garden apprenticeship under the late Katsuo Saito
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Zen training, Head temple, Sohji-ji
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Founded Japan Landscape Consultants Ltd.
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Appointed assistant priest , Kenko-ji Temple
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Special professor, University of British Columbia (UBC)
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Lecture, Cornell University and Toronto University
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Lecture, Harvard GSD
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Adjunct Professor UBC "Award of Merit" UBC
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"National Merit Award" "Canadian Society of Landscape
Architects" for Nitobe Memorial Garden renovation
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"National Grand Prize" "Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture" in the field of design and works.
"Encouragement Prize of Culture" Yokohama City
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Professor Tama Art University
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Annual Award(to encourage new talent in fine arts)
from Ministry of Education
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Appointed Head priest of Kenko-ji Temple
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Minister Award form the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister Award form the Ministry of Land , Infrastructure and Transport
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"Gala Spa Award 2005" (Special prize) , Garmany
Meritorious Service Medal from Canadian Government.

Honorary Degree from the University of British Columbia.

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Cross of the Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany.

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"Encouragement Prize" AACA (Japan Association Of Artists Craftsman & Architects)

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2010 Kanagawa Prefecture Architectural Award Excellent Award

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Lecture, Peking University
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"Platinum" from A'DESIGN AWARD & COMPETITION
for "Yu-kyu-En" (Garden for Hofu City crematorium Yamaguchi Prefecture) and
"Garden for THE PAVILIIA HILL"(THE PAVILIA HILL Hong Kong)
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Emeritus professor Tama Art University

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