# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mikao-usui
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:26:31.093Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mikao-usui"
name: "Mikao Usui"
slug: "mikao-usui"
description: "Mikao Usui was the father of a form of energy medicine and spiritual practice known as Reiki, used as an alternative therapy for the treatment of physical, emotional, and mental diseases. According to the inscription on his memorial stone, Usui taught Reiki to over 2,000 people during his lifetime. Eleven of these students continued their training to reach the Shinpiden level, a level equivalent to the Western third degree, or Master level."
tagline: "Founder of Reiki (1865-1926)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mikaousui.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "JP"
birthDate: "1865-08-15"
deathDate: "1926-03-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.2802653399668325
  historical:           21.423164
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump