Hohan Sōken
Karateka (1889–1982)
祖堅方範
- Born
- 25 May 1889, Nishihara
- Died
- 30 November 1982, Okinawa Prefecture
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka
Hohan Sōken (祖堅 方範, Soken Hōhan) was an Okinawan martial arts master who founded the Shōrin-ryū Matsumura Seito Okinawa Karate Kobudo Association.
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Facts from Wikidata Q3139173 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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