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.

Teachers

• Nabe Matsumura

Students

• Nishihira Kosei
• Chokei Kishaba

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

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.