List of Famous people with last name Soho

Takuan Sōhō

First Name Takuan

Born on November 30, 1573

Died on January 1, 1645 (aged 71)

Born in Japan, Hyogo Prefecture

Takuan Sōhō was a Japanese Buddhist prelate during the Sengoku and early Edo Periods of Japanese history. He was a major figure in the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. Noted for his calligraphy, poetry, tea ceremony, he is also popularly credited with the invention of the takuan pickled radish.

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Tokutomi Sohō

猪一郎

First Name Tokutomi

Last Name Sohō

Born on March 14, 1863

Died on November 2, 1957 (aged 94)

Tokutomi Sohō was the pen name of a journalist and historian active from late Meiji period through mid-Shōwa period Japan. His birth name was Tokutomi Iichirō. He was the older brother of noted author Tokutomi Roka.

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