Gichin Funakoshi

Summary

Gichin Funakoshi is a human^[1]. He was born in Shuri^[2]. He was born on +1868-11-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Tokyo^[4]. He died on +1957-04-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a karateka^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,062 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Shuri^[2], Gichin Funakoshi…
• Gichin Funakoshi passed away in Tokyo^[4].
• Gichin Funakoshi was born on +1868-11-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Gichin Funakoshi died on +1957-04-26T00:00:00Z^[5].
• A child of Gichin Funakoshi was Gigō Funakoshi^[8].
• Gichin Funakoshi held citizenship in Ryukyu Kingdom^[9].
• Gichin Funakoshi held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[10].
• Gichin Funakoshi held citizenship in Japan^[11].
• Gichin Funakoshi worked as a karateka^[6].
• A notable student of Gichin Funakoshi was Hironori Ōtsuka^[12].
• A notable student of Gichin Funakoshi was Hidetaka Nishiyama^[13].
• A notable student of Gichin Funakoshi was Masatoshi Nakayama^[14].
• A notable student of Gichin Funakoshi was Hirokazu Kanazawa^[15].
• A notable student of Gichin Funakoshi was Gigō Funakoshi^[16].
• A notable student of Gichin Funakoshi was Tetsuhiko Asai^[17].
• Gichin Funakoshi's image is recorded as Gichin Funakoshi - Heian Nidan (2).png^[18].
• Gichin Funakoshi is recorded as male^[19].
• Gichin Funakoshi's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Gichin Funakoshi's logo image is recorded as Shotokan karate.jpg^[21].
• Gichin Funakoshi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115619832^[22].
• Gichin Funakoshi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22205425^[23].
• Gichin Funakoshi's GND ID is recorded as 121014398^[24].
• Gichin Funakoshi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85292526^[25].
• Gichin Funakoshi's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12293851g^[26].
• Gichin Funakoshi's IdRef ID is recorded as 031787800^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Shuri^[2], Gichin Funakoshi… he was born on +1868-11-10T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Studied under Ankō Azato^[28], a karateka^[29], 1827–1906^[30], of Japan^[31] and Ankō Itosu^[32], a karateka^[33], 1831–1915^[34], of Japan^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Gichin Funakoshi's professions included karateka^[6]. Notable students include Hironori Ōtsuka^[12], a karateka^[36], 1892–1982^[37], of Japan^[38], awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class^[39], specialised in Wadō-ryū^[40]; Hidetaka Nishiyama^[13], a karateka^[41], 1928–2008^[42], of Japan^[43], awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland^[44]; Masatoshi Nakayama^[14], a karateka^[45], 1913–1987^[46], of Japan^[47]; Hirokazu Kanazawa^[15], a karateka^[48], 1931–2019^[49], of Japan^[50]; Gigō Funakoshi^[16], a karateka^[51], 1907–1945^[52], of Japan^[53]; and Tetsuhiko Asai^[17], a karateka^[54], 1935–2006^[55], of Japan^[56].

Personal Life

A child of Gichin Funakoshi was Gigō Funakoshi^[8].

Death and Burial

Gichin Funakoshi died on +1957-04-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Tokyo^[4].

Why It Matters

Gichin Funakoshi ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,062 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

Where was Gichin Funakoshi born?

Born in Shuri^[2], Gichin Funakoshi…

Where did Gichin Funakoshi die?

Gichin Funakoshi passed away in Tokyo^[4].

What did Gichin Funakoshi do for work?

Gichin Funakoshi worked as karateka^[6].