Funakoshi Explained

Funakoshi (written: 船越, 舩越 or 舟越) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• , Japanese actor and television personality
• , Japanese actor
• , Okinawan master of karate
• , son of Gichin Funakoshi
• , Japanese sculptor
• , better known as Rie fu, Japanese singer
• , Japanese sculptor and painter
• , Japanese footballer

See also

• 9842 Funakoshi, a main-belt asteroid
• Funakoshi Station, a railway station in Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan