previous iemoto. An iemoto may be addressed by the title Iemoto or O-Iemoto, or by the title Sōshō (宗匠) or Ō-sensei (大先生). In English, iemoto is often...

Matsudaira Iemoto (松平 家元) (1548 – September 19, 1603) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through early Edo period. He is believed to have been the illegitimate...

as their shared second generation iemoto, and Sen Shōan's son, Sen Sōtan, as their shared third generation iemoto. From the fourth generation onwards...

the first kouta iemoto in the early 20th century: Kotama (1876–1941), kouta name Hori Kotama: Kotama, who became the first kouta iemoto in 1917, was formerly...

Konoe Iemoto (近衛 家基, 1261–1296), son of Motohira, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period (1185–1333). He held a regent position kampaku...

Here "house" implies an institution run on the recognised lines of the iemoto system common in all Japanese traditional arts. In particular, the house...

Masaaki Toma (當麻 政明, Tōma Masaaki), born Masaaki Iemoto (家本 政明, Iemoto Masaaki), is a professional Japanese football referee. He has been refereeing in...

son of the current Aikido Dōshu, Moriteru Ueshiba. In keeping with the iemoto system, he is expected to succeed his father as Dōshu. He is the great-grandson...

rather than innovation, Noh is extremely codified and regulated by the iemoto system. The kanji for Noh (能) means "skill", "craft", or "talent", particularly...

top sensei in a particular school or tradition, particularly within the iemoto system. For a more senior member of a group who has not achieved the level...