Amongst his pupils, Sohen allowed Soitsu TORII, a wealthy merchant, to use the name Konnichian and Sadazane SUGANUMA, the lord of Shinjo Domain in Mikawa Province, to use the name Yohoan, while he himself used Fushinan.
中でも豪商の鳥居宗逸には今日庵、三河新城藩主の菅沼定実には四方庵の庵号を譲り、自らは不審庵を称した。