Sotan's second son Soshu, third son Sosa and fourth son Soshitsu each established new branch schools, which became today's Mushakojisenke Kankyuan, Omotesenke Fushin'an and Urasenke Konnichian, respectively.
その次男宗守・三男宗左・四男宗室がそれぞれ独立して流派が分かれ、武者小路千家官休庵・表千家不審庵・裏千家今日庵となっている。