Ishida Hakyo Haiku Monument (Path of Haiku)
A haiku monument to Ishida Hakyo on the Dogo-Kitamachi side of the "Path of Haiku" in Dogo (the street east of the Ehime Prefectural Culture Hall). It is inscribed with the haiku "ほしいまゝ湯気立たしめてひとり居む".
The Ishida Hakyo Haiku Monument (Path of Haiku) stands on the Dogo-Kitamachi side of the "Path of Haiku", the street that runs along the east side of the Ehime Prefectural Culture Hall. It is inscribed with the haiku "ほしいまゝ湯気立たしめてひとり居む" (Hoshiimama yuge tatashimete hitori oru).
Ishida Hakyo (1913–1969) was born in Habu Village, Onsen District (now part of Matsuyama), and his real name was Tetsuo. He began writing haiku while at Matsuyama Middle School, became a pupil of Isozaki Kokyo of Yodo Village and received the pen name "Hakyo". He rose to prominence in the haiku magazine "Ashibi".
The monument stands along the road of the "Path of Haiku", and the local information board lists it on the Dogo-Kitamachi side. The map pin on this page marks a representative point of the Dogo-Kitamachi section, not the exact position of this monument. The full list of the 11 haiku (on 10 monuments) is on the "Path of Haiku" page.
Sources: Matsuyama Shiki Memorial Museum, "Ehime no Kuhi" Haiku Street http://www.haiku-matsuyama.jp/street/968/ / same museum, "People connected with Matsuyama" http://www.haiku-matsuyama.jp/yukari/ / Matsuyama City Board of Education information board on site (photographed by a contributor, October 18, 2026) Last checked: 2026-10-19
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