Mori Motengai Haiku Monument (Path of Haiku)
A haiku monument to Mori Motengai 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 "伊予と申す国あたゝかに温泉わく".
The Mori Motengai 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 "伊予と申す国あたゝかに温泉わく" (Iyo to mosu kuni atataka ni yu waku).
Mori Motengai (1864–1934) was born in Nishiyodo Village, Iyo District (now Yogo, Matsuyama), and his real name was Tsunetaro. After serving in the prefectural assembly he lost his sight in both eyes, but he became mayor of his home village of Yodo and was known as the "blind mayor" who built a model village. He was also a haiku poet.
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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