Natsume Soseki Haiku Monument
A haiku monument at the north entrance of Dogo Park. It carries Natsume Soseki's "Hansho to narande takaki fuyuki kana" side by side with a verse by Masaoka Shiki, and was erected in 1986 (Showa 61).
The Natsume Soseki Haiku Monument stands at the north entrance of Dogo Park. Two verses are carved side by side: Natsume Soseki's "Hansho to narande takaki fuyuki kana" and Masaoka Shiki's "Fuyugare ya kagami ni utsuru kumo no kage". It was erected on November 2, 1986 (Showa 61) to commemorate the annual convention of Rotary International District 267.
Natsume Soseki and Matsuyama
Natsume Soseki (1867–1916) was a novelist known for works such as "I Am a Cat" and "Botchan". His haiku pen name was "Gudabutsu", and he enjoyed haiku as well. In 1895 (Meiji 28) he came to Ehime Prefectural Jinjo Middle School in Matsuyama as an English teacher, and the experience was drawn on in the novel "Botchan". In the same year Shiki, who had returned to Matsuyama, lodged in the same house as Soseki, and the two held haiku gatherings together. This monument, with their two verses side by side, conveys that friendship.
Source: Matsuyama Shiki Memorial Museum, "Ehime no Kuhi" http://www.haiku-matsuyama.jp/dogo/210/ ／ "Natsume Soseki" Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) Last confirmed: October 5, 2026
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A haiku monument to Masaoka Shiki on the Dogo-machi 2-chome side of the "Path of Haiku" in Dogo (the street east of the Ehime Prefectural Culture Hall). It is inscribed with the haiku "籾ほすやにわとり遊ふ門の内".
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A haiku monument for Kobayashi Issa at the north entrance of Dogo Park. It is inscribed with "Nekoronde cho tomaraseru sotoyu kana" and was erected in 1950 (Showa 25).
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