Shiki Memorial Museum
Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum | |
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Established | 1981 |
Location | 1-30 Dogo Koen, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0857 |
Coordinates | 33°50′59″N 132°47′15″E / 33.849657°N 132.787371°E |
Website | Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum |
The Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum (子規記念博物館 Shiki Kinen Hakubutsukan) is a museum devoted mainly to the life and work of Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki, who was born and raised in Matsuyama. Shiki is widely considered to be the most important figure in the modernization of both haiku and tanka poetry. The museum also includes exhibits about the early history of Matsuyama.