Shiki Memorial Museum

Shiki Memorial Museum is built in the north area of Dogo Park. The museum has collections of Masaoka Shiki's original handwritten manuscripts, copies of his publications at the time, and related materials such as his bag and so on. We are impressed with the quantity and quality of their collections, and also overpowered by how productive Shiki was. Shiki started editing "Shuji-gaku Zairyo" (Rhetoric Materials) as early as in 1889, or as the latest in1891. He made 65 notebooks of 3 categories: seasonal words, things and affairs, and forms. He also made another notebook on tones. Furthermore, with those materials, he edited a tree diagram of the relationship among haiku poets, and a chronological table of haiku. It is also surprising that so many collections have not been scattered and lost. We must pay respect to his survived family and followers as well as to the good job of the museum. #2024wish