◇ Murakami Seigetsu: Haiku poet (businessman). Established Iyo Agricultural Bank and Ehime Credit Union Federation. Editor for Hototogisu magazine.

◇ Murakami Seigetsu
Haiku poet (businessman)
Dropped out of First Higher School (now the University of Tokyo's College of Arts and Sciences) and became president of his family business, Imade Kasuri Co., Ltd.
He received guidance in haiku from Masaoka Shiki and Naito Naruyuki, and through Shiki, he became close with Natsume Soseki.
In 1897, he joined the haiku magazine Hototogisu, became an editor, formed the Imade Ginsha, and became a leading figure in the local haiku scene. He pioneered new ground in the tradition of haiku, such as the creation of Tenwa Gin.
As a businessman, he established Iyo Agricultural Bank and Ehime Prefecture Credit Union Federation, and was active, but due to the Showa Depression, he took responsibility and invested his private assets.
◇ Monument to a Haiku Poem: Mishima Shrine
Born in Nishigakiu Village, Iyo District (now Matsuyama City)
Real name: Hantaro
1869-1946, died at 78
◇ Okuchō no kokoro o ichi ni kesa no haru (A hundred million hearts as one, this spring morning) - Seigetsu

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