Shiki Memorial Museum

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Matsuyama City Shiki Memorial Museum
Shiki Memorial Museum is located in Japan
Shiki Memorial Museum
Shiki Museum location in Matsuyama, Japan
Established1981
Location1-30 Dogo Koen, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0857
Coordinates33°50′59″N 132°47′15″E / 33.849657°N 132.787371°E / 33.849657; 132.787371
WebsiteMatsuyama 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.

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