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Kitahara Kushuukahi Kitahara Hakushu Poetry Monument

Hakushu's song that expresses thoughts about a sad story

In 1942 (Showa 17), before his death, Kitahara Hakushu, a poet who was active from the Meiji to Showa periods, published a long poem and an anti-poem in the Tama magazine titled ``Iojima''. To commemorate this, in 1950 (Showa 25), a monument was erected at Seto Mansion, the former site of Chofukuji Temple.

The inscription on the poem reads, ``Thus, even those who have been swept away to the sea, look out at the sea.'' The exiled person refers to Shunkan Sozu, who was a close disciple of Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa during the late Heian period. Shunkan took part in a plot to subjugate the Heike clan, but it failed, and the following year he was exiled to Iojima along with Fujiwara Naritsune and Taira Yasuyori. These two were later forgiven, but Shunkan, the mastermind, was not and died here on Iojima at the young age of 37.
Hakushu visited Iojima and mourned Shunkan's regrettable death by writing a poem about it. Currently, a monument with a poem has been erected next to Shunkan's tombstone.

Busan Area
Iojima/Nomozaki area (Dinosaur Museum, Gunkanjima, etc.)
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History/cultural assets Remote island

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Address 851-chome Iojimacho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 1201-1
Phone 095-898-2211(Iojima Regional Center)
Opening hours free to visit
Transportation access Approximately 20-25 minutes by boat from Nagasaki Port Ohato Terminal to Iojima Port, approximately 10 minutes walk from Iojima Port
Parking Yes
Remarks There are 1 free-ride community buses a day on the island (10 yen for adults, 100 yen for children).
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