Kita-ku Famous Places Information, Osaka

/ Genre - Historic Sites and Monuments / The site of Soin Nishiyama’s Koeian

/ Area D - Nishitemmma, Kanboku, Kannan, Horikawa / The site of Soin Nishiyama’s Koeian

  • The area near Temmangu Shrine has been one of the most important culture and entertainment spots since long ago.
  • No. 45

Poetry that broke new ground and took the early Edo period by storm

にしやまそういん　こうえいあん The site of Soin Nishiyama’s Koeian
2-1-8 Tenjinbashi (At the front gate of Osaka Temmangu Shrine) , Kita-ku, Osaka
  • 45　74
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Poet Soin Nishiyama influenced Basho Matsuo in his younger days. His jaunty, humorous verses earned him acclaim in the early Edo period as the founder of the Danrin school. He opened Koeian, his own private school near Temmangu Shrine, training students such as Saikaku Ihara.