"It is very bright moon
     The night with a full moon advances
         With the shadows of everything"  
 
                                (Kijyu Ohara)

This haiku was Kijyu's farewell Haiku and carved on his tombstone.
He was born at Mitsuhama in 1811 (Bunka 8) and studied under Baisitsu in Kyoto later.
After homecoming, he spread Haikai of Basho's style and built Basho's mound, "Arakabu Mound" in Ohkaga, and lived in a hermitage by the side of this mound.
He was well-known as the two greatest authorities of Iyo, with Ohkyo Okudaira, the chief retainer of Matsuyama feudal Domain.
He published the monthly Haiku magazine, "Masago no Shirabe ; rhythm of Sand" (published by Meiei-sha), that was said as the third oldest magazine.

Shiki's early forty-four Haiku appeared in this magazine. He had the pen name, "Johki" that was written a parody of his real name, "Tsunenori".
In 1887 (Meiji 20), Shiki visited Kijyu and studied Haikai under him with Kyokudo, with an introduction of Kazue Katsuta, Shiki's friend, at the homecoming of summer vacation.
Shiki said later in his essay, "Fudemakase", that the beginning of originating haiku was the visiting Kijyu Ohara in 1887 (Meiji 20).

The grave of Kijyu's father, "Kitaku" stands at the next of his grave.

  "Buddhist image of snow
         Have melted away without any trouble while
                  The snow has just thawed"
                                                              (Kitaku)