Taisan-ji Temple

 "I'd like to give "Konjak"
     the name of "Azalea" that's in bloom beautifully
          within the Taisan-ji Temple"      (Shiki)

"Konjak" in this Haiku is a well-known product of Taisan-ji Temple, "Konnyaku"(paste made from konjak flouer) baked and coated with miso on a skewer that had been sold at the tea shop till around 1950(Showa 25).
Kyoshi Takahama said in his writing "The analysis of Shiki's Haiku", ;"(...)There is a temple called "Taisan-ji Temple" near by Mitsu (...). The konjak was a special product of this temple and pepple around Matsuyama particularly appreciated it.
In addition that, azaleas used to be blooming beautifully in magnificent bloom in the precinct of Taisan-ji Temple. So that, this Haiku would be composed for a joke ; "Wouldn't it be better if I gave the name of "a konjak of azalea" to konjak borrowing the name from the beautiful azalea being in bloom near by." This Haiku was apperared in the section of plants of "Kanzan-Rakuboku"(published in the Spring of 1892), forwarding "Iyo- Taisan-ji Temple". This Haiku was originally appeared in the Shiki's letter addressed to Kawahigashi Hekikotou in Matsuyama as of 17th, June of 1892 (Meiji 25), as the part of March in twelve months of the special products in Matsuyama together with the Haiku in the ferry of Deai, "Sprightly young ayu fishes devided into two groups and the river flowed down".
The house in front of this monument have been a tea shop that had been used to be crowded with visitors and tourists from distant places in the best season.
This monument was built by Gesshoku-gin-sha and Takigumo-gin-sha, the local Haiku Association in Matsuyama, in May of 1973(Showa 48).