The approach of Taisan-ji Temple

"Spring rain is falling
the poem of ancient time of dynasty
it is now old time"
(Toyojo Matsune)

Toyojo Matsune was born the second son to father "Gonroku", mother, "Toshiko", at Tsukiji, Tokyo. His real name was "Toyojiro".
He graduated from the department of law of Kyoto Imperial University via Matsuyama Junior High school, the first high school and Tokyo University, in 1905(Meiji 38).
In Matsuyama Junior High school, Nousei Abe (the later minister of Education, Science and Culture) was in one year lower grade and Soseki Natsume took his new post of English teacher in Toyojo's fifth year of the Junior High school. His connection to Soseki had started at the matter of this fact. While Toyojo was at the first High school, he took lesson in Haiku from Soseki in the fifth High school of Kumamoto. He also visited frequently Shiki-an Hermitage and gave his own pen name as "Toyojo" at first.
After Shiki's death, he had opened "the society of keeping the fixed form of Haiku" called "Haikai Sanshin" with Kyoshi and others, since May of 1906(Meiji 39).
After that time, Toyojo didn't satisfyed with the straight line of "sketch", and inclined to famous Haikai originator, "Basho" from Shiki. He started Haiku magazine "Shibugaki - a sour persimmon" at the age of 38, and parted from the group of "Hototogisu".
He was the well-mannered person who gave importance to the traditional dignity and loved "yugen" (profound and quiet elegance) and refined simplicity. And he had been unmarried and contented with honest poverty in his life.