Iba Teigō
The second Director-General of Sumitomo established the principle of CSR at Besshi Copper Mine.
Shikoku’s leading tour provider since 2011
Hirose Saihei
The first overseer of the Sumitomo business empire and a major figure in the Shikoku and Osaka business world during the Meiji period.
Masaoka Shiki
This poet from Matsuyama revived haiku as a literary form in the Meiji Period.
Ippen Shōnin
Ippen Shōnin of Matsuyama founded a dancing cult that spread through medieval Japan.
Junshin
An Edo period priest who suffered for love
Anpanman
The national manga hero with roots in Shikoku.
Yamauchi Yodo
Yamauchi Yodo was the bibulous but wise lord of Tosa at the time of the Meiji Restoration.
Nakahama Manjirō
Nakahama Manjirō, one of the first Japanese to visit America, played an important role in the opening of Japan.
Iwasaki Yataro
Iwasakai Yataro from Aki in Kōchi, allied with the new Meiji government to found Mitsubishi.
Hirose Kinzō “Ekin”
Ekin’s blood spattered scenes of mayhem seem to anticipate modern manga.