Akiyama Yoshifuru
This son of impoverished samurai revolutionised cavalry warfare in the Meiji period.
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Kōno Michiari
Kōno Michiari, the champion of the Kōno clan, lead his small navy in feats of heroism against the Mongol invasion.
Kojorō Tanuki
A tale of a charming tanuki from Niihama.
Isaniwa Yukiya
Isaniwa Yukiya was the first mayor of Dogo, and he transformed Dogo Onsen into the building we see today.
Iba Teigō
The second Director-General of Sumitomo established the principle of CSR at Besshi Copper Mine.
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.