ocr-generated 与謝野寛・晶子の歌碑
昭和31(1956)年、市立函館図書館の創設者であり館長でもあった岡田健蔵の十三回忌が行われ、その際
に彼の雅号にちなんだ図書禅会が結成された。翌32年、同会は棒二森屋百貨店の援助を得て、岡田健蔵を
顕彰する意味も込め、昭和6年に来岡した与謝野寛・晶子の歌碑を建立した。
晶子の短歌中に岡田先生とあるのが、健蔵のことである。
また寛の作品として、健蔵の親友である宮崎郡雨の名前が読み込まれ忘短歌が選ばれた。
函館市
THE POEM MONUMENT TO YOSANO HIROSHI AND YOSANO AKIKO
In 1956 the 13th anniversary of Okada Kenzo's death was held. Okada Kenzo is known
as the founder of Hakodate Municipal Library and he served as its first curator.
On this occation, Toshorikai, an association of book-lovers was organized and was named
after Okada's pen name. In 1957 this association erected a monument in honor of Okada
Kenzo on which has been inscribed the poems composed by Yosano Hiroshi (a famous
Japanese poet known by his pen name Yosano Tekkan) and Yosano Akiko who had come to
Hakodate in 1931, with the support of the Bonimoriya company.
Kenzo has been described in the poem of Yosano Akiko as Okada Sensei (great
teacher).
And in the poem by Yosano Hiroshi, Okada Kenzo's best friend, Miyazaki Ikuu, appears.
CITY OF HAKODATE