Omachi Keigetsu (1869 - 1925), real name Yoshie, was a writer from Kochi City.
He graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature at the University of Tokyo in 1896.
His pen name, Keigetsu, is a shortened form of Keihin Gekka Gyoro, which means "fisherman under the moon" in Japanese.
He has written more than 200 books on a wide variety of genres, including poetry, essays, travelogues, critiques, historical biographies, and life lessons.
His writings, which were based on Chinese texts and elaborated in Japanese, became the most popular in Japan.
He loved sake and travel his entire life and was called the "hermit of sake" and "the man who opened our eyes to the beauty of mountains and streams".
His writings reflect both the depth and aloofness of his personality, which was devoid of worldliness.
His writings have been read more widely and for longer than any other writers.
The poem inscribed on the back of this monument was written in 1918, when Keigetsu returned to his hometown after a 38-year absence and visited Katsurahama beach with his pupil, Toho Tanaka.
The monument was built in April 1929 by the Omachi Keigetsu Sensei Memorial Construction Association.
