who used the pen name Kōda Rohan (幸田 露伴) was a Japanese author in the Meiji period.
His daughter, Aya Kōda, was also a noted author who often wrote about him.
Kōda wrote "The Icon of Liberty", also known as "The Buddha of Art" or "The Elegant Buddha", in 1889. A house (Kagyu-an 蝸牛庵 or "snail cottage") in which Kōda lived was rebuilt in 1972 by the Meiji Mura museum. Kōda was one of the first persons to be awarded the Order of Culture when it was established in 1937.
Rohan was born in the Kanda District of Tokyo. He was the son of Koda Shigenobu (1839?--1914) and Koda Yu (1842?-1919), whose father was Koda Ritei, a samurai official serving under the local shogun. Rohan's childhood name was Tetsushiro ("shiro" implying the fourth son) Shigeyuki.
He also wrote seven volumes with annotoations about Matsuo Basho.
He lived in Kagyu-An 蝸牛庵 "snail cottage".
Kagyuu KI 蝸牛忌（かぎゅうき）"Memorial day for the Snail"
snow is falling . . .
. jookamachi 城下町 Jokamachi, castle town .
. WKD : haiku about 社殿 shrine buildings .