“Kizami-Tobacco-cha, Ikeda-ga-Honba, Mukashi-nagarano, Awa-kizami, by Ujyou”
This short poem was composed by Ujyou Noguchi in 1936 when he visited Ikeda town. It consists of 15 verses and was named as “Ikeda-Kouta”.The monument inscribed with the 10th line extracted from the poem was erected near the Ikeda bus terminal (previously the site of the tobacco factory).