[kacyoujyo Ikuta] He was a follower of Tetsuhiko Suga and Tsunetomi Kitano. His real name was Minoru Ikuta. At first he called himself Hanacho, and later he called himself Hanachojo. Born in 1889 in Ueno-no-miya-cho, Tennoji Ward, Osaka City, a monument to his birthplace is now standing. His father was Ikuta Minamizu, a national scholar. He studied haiku for his father, Chinese studies for Fujisawa Kowa, and national studies for Kondo Shakuten.
He died on March 29, 1978, at his home in Mt. Tezuka, Osaka. He died at the age of 88.