Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum is a literary museum located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1933, it is dedicated to the life and work of the Greek–Irish writer and translator Lafcadio Hearn, also known by the name Yakumo Koizumi.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence and Tanabe Art Museum.
Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence
Museum
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Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence is a museum.
Tanabe Art Museum
Museum
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The Tanabe Art Museum was established in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1979. Designed by Kiyonori Kikutake and with a total floor area of 854 sqm, it houses a collection of tea ceremony implements and other treasures acquired by the local Tanabe clan.
Matsue Castle
Castle
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Matsue Castle is a Japanese castle located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. Matsue Castle was constructed from 1607 to 1611 by Horio Yoshiharu, the first daimyō of the Matsue Domain, during the early Edo period. Matsue Castle is situated 490 metres south of Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamayu and Kashima.
Tamayu
Suburb
Tamayu was a Japanese town in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture. Tamayu is situated 7 km southwest of Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum.
Kashima
Suburb
Kashima was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,071 and a density of 277.93 persons per km2. Kashima is situated 7 km northwest of Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum.
Yakumo
Suburb
Yakumo was a village located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,931 and a density of 123.77 persons per km2. Yakumo is situated 9 km southeast of Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum.
Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: writer’s house museum in Matsue-shi, Shiman-ken Japan
- Categories: literary museum, biographical museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Matsue, Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.4793° or 35° 28′ 46″ northLongitude
133.04914° or 133° 2′ 57″ eastInception
June 6th, 1934Open location code
8Q7MF2HX+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 317465585OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1778875
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “小泉八云纪念馆”
- Chinese: “小泉八雲紀念館”
- French: “musée commémoratif de Lafcadio Hearn”
- French: “Musée commémoratif de Lafcadio Hearn”
- Fulah: “Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum”
- German: “Koizumi Yakumo Gedenkstätte”
- German: “Koizumi Yakumo Kinenkan”
- German: “Lafcadio Hearn Gedenkstätte”
- Italian: “Museo memoriale Lafcadio Hearn”
- Japanese: “Koizumi Yakumo kinenkan”
- Japanese: “こいずみやくもきねんかん”
- Japanese: “小泉八雲記念館”
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