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.
- Type: Museum
- Description: writer’s house museum in Matsue-shi, Shiman-ken Japan
- Also known as: “Koizumi Yakumo Gedenkstätte” and “Lafcadio Hearn Gedenkstätte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence and Tanabe Art Museum.
Tanabe Art Museum
Museum
Matsue Castle
Castle
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. Kashima is situated 7 km northwest of Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum.
Yakumo
Suburb
Yakumo was a village located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Yakumo is situated 9 km southeast of Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum.
Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
- 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″ north
Longitude
133.04914° or 133° 2′ 57″ east
Established
June 6th, 1934
Open location code
8Q7MF2HX+PM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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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 Kinenkan”
- 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 塩見縄手公園 and Herun Bridge.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: 小泉八雲 遺髪塔 and 島根県尋常中学校の礎石.
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