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Lafcadio Hearn's Former Residence

小泉八雲旧居 Koizumi Yakumo Kyūkyo

The former residence of writer Lafcadio Hearn. Hearn spent many of his happiest months in Matsue. Here he wrote most of Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, his chief work, as well as large portions of what was to become Kwaidan.

Address
Kitahori-chō 315
Price
¥300, 50% discount for foreigners

Listing from Wikivoyage: Matsue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.