Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum

Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
小泉八雲記念館
Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum (Japan)
Established21 November 1933 (1933-11-21)
Location322 Okuyacho, Matsue-shi, Shiman-ken Japan
Coordinates35°28′45″N 133°02′57″E / 35.47917°N 133.04917°E / 35.47917; 133.04917
Typewriter's house museum
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The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum (小泉八雲記念館, Koizumi Yakumo Kinenkan) is a literary museum located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1933, it is dedicated to the life and work of Lafcadio Hearn.

The original museum design was inspired by the Goethe-National museum in Weimar, and its initial collection included 22 manuscripts donated by the Koizumi family through the efforts of Hearn's disciples, Teizaburo Ochiai and Seiichi Kishi. An additional 350 books were donated by the commemorative society. The current facility was renovated into a more traditional Japanese architectural style of houses, approximately 1,500 items. These include Hearn's personal belongings, his writings, related materials, and items left behind by his wife Setsu.

Since 2016, Hearn's great-grandson, Bon Koizumi, has been the museum's director. The museum attracts approximately 150,000 visitors annually.