Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum

This memorial museum has displays on the life and work of former Matsue resident Lafcadio Hearn, as well as some of the writer's personal effects – including his dumb-bells, spectacles and a stack of Japanese newspapers on which he wrote words and phrases to teach English to his son.

Hearn enthusiasts should pop round next door to have a look at his old residence.

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