Lafcadio Hearn Following Footsteps with Local and Audio Guide

Name: Lafcadio Hearn Following Footsteps with Local and Audio Guide
Brand: Viator
Price: 41.81 USD
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3 hoursChinese (Taiwan), Korean, Japanese, English +1Book 1 day aheadMatsue, Japan

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Step into his world, married into a samurai family and transformed Japan’s ghost stories into literature to the world. Explore his former residence and the places he cherished, from samurai districts to Gessho-ji Temple at your pace.

Background: When Lafcadio Hearn arrived in Japan in 1890—during the country's rapid rush toward modernization—he set out to explore the vanishing spirit of Japan. In Matsue, he encountered the everyday lives of ordinary people upholding age-old customs, and with a deep sense of reverence for the unseen, he captured these experiences in his writings.

Schedule: 13:20 Meeting at the lobby of Matsue New Urban Hotel 13:30 Depart - tour begins 13:45 Matsue Castle — Otemon Gate area 13:55 Matsue Jozan Inari Shrine 14:45 Lafcadio Hearn Museum & Former Residence 15:46 Taking the Lake Line Bus 15:51 Gesshoji Temple 16:20 Dispersal at the site or Matsue New Urban Hotel

Insurance fee
Entrance fee
During the tour, we will use the 'Lake Line' bus for two scenic segments: from the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum and residence to Gessho-ji Temple, and from the temple to our final meeting point.

What you'll do

Matsue Castle
1-5 Tonomachi, Matsue, Japan
Experience the castle that Lafcadio Hearn described as a dragon!
Shiroyama Inari Shrine
477 Tonomachi, Matsue, Japan
Discover the foxes that captivated Lafcadio Hearn.
15 min
Hearn Memorial Hall
322 Okudanicho, Matsue, Japan
Feel the history of Lafcadio Hearn at the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum.
30 minAdmission included
Former Yakumo Koizumi Residence
315 Kitahoricho, Matsue, Japan
Explore the preserved home of Lafcadio Hearn and discover his life in Matsue.
30 minAdmission included
Follow the path of Lafcadio Hearn and find peace at Gessho-ji Temple
1 hourAdmission included

Meeting and pickup

4 locations

Pickup details

The guide will be waiting for you in the hotel lobby at the designated meeting time. The guide will have the lead traveler’s name and will approach you in the lobby.