Lafcadio Hearn Following Footsteps with Local and Audio Guide
1-5 Tonomachi, Matsue, Japan
Audio Guides
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Ghost Tours
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About this experience
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
Location
1-5 Tonomachi, Matsue, Japan
Matsue, Japan
Price
$57.08/ person
Duration3h
Categorytransport