| The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum (小泉八雲記念館, Koizumi Yakumo Kinenkan) is a writer's house museum established in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 1933. The original museum was modeled on the Goethe-Nationalmuseum in Weimar, and its collection was based on 22 manuscripts donated by the Koizumi family through the efforts of his disciples Teizaburo Ochiai and Seiichi Kishi. Another 350 books were donated by the commemorative society. The current facility was renovated into a more traditional Japanese style. The collection now consists of approximately 1,500 items, including Hearn's personal belongings, his books, related books and materials, and items left behind by his wife Setsu. Since 2016, Hearn's great-grandson, Bon Koizumi, has been appointed as director. The museum attracts around 150,000 visitors a year.[1][2][3] |
