Yaizu Koizumi Yakumo Memorial Museum

This museum opened in 2007 as a memorial to the life and work of Koizumi Yakumo, who was also known as Lafcadio Hearn. Mr. Hearn was born in Greece as Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (June 27, 1850 - September 26, 1904). He was a Greek and Irish writer, translator, and teacher. Prior to moving to Japan and becoming a Japanese citizen, he worked as a journalist in the United States. In Japan, he married Koizumi Setsu and took the name Koizumi Yakumo. He and his family lived in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. I first heard of him when I was in the area to visit Matsue Castle.

From 1897 until his death in 1904, he spent summers in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

The Museum is free and is about a 20 minute walk from the Yaizu train station. A lot of the museum information is in English.

I highly recommend a visit to this museum!