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Lafcadio Hearn Following Footsteps with Local and Audio Guide 1
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By URBAN GOEN TRAVEL
Free cancellation available
Price is S$52 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • 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 towards 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

Activity location

  • Shiroyama Inari Shrine
    • 477 Tonomachi
    • 690-0887, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Matsue New Urban Hotel
    • 40-1 Nishichamachi
    • 690-0845, Matsue, Shimane, Japan

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Lafcadio Hearn Following Footsteps with Local and Audio Guide

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
S$51.90 x 1 AdultS$51.90
Total
Price is S$51.90
Until Wed, 26 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Insurance fee
  • Inclusions
    Entrance fee
  • Inclusions
    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.

Know before you book

    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Matsue Castle (Pass by)

Experience the castle that Lafcadio Hearn described as a dragon!

Shiroyama Inari Shrine

  • 15m
Discover the foxes that captivated Lafcadio Hearn.

Hearn Memorial Hall

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Feel the history of Lafcadio Hearn at the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum.

Former Yakumo Koizumi Residence

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Explore the preserved home of Lafcadio Hearn and discover his life in Matsue.

Gesshoji Temple

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Follow the path of Lafcadio Hearn and find peace at Gessho-ji Temple.

Location

Activity location

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    Shiroyama Inari Shrine
    • 477 Tonomachi
    • 690-0887, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Matsue New Urban Hotel
    • 40-1 Nishichamachi
    • 690-0845, Matsue, Shimane, Japan

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