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Portrait or photograph of Lafcadio Hearn: Lafcadio Hearn in 1889

Virtual Memorial

Lafcadio Hearn

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Lafcadio Hearn, remembered for Japanese folklore writing, Koizumi Yakumo, Cross-cultural literature.

1850 - 1904Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Portrait or photograph of Lafcadio Hearn: Views of Saint Malo, Louisiana, 1883, with portraits of vistors Lafcadio Hearn and Charles E. Whitney. The Lacustrine
Views of Saint Malo, Louisiana, 1883, with portraits of vistors Lafcadio Hearn and Charles E. Whitney. The Lacustrine village of Saint Malo, Louisiana. 1. Charles E. Whitney; 2. An Engraving by Charles Graham after sketch by J.O. Davidson, Engravings by Charles Graham after sketches by J.O. Davidson. Published in Harper's Weekly, 1883 March 31, vol. 27, p. 196 Via Library of Congress website [1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Lafcadio Hearn Is Remembered

Lafcadio Hearn is remembered for japanese folklore writing, koizumi yakumo, cross-cultural literature. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Lafcadio Hearn.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Matsue, Shimane, Japan is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Lafcadio Hearn's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn was a Greek and Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose work played a significant role in the introduction of the culture and literature of Japan to the mainstream Western world.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Lafcadio Hearn: Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, aka Koizumi Yakumo

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, aka Koizumi Yakumo

Frederick Gutekunst, http://www.lib.u-toyama.ac.jp/chuo/hearnlib.html, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Lafcadio Hearn: Portrait of Lafcadio Hearn

Portrait of Lafcadio Hearn

Unknown author Unknown author, The World's Work: https://archive.org/stream/worldswork09gard#page/5534/mode/2up, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Lafcadio Hearn: Statue of Lafcadio Hearn, City of Lefkada, Greece.

Statue of Lafcadio Hearn, City of Lefkada, Greece.

Konstantinos Stampoulis ( el:User:Geraki ), Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

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