Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum
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The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Matsue, Japan, dedicated to the life and works of writer Lafcadio Hearn, known for his influential collections of Japanese ghost stories and folklore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10827348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Context triple: [Matsue, hasCulturalAttraction, Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum]
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Fujiko F. Fujio Museum
The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum is a Japanese museum dedicated to the life and works of manga artist Fujiko F. Fujio, best known as the creator of Doraemon.
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B.
Basho Memorial Museum
The Basho Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Iga, Japan, dedicated to the life, works, and legacy of the renowned haiku poet Matsuo Bashō.
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C.
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum is an art and cultural museum in Tokyo dedicated to the collection and legacy of Kodansha publishing house’s founder, Seiji Noma.
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D.
Kuroda Memorial Hall
Kuroda Memorial Hall is an art museum in Tokyo dedicated to the works and legacy of Western-style painter Kuroda Seiki.
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E.
Shiki Memorial Museum
Shiki Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Matsuyama, Japan, dedicated to the life and works of haiku poet Masaoka Shiki and the history of modern haiku.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Target entity description: The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Matsue, Japan, dedicated to the life and works of writer Lafcadio Hearn, known for his influential collections of Japanese ghost stories and folklore.
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A.
Fujiko F. Fujio Museum
The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum is a Japanese museum dedicated to the life and works of manga artist Fujiko F. Fujio, best known as the creator of Doraemon.
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B.
Basho Memorial Museum
The Basho Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Iga, Japan, dedicated to the life, works, and legacy of the renowned haiku poet Matsuo Bashō.
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C.
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum is an art and cultural museum in Tokyo dedicated to the collection and legacy of Kodansha publishing house’s founder, Seiji Noma.
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D.
Kuroda Memorial Hall
Kuroda Memorial Hall is an art museum in Tokyo dedicated to the works and legacy of Western-style painter Kuroda Seiki.
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E.
Shiki Memorial Museum
Shiki Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Matsuyama, Japan, dedicated to the life and works of haiku poet Masaoka Shiki and the history of modern haiku.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | museum ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Biographical museums in Japan
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Literary museums in Japan ⓘ Museums in Shimane Prefecture ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 35.472°N 133.050°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Lafcadio Hearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
first editions of Lafcadio Hearn’s books
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letters by Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ manuscripts by Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ materials on Japanese folklore ⓘ personal belongings of Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ photographs related to Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
guided tours
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lectures on Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ workshops on Japanese folklore ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent exhibition
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temporary exhibition ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
Japanese folklore
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Japanese ghost stories ⓘ life of Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ works of Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
researchers
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students ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Registered Museum of Japan ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| industry |
cultural heritage
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tourism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Matsue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Shimane Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheBuilding | former residence of Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Matsue Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan
NERFINISHED
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Japanese ghost stories ⓘ Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiji-period Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lafcadio Hearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | City of Matsue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourist guides about Matsue ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Matsue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum Description of subject: The Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Matsue, Japan, dedicated to the life and works of writer Lafcadio Hearn, known for his influential collections of Japanese ghost stories and folklore.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Matsue