Hearn's residence at Ôkubo

monument Lafcadio Hearn left Ichigaya-Tomihisa-chô and moved here in 1902.
In 1903 he quit the Imperial University and began to teach at Waseda University on the year next. Fortunately, the place is very closer to Waseda than the Imperial University.
In 1904, Hearn passed away here in the house. The house no longer exists and only a monument remains.

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Access from Tokyo Station
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Use Yamanote Line clockwise way (lane No. 5) to go to Shin-Ôkubo station.
Go down the road in front of the station exit to the right, and turn right at the second corner after you pass through the bus stop Ôkubo 2-chôme.
Go the narrow road about two minutes and you will find the Koizumi Yakumo Memorial Park, point (A) of the map, on the right and Ôkubo Elementary School on the left. The monument of Hearn's residence, point (B) of the map, is located just beside the gate of the school.

You can also go there by turning the first corner from the bus stop and going through the Memorial Park. The park is open from 9 a.m. to 5 or 6 p.m.
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