Chapter 29
Jianjun entered the Lafcadio Hearn museum in Matsue, Japan. “I’d like to speak to whoever is an expert in Hearn’s life,” he said to the ticket-taker.
“You can go to the museum supervisor, Mrs. Ishigawa.” She pointed out the office’s location.
Jianjun was greeted by an older woman with short, gray hair, curled to frame her face. “A colleague of mine was here a while back,” he said. “And I’m trying to follow-up on some information he was given. I’m looking into the daimyo family that lived in the area.”
“I’m sorry, but there were no longer daimyo when Lafcadio Hearn lived in Matsue,” she explained.
“Yes. I know. But I understand Hearn became friends with the family of the last daimyo, and that they lived somewhere other than in Matsue.”
“The last daimyo was from the Matsudai
