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Lefcadio Hearn
(Koizumi Yakumo)
Born: Greece, 1850
Died: Japan, 1904
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David Baldwin
writes about Hearn
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Greece-Japan.com
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The view while entering Lefcada and below the "Park of the Poets" with the bust of Lefcadio Hearn.
The "Park of the Poets" is at the left side of the island entrance.
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Translation
In memory of Lefcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) illustrious writer who diffused the true Japanese spirit worldwide.
As a token of gratitude by the Japanese nation in the year 1932 (year 2592 of the Japanese Empire)
The Hellenic-Japanese Society of Tokyo and the Yakumo Association of Matsue
The inscription was restored by the Greek-Japanese Association in 1984 |
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