FukuokaSights

Museum sights in Fukuoka

  1. A

    Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan

    Spread over three machiya (traditional town houses), this newly renovated folk museum re-creates a Hakata nagare (neighbourhood unit) from the late Meiji era. The replica buildings house historical photos and displays of traditional Hakata culture, festivals, crafts and performing arts, as well as recordings of impenetrable Hakata-ben (dialect). Artisans are frequently on hand offering demonstrations.

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  2. B

    Fukuoka City Museum

    The Fukuoka City Museum displays artefacts from local history and culture, the pride of the museum being an ancient 2.3 sq cm, 109g golden seal with an inscription proving Japan's historic ties to China.

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  3. C

    Kushida-jinja

    Kushida-jinja has displays of Hakata festival floats on the grounds, and a local history museum .

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  4. D

    Kushida-jinja

    Kushida-jinja has displays of Hakata festival floats on the grounds, and a local history museum .

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