Akarenga Bunka-kan

Fukuoka


This red-brick, copper-turreted British-style building from 1909 has simple historical exhibits and a charming coffee shop. The architect, Tatsuno Kingō, was a native of nearby Karatsu who also designed Tokyo Station.


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Nearby Fukuoka attractions

1. ACROS Fukuoka

0.13 MILES

Inside this unique building are a tourist-information centre (1st floor), cultural-information centre (2nd floor) and craft gallery. The building itself…

2. Kihinkan

0.18 MILES

Built in 1910, this historic French Renaissance–style building, a nationally registered important cultural property, can be found just across the river…

3. Tenjin Chūō-kōen

0.2 MILES

Some attractive historic Western architecture populates this park near city hall, most notably the French Renaissance–style Kihinkan, dating from 1910 and…

4. Fukuoka City Hall

0.21 MILES

There's no particular reason to visit Fukuoka's boxy skyscraper of a city hall, but the large building is good for orientation, just west of Tenjin-chūō…

5. Fukuoka Asian Art Museum

0.28 MILES

On the upper floors of the Hakata Riverain mall, this large museum houses the world-renowned Asia Gallery, and additional galleries for special…

6. Kego-Jinja

0.39 MILES

This popular Shintō shrine is set right in the midst of the city, steps from Tenjin Station. While it's not as grand as some other religious sites in town…

7. Daimyō Catholic Church

0.45 MILES

Also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory, the church holds AA meetings and religious ceremonies.