Museums and galleries in Fukuoka

Museums and galleries in Fukuoka

1. See

   Asian Art Museum

   This gallery hosts temporary exhibitions from Kyushu and all around Asia. It has a good shop.

2. See

   Fukuoka Art Museum

   This art gallery has an excellent permanent collection, and hosts temporary exhibitions.

3. See

   Fukuoka City Museum

   福岡市博物館

   Permanent exhibition of city history and changing temporary exhibitions.

   Tue-Sun 09:30-17:30·¥200 adults / 150 high schoolers / free for children

4. See

   Fukuoka City Science Museum

   福岡市科学館

   Cotains Robosquare on its 5th floor. You can see and play with different kinds of robots and watch some of the engineers at work. Despite the imposing sounding name, Robosquare is one medium sized-room with a few robotics exhibits and some toy robots and is primarily aimed at children. Some English explanations are now available.

   Free but ¥510 adults/ 310 high schoolers / 200 children each for 5F exhibition room and 6F planetarium

5. See

   Ichiran Ramen Museum

   Ichiran no Mori

   Ichiran is one of the largest chains of Hakata ramen restaurants, with locations all across Japan and in several other countries. At this factory, you can learn about the ramen-making process and view their factory where they make noodles. At the end is a small restaurant with a weekly special dish. The museum is entirely in Japanese.

   Daily 10:00-21:00

6. See

   Machiya Folk Museum

   博多町屋ふるさと館

   gives you a glimpse of the Hakata way of life.

   Daily except 4th Mon of each month 10:00-18:00·¥200

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Fukuoka (CC BY-SA 4.0).