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Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka

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Discover the history, culture, and folklore of the city at Fukuoka City Museum, featuring the famed King of Na Gold Seal, cast over 2,000 years ago. Permanent exhibits display artifacts dating back to the Mongolian invasions and include well-preserved examples of samurai armor. The museum also features a children's interactive dress-up area with dolls and costumes from various countries. Amenities include a small shop on the ground floor, and a restaurant with a great view from the second level. Use our Fukuoka day trip planning app to visit Fukuoka City Museum on your trip to Fukuoka, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
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  • By kimitakas
    Fukuoka City Museum is located near Fukuoka Tower. If you take Subway, the nearest station is Nishijin. The main attraction of this museum is “gold seal” that was given to a Japanese ruler by Chinese....  more »
  • By Artee9022
    One of most impressive to see is all about the arrangement, very neat and tidy, clean and easy to follow even for such foreigners like me. Only thing is about no pictures allowed to take and most of.....  more »
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  • By ron vanderlinden
    Pleasant, family-friendly. Check out the Asian culture room featuring costumes, musical instruments, etc. which you can experience hands-on.
  • By Banyapon Poolsawasd
    The Fukuoka City Museum is a nice and clear museum. Located in the Seaside Momochi Area, this museum is one of the famous tourist spots of Fukuoka City such as Fukuoka Tower and Momoshi Seaside Park. Fukuoka City Museum introduces the history in Fukuoka, which has developed as a hub of international exchanges in the Asian Region since ancient times, the national treasure and permanently exhibits the gold seal. The Signature Gold seal “replica” is one of the popular museum items for souvenir.
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