Historical Monument Spots in Fukuoka Area

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History / Culture / Tour

Historical Monument

Old Movers Mitsui Club

4.0

227 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Kitakyushushimojiku Minatomachi 7-1

It is a half-timber style building built in 1921 as a social club for the Moji branch of Mitsui & Co. It is also famous for the Einstein Memorial Room, where Einstein stayed when he visited Japan, and is still preserved and open to the public in its original form.

In Mojiko Retro area, there are many western buildings in Meiji time. Old Mitsui Club, which stands just in front of JR Mojiko station, is one of them, and it is maybe the most remarkable one...
Former Ito Shogun gate

4.5

99 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Idukashi Koubukuro 300

"Ito Den'emon was a coal mining magnate in Chikuho, and the ""Former Ito Den'emon Residence"" is the home where Den'emon and his wife, the poet Yanagihara Hakuren, lived. It was also the setting for the TV drama series Hanako and Anne."

It is an old house of Ito Denemon, who made a big fortune by running canon mines. Due to its location, it is not as touristic as Mojiko Retro, but it is absolutely worth visiting even spending one...
Old Customs

4.0

153 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Kitakyushushimojiku Higashiminatomachi 1-24

Built in 1909 when Moji Customs was inaugurated, this building with its impressive red brick exterior was used as a customs office building until the early Showa period (1912-1989). It also has an observation room with a panoramic view of the Kanmon Straits and Mojiko Retro.

Brick built Western styled building (built 1912), very reminiscent of the British Georgian period architecture. Although I would personally rank it after some of the equally impressive buildings...
Fukuoka City Red Brick Culture Center

4.0

77 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashichuouku Tenjin 1-15-30

Designed by representative Meiji architects Tatsuno Kingo and Kataoka Yasushi, this was constructed to be the Kyushu branch office of Nippon Life Insurance. The building with its roof featuring a dome, small tower and roof windows, and its characteristic red brick and white granite outer walls is an example of design that borrows from late 19th-century British style. It was designated a National Important Cultural Property in 1969 and ownership was transferred to Fukuoka City. It was used as a historical archive until 1990, then renovated and reopened in 1994 as the Red Brick Culture Center. The Fukuoka City Museum of Literature was established on the first floor as a general library, and gathers and provides a variety of information concerning literature.

天神の繫華街エリアからほど近い場所にあります。名前の通り日本生命保険九州支店として竣工した建物で東京駅などの設計でしられる辰野金吾らによる建築です。規模は全然違いますが東京駅の雰囲気と似た感じがありますね。
Old Osaka merchant ship

4.0

82 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Kitakyushushimojiku Minatomachi 7-18

The first floor is a gallery for Watase Seizo, a cartoonist from Kitakyushu City, and a gallery for Mojiko and other local artists to exhibit and sell their works. The second floor is a rental hall.

This is one of the western buildings in Mojiko Retro area. It was once used as an office of sea transportation company. Inside is now beautiful a gallery, but as I went at night, I just took pictures...
Ohana

4.0

26 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Yanagawashi Shinhokamachi 1

A historic site located in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Originally used as a palatial residence by the Tachibana clan, which ruled the ancient Yanagawa Domain. Today the facility operates as a traditional ryotei restaurant and ryokan inn. Here customers can enjoy seiromushi bamboo basket steamed eel, a Yanagawa specialty, along with traditional kaiseki course cuisine in the ryotei area. The facility also offers wedding plans. Visitors can also take in the beauty of the Shotoen Japanese garden and savor history dating back to the Edo period.

My son gave us the tour as he works here part time. This is an incredible place of history and beauty. The structure dates back hundreds of years. The architecture is lovely and the grounds are...
Former Fukuoka Prefecture Public Hall Distinguished Guest House

4.0

36 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashichuouku Nishinakasu 6-29

This was constructed in 1910 for the 13th Kyushu-Okinawa Association Exhibition and served as a place to entertain guests during the exhibition. The guest house is a two-story Western style wooden building based on the Meiji period’s French Renaissance style, and the main rooms such as the reception rooms have marble fireplaces and feature elegant interior designs with lavish reliefs. It was designated as a National Important Cultural Pin 1984. A portion of the building is open to the public and available to tour. (Admission required)

福岡市の天神と中州の間、水上公園の近くに、旧福岡県公会堂貴賓館が建っていました。私たちが訪れた３月下旬はちょうどチューリップが見ごろな季節です。レトロで素敵な洋館と満開のチューリップのコラボがとても美しかったです。この洋風の建物は、明治43年につくられたそうで、天神の写真スポットとしてもおすすめですよ。
Moji Telecommunication Museum

4.0

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Kitakyushu-shi Moji-ku Hamamachi 4-1

"This is a museum in Mojiko retro district. The cultural building, dating from 1924, has been certified as a ""Heritage of Industrial Modernization"". The museum displays telephones and telecommunication devices dating from the Meiji Era to the present day. Visitors can learn how old-fashioned telephones used to be connected, as well as experience using a manually operated switchboard. The museum appeals to everyone. Children find it new and interesting, and older visitors will find it nostalgic."

I decided to take in the Moji Telecommunication Museum despite the fact that it was at the eastern extremity of the Guide Map of Mojiko Retro Town. Having visited, however, I am really glad I made...
Kitakyushu Beer&Brick Museum in Moji

4.0

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Kitakyushu-shi Moji-ku Dairihonmachi 3-6-1

This complex was once a brewery, and legendary Sakura Beer was produced here. Now the factory was moved out, and this site became a new tourist attraction(cafe, restaurant etc.) The former...
Kagamida Mansion

4.0

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Ukiha Yoshiimachi Wakamiya 113-1

A historic building in Wakamiya, Yoshii-machi, Ukiha City. It was built during the late Edo and early Meiji period as the official residence of the local county offices and in 1893 guest rooms and the second-floor were added to the building. After serving as a residence for many years it was donated to the town and is now open to the public with free admission alongside rooms which are available to rent.

It is an ancient administrative building of this region. Like Igurano Yakata, it is open to public for free. After Meiji Restoration, this house was bought by a chief of the local post office, and...
Former Residence of the Kinoshita Family (Sakaiya)

3.5

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Yame-shi Motomachi 184

A historic building in Motomachi, Yame City. This is the former residence of the Kinoshita family who managed the Sakaiya Sake Distillery for generations. The house was donated to the city and is now open to the public. Many of the house's buildings have been designated as Cultural Properties of the City including the detached guest house which was built in 1908.

古い建物が建ち並ぶ八女福島。その街並みを東西に貫いているメインストリート的な通りに面して、「堺屋」というお屋敷がありました。門から内部をちょつと覗いてみると、無料で開放されていることがわかりました。このお屋敷は、明治41年に建てられた木下家の旧居です。木下家は、屋号を「堺屋」と名づけて酒造業を営んでいました。明治のこの地方の代表的商家の面影と建築様式がよく保存されているそうですが、建物自体が...
Nogata Saijikan

3.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Nogata-shi Shinmachi 1-1-18

A lifelong learning facility in Shinmachi, Nogata City. It's located in a house built during the late Meiji period by Hori Santaro, one of Chikuho's Five Greatest Coal Barons. There are Japanese-style rooms and wood floored rooms where classes including tea ceremonies, ikebana flower arranging, origami, shogi (Japanese chess), koto (Japanese harp) classes, and more are held. The storehouse is a free to use exhibition space.

直方駅から徒歩10分。炭鉱王と呼ばれた堀三太郎氏の住宅。1898年の築。直方市に寄贈後は公民館となっていたが、現在は貸室として利用されているようである。建物の見学入館は無料であるが、見所と言えるものはあまりない。
Ogai Mori Former Residence

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Kitakyushushikokurakitaku Kajimachi 1-7-2

"A historic building located in Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu City. Famous Meiji period author Mori Ogai stayed here for three years after he was stationed in Kokura as the Surgeon General of the former army's 12th division. It is a Japanese style home consisting of six rooms, and today a chronological record of the author's life and achievements is displayed in the home's earthen floored room. Ogai's novel ""Niwatori"" depicts life in this home."
Site of Miyanohara Pit of Miike Coal Mine

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Pref. Omutashi Miyaharamachi 1-86-3

One of the main pits of the Miike Coal Mine, which helped support Japan’s industrial revolution. When it was in operation, the mine produced 400 to 500 thousand tons of coal annually. Facilities such as the 22 meter high shaft tower and a portion of the outer wall of the Davey pump room are still intact.
Horikawa Canal

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Asakura Yamada Hishino Hoka
Igura no Yakata (The House of Igura)

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Ukiha Yoshiimachi 1103-1

A historic building in Yoshii-machi, Ukiha City. This is one of the best kept examples of the many white-walled storehouses located throughout the city. It was built during the Meiji period as a house for a branch family of a wealthy land baron and was remodeled during the Taisho period. The house is open to the public and free to enter and there is a conference room available to rent.
Birthplace of Hanjiro Sakamoto

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Kurume-shi Kyomachi 224-1

A historic building in Kyo-machi, Kurume City. The house was built between the end of the Edo period and the early Meiji period and was the birthplace of western-style painter Hanjiro Sakamoto who was active from the Meiji to Showa periods. The house has been restored to how it looked around 1902 when Hanjiro moved to Tokyo and a reproduction of a Fusuma sliding door painting he painted with friend and fellow western-style painter Shigeru Aoki is on display.
Former Matsumoto Residence (The Industry Club of West Japan)

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Kitakyushu-shi Tobata-ku Ichieda 1-4-33

A historic building that's been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan located in Tobata Ward, Kitakyushu City. The house and guest house were constructed in 1912 by industrialist Kenjiro Matsumoto who operated coal mines and other business ventures. It features an art nouveau western style building as well as a classical Shoin-zukuri Japanese style building. It currently serves as wedding venue and is sometimes free to view as part of special opening events.
Moji Branch Office of Kitakyushu Bank

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Kitakyushu-shi Moji-ku Kiyotaki 2-3-4

A historic building located along National Route 3. This bank was built in 1934 as a branch location for the Yokohama Specie Bank which specialized in foreign exchange. It was designed by architect Kotaro Sakurai and features a classical antiquity style of architecture. Only the exterior of the bank is available for viewing.
Former JR Kyushu Head Office Building (Former Mitsui & Co. Moji Branch Building)

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Kitakyushu-shi Moji-ku Nishi Kaigan 1-6-2

A historic building located in front of Mojiko Station. It was built in 1937 as the Moji Branch Office of Mitsui & Co. The reinforced concrete 6-story building was the tallest building in Kyushu at the time. The building is now under the city's administration and is open to the public. It features exhibits with local historical materials as well as a cafe.

Fukuoka

Central Hakata Nakasu / Tenjin Ohori Park / Momochi Kashii / Umi no Nakamichi Fukuoka City (Northwest) / Itoshima Munakata / Central Fukuoka Around Dazaifu Kitakyushu Mojiko Kurume / Yanagawa Asakura

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Fukuoka Areas

The most northerly of Kyushu island’s prefectures, Fukuoka comprises castle towns, seaside parks, and Hakata ramen, one of Japan’s most famous noodle dishes. Whether due to its good location or its unique charm, the prefecture’s capital, Fukuoka city, has been voted one of the most desirable places to live in the country - a close-knit community, a thriving food scene, and accessible nature combine for irresistibly laid-back city vibes.