Kyushu National Museum
Opened in 2005 (Heisei 17) next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, this is Japan's fourth national museum. Centered on cultural exchange between Japan and other Asian countries, it presents history and art from the Paleolithic period through the early modern era.
Visiting
- Opening hours
- 9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30). On Saturdays during special exhibitions, open until 19:00 (last entry 18:30).
- Closed
- Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national or substitute holiday) and the year-end period.
- Admission (adults)
- ¥700 for adults (Cultural Exchange Exhibition). Special exhibitions are charged separately; a special exhibition ticket also covers the Cultural Exchange Exhibition.
- Time to allow
- About 2 hours.
- Access
- About 10 minutes on foot from Dazaifu Station (Nishitetsu). From JR Hakata Station, take the Dazaifu Liner Bus "Tabibito" from Hakata Bus Terminal to Dazaifu Station (about 40 minutes).
Checked on the official website on 2026-11-12. Prices, hours and closing days can change, so check the official website before you visit.
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Works in the collection
Zhou Maoshu Admiring Lotuses
Kano Masanobu · Muromachi period (15th century)
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Pheasants and Peach Blossoms
Kano Sanraku · Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period (early 17th century)
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Peach and Plum Garden Banquet at Night and Inscribing a Rock at the Western Garden (Screens)
Goshun · Edo period (18th century)
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Birds and Flowers (Mounted Panel Screens)
Ito Jakuchu · Edo period (18th century)
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Children at Play (Screens)
Soga Shohaku · Edo period (18th century)
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Xuyou and Chaofu (Screen)
Soga Shohaku · Edo period (18th century)
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Ferocious Tiger
Hijikata Torei · 1803 (Kyowa 3)
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Port of Nagasaki
Kawahara Keiga · 1840-1842 (Edo period)
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Portrait of Hippocrates
Watanabe Kazan · 1840 (Tenpo 11)
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