Museums in Kyushu

Kyushu Museums Journey

Kyushu’s museum landscape spans ancient history to modern industrial innovation. Highlights include the Kyushu National Museum’s focus on Asian cultural exchange and the Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, which details Japan’s period of isolation. Art enthusiasts can explore Spanish works at the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum or Western-style paintings at the Noguchi Yataro Memorial Museum. Unique specialized sites include the TOTO Museum in Kitakyushu, dedicated to sanitary ceramics, and the Saga Balloon Museum, Japan’s first permanent facility focused on hot air ballooning.

Kyushu Museums Journey — Map

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Kyushu National Museum

The Kyushu National Museum opened on October 16, 2005, in Dazaifu near Fukuoka—the first new national museum in Japan in over 100 years,…

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Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

Opened in 2005, this museum mainly features Nagasaki-related artworks, that is artworks that either portray Nagasaki, or were made by…

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Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material

Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material opened in Kagoshima, Japan, in 1983.

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Saga Castle

Saga Castle is a Japanese castle located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

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Shimabara Castle

This reconstructed five-story castle houses a museum dedicated to the Shimabara Rebellion and the history of "hidden Christians" in Japan. Exhibits include 17th-century armor, weapons, and religious artifacts found in the region.

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Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture

The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture in Nagasaki, Japan is one of the few museums in Japan devoted to the theme of "overseas exchange…

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Siebold Memorial Museum

Siebold Memorial Museum was opened in Nagasaki city on October 1, 1989 in honour of Philipp Franz von Siebold and his contributions to the…

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Nagasakishi Noguchiyataro Memorial Museum

Dedicated to the life and works of Yataro Noguchi, a prominent figure in post-war Japanese Western-style painting. The museum displays a rotating collection of his oil paintings and sketches, many influenced by his time in Europe.

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Museum of the Meiji Restoration

The Museum of the Meiji Restoration is a history museum in Kagoshima, Japan.

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TOTO Museum

This unique museum displays toilets & tableware made by the Toto company, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016.

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佐賀バルーンミュージアム

Japan's first permanent museum dedicated to hot air balloons. It features a flight simulator, high-tech theater, and exhibits explaining the science and history of ballooning, celebrating Saga’s status as a major international ballooning hub.

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Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History

Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History opened in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, in 2002.

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