Hakata Machiya Hometown Museum — Attraction in Fukuoka

came here while waiting to check into my hotel, there is a few series of buildings along the street worth seeing. we first saw a souvenir shop, then the machiya hall and the museum. museum entrance fee was 200 yen and there were 2 floors of exhibits. they prvide QR translation in english, chinese and korean for their exhibits. many of the exhibits of the history of hakata specifically in the meiji period were interactive and fun so we enjoyed it. there is a resting area and toilet in basement that also had very retro atmosphere. they also have experience workshops that changes almost daily which costs abt 2300 yen.

we then went to the souvenir shop to take part in their experience workshops (separate from the museums). i did the calligraphy workshop for 1100 yen and it was really fun with lots of guidance from the staff. you can walk in and participate. the staff at the cafe counter will call the relevant staff down. we learnt a lot about the japanese language and characters through the experience.

the souvenir shop also sold many interesting food/crafts and a cafe with coffee/matcha with a quiet relaxing atmosphere away frm the main street bustle.

we also were in town just in time for the gion festival and the counter staff kindly directed us on when and where we can watch the festival proceedings...

Opening hours: 10a.m -6p.m (Last entry 5:30p.m) Closed 29Dec.31. Entry Fee Adult- 200yen , Groups - 150yen (20 persons or more ) Children of Elementary to Junior High School- Free entry. Visitors over 65 years of age (Residents of Fukuoka City, Kitakyushu City, Kumamoto City and Kagoshima City and Disabled visitors (Please bring ID) are free to enter. Hakata's history, get to know Hakata's festival, Senery of the past days, Hakata's traditional craft and handed down traditions workshop at performance corner. Michiya library, Machiya and Hakata weaving,Souvenir Shop can be seen in this museum. The Haka Gion Spirit of yamakasa festival movie show can be watched in...

An interesting little museum that one can easily spend an hour in. It's only a few minutes away from both Kushida-jinja Shrine and Tochoji Temple, which houses the giant wooden Buddha statue. Only 200 yen. The staff was quite friendly.

I enjoyed the 15-minute documentary film about the Hakata Gion Yamasaka Festival, which is screened every 30 minutes. The artwork and crafts upstairs were also quite interesting.

I wish there was more information available in English. I was unable to benefit from the Hakata History Timeline, the Hakata Festival Calendar, or "People of Hakata," and my enjoyment of the interactive dialect lessons and kinetoscopes...