Korokan Ruins Museum — Attraction in Fukuoka

Visited on 16 April 2025. Free to enter, and you include your country at the counter just before entering. This is one of the must-visit places when you visit Fukuoka. This small museum describes not only the Korokan Ruins Museum itself (as a diplomatic facility), but also about Dazaifu (local government office that has jurisdiction over the entire Kyushu).

The Korokan Ruins Museum is small: see the video clip that captures the entire layout including dugouts and exhibits. It is used both as a place for courtesy calls from diplomats, but also as a lodging place for diplomats and students going to China during the Tang Dynasty period. The design of the ship and the routes to China were...

Great little free museum built over excavations of an ancient government-run guesthouse for merchants and diplomats used from the 600s to the 1000s AD. It's one big room so you can see it all in about 20 minutes. Plenty of English signs for those who don't read Japanese. Highlights include trade goods from as far away as Persia and Islamic countries, signaling ancient Japan's status as the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, and artifacts excavated from an ancient toilet that were used to reconstruct the diet and parasites of 8th...

FREE ADMISSION: All that is required to enter is fill out the sign in form that asks for what country you are from and how many people.

This museum was small but packed with information, they detail the Korokan ruins which were excavated and you can see the actual excavation front and center. This is a worthwhile 10-30 minute excursion if you are in the area. There are also public restrooms inside and a lot of pamphlet and flyers with tourism...