Located in the Seaside Momochi Area, this museum is one of the famous tourist spots of Fukuoka City such as Fukuoka Tower and Pay Pay Dome gathers.
It introduces the history and the life of people in Fukuoka, which has developed as a hub of international exchanges in the Asian Region since ancient times, and permanently exhibits the gold seal, the national treasure, and the famous spear, which is sung in the famous local folk song, Kurodabushi.
It boasts a rich collection of the historic material related to Kuroda Kanbei, who founded the old Fukuoka Domain and is pictorialized in a TV drama in 2014, and his descendants. Various exhibitions utilizing the collection are held at its 4 exhibition rooms including attractive travelling exhibitions where the culture of the world is introduced.
Gold seal replica is one of the popular museum items for souvenir.
There is also Mitaiken Labo, where you can play with the musical instruments and toys of Asian regions, restaurant and nursing room.