Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
博多町家ふるさと館
A folk museum reconstructing a Meiji-era Hakata merchant house and weaving workshop. Visitors can watch Hakata weaving and doll-making and learn about the local dialect.
The Hakata Machiya Folk Museum stands opposite Kushida Shrine. It consists of an exhibition hall, a reconstructed Meiji-era Hakata machiya (a merchant's house combined with a weaving workshop), and a souvenir hall. It introduces life on Hakata's old streets, festivals such as Gion Yamakasa and Hakata Matsubayashi, and the Hakata dialect. Craftspeople also demonstrate the making of Hakata weaving and Hakata dolls on site. Admission is about 200 yen. The museum is small, and you can see it all in 30 to 45 minutes. The souvenir hall sells small Hakata-weave items and traditional toys. Getting there: about 5 minutes' walk from Gion Station on the Airport Line. It is next to Kushida Shrine and Kawabata shopping street.
Opening hours
10:00–18:00; closed on the 4th Monday of each month
Nearby sights
- Kushida Shrine
- Canal City Hakata
- Kawabata Shopping Arcade
- Tōchō-ji
- Shōfuku-ji
- Nakasu Yatai Stalls
- Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka)
- Yanagibashi Rengo Market