Kyushu National Museum

The Kyushu National Museum opened on October 16, 2005, in near Fukuoka—the first new national museum in Japan in over 100 years, and the first to elevate the focus on history over art.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national museum in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kyūhaku”, “Kyushu Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan”, “Nationalmuseum Kyūshū”, “きゅーはく”, and “九博”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dazaifu Tenmangū and Tobiume.

Shinto shrine
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Dazaifu Tenman-gū is a Shinto shrine in , , . is situated 370 metres northwest of Kyushu National Museum.

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is situated 480 metres northwest of Kyushu National Museum.

Recreation area
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is a recreation area, which is situated 350 metres northwest of Kyushu National Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chikushino and Umi.

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is a city in , Japan.

Town
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is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 6 km northwest of Kyushu National Museum.

Town
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is a town located in … is situated 8 km north of Kyushu National Museum.

Kyushu National Museum

Latitude
33.51821° or 33° 31′ 6″ north
Longitude
130.53846° or 130° 32′ 19″ east
Elevation
89 metres (292 feet)
Established
October 16th, 2005
Roof shape
round
Operator
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
Open location code
8Q5GGG9Q+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 134721523
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10259575
Wiki­data ID
Q148543
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Kyushu National Museum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Kyūshū”
  • Chinese: “九州國立博物館”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف كيوشو الوطنى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Kjuŝu”
  • French: “musée national de Kyūshū”
  • French: “Musée national de Kyūshū”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum Kyushu”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Kyushu”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di Kyushu”
  • Japanese: “Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan”
  • Japanese: “きゅうしゅうこくりつはくぶつかん”
  • Japanese: “九州国立博物館”
  • Javanese: “Muséum Nasional Kyushu”
  • Javanese: “Musiyum Nasiyonal Kyushu”
  • Korean: “규슈 국립박물관”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਿਊਸ਼ੂ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਅਜਾੲਿਬ-ਘਰ”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਿਊਸ਼ੂ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਅਜਾਇਬਘਰ”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی کیوشو”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe w Kyushu”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Кюсю”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej Kjušu”
  • Turkish: “Kyūshū Ulusal Müzesi”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng quốc gia Kyūshū”

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