Opening Hours
Regular opening hours
09:30–17:00 (last entry at 16:30)
During Special Exhibitions
Sundays to Thursdays: 09:30–17:00 (last entry at 16:30)
Fridays and Saturdays (Kyuhaku After
Five): 09:30–20:00 (last entry at 19:30)
*Please note that the museum’s closing times may vary.
Museum Closing Days
The museum is closed on Mondays. If a public holiday or substitute holiday falls on a Monday, the Museum will be open that day and closed on the following working day. The museum is also closed at the end of the year. For detailed closing days, please refer to the calendar below.
October
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Museum closing days
November
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Museum closing days
December
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
Museum closing days
January
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Museum closing days
Kyuhaku After Five (museum remains open till 20:00)
February
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Museum closing days
Kyuhaku After Five (museum remains open till 20:00)
March
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
Museum closing days
Kyuhaku After Five (museum remains open till 20:00)
April
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Museum closing days
Kyuhaku After Five (museum remains open till 20:00)
May
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Museum closing days
Kyuhaku After Five (museum remains open till 20:00)
Tickets
Visitors who purchase tickets to the Special Exhibition will also be able to enter the Cultural Exchange Exhibition Hall without any additional fees. For more information on ticket prices per Special Exhibition, please refer to the tables below.
Cultural Exchange Exhibition Hall (Permanent Exhibition)
|
Price |
|
|---|---|
|
Adults |
700 yen |
|
University students |
350 yen |
|
High school students and younger, or visitors under 18 |
Free |
|
Visitors over 70 |
Free |
|
Persons with disabilities* and up to one caretaker |
Free |
|
Students and staff of Campus Member institutions |
Free |
|
Dazaifu Tenmangū Shrine and Kyushu National Museum combination ticket |
1,000 yen |
Visitors who purchase tickets to Kyushu National Museum are eligible for a 50% discount on tickets to the Dazaifu Amusement Park next door!
Visitors who qualify for discounted or free admission as outlined in the tables above should present relevant documentation upon entry to the exhibition hall.
|
Documentation |
|
|---|---|
|
Visitors with disabilities and up to one caretaker |
Disability documentation |
|
University students |
Valid student identification documents |
|
High school students and younger |
Valid student identification documents |
|
Visitors under 18 |
Valid personal identification documents indicating your date of birth (e.g. passport, driver’s license) |
|
Visitors over 70 |
|
|
Campus Members |
Valid student or staff identification documents |
Cashless payment methods
The following cashless payment methods are accepted at the museum’s ticket counters.
Tickets to the Cultural Exchange Exhibition Hall are also available online!
Please note that visitors who wish to see the Special Exhibition should purchase tickets directly from the ticketing counter at the museum, or use the online ticketing services detailed in the Special Exhibition page.
Visitor Parking
| Parking Fees | |
|---|---|
| Bicycles | Free |
| Motorbikes | 250 yen per entry |
| Cars | 500 yen per entry |
| Minibuses | 1,300 yen per entry |
| Buses | 2,000 yen per entry |
*Visitors who present their disability passes are eligible for free parking.
*Free parking for buses will only apply if over one-third of its passengers have their
disability documentation on hand.
| Parking Spaces | |
|---|---|
| Car | 313 |
| Bus | 9 |
|
Regular opening hours
Kyuhaku After Five days (Fridays and Saturdays during Special
Exhibitions)Entry: 8.30–16:30, exit by 19:00 Entry: 8.30–19:30, exit by 20:00 |
|
Disability documentation
This refers to officially-issued certification for persons with physical, intellectual and mental disabilities, veterans with combat-related injuries, atomic bomb survivors, patients with intractable illnesses, and pediatric patients with chronic illnesses. Certification that has been registered on the Mirairo ID application is also accepted.