| Kyushu National Museum

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.

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)

June

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

July

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)

August

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)

September

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

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

Kyuhaku After Five (museum remains open till 20:00)

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

Kyuhaku After Five (museum remains open till 20:00)

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

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 *Please present your disability pass upon request. For more information on this, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.	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!

Park entrance

Lucky merry-go-round

Visitors who present their Kyushu National Museum ticket stubs to Dazaifu Amusement Park are eligible for half-price entry!

Admission fees

	Regular price	Discount price
Adults (Middle school students and above)	700 yen	350 yen
Seniors (65 and over)	600 yen	300 yen
Children (3 years old to elementary school students)	500 yen	250 yen

Please check the park’s website for more information on their opening hours. (Japanese only)

Notes

This offer is limited to one entry per Kyushu National Museum ticket stub per person.
Special Exhibition and Cultural Exchange Exhibition Hall ticket stubs can be used for this offer at any time. However, please note that Special Exhibition ticket stubs prior to February 2020 onwards will not be accepted.
Visitors who can enter Kyushu National Museum for free or who have made use of external tourism-related deals and wish to make use of this offer should approach our staff at the Cultural Exchange Exhibition Hall entrance for assistance with their proof of entry.
To qualify for this offer, visitors must present their Kyushu National Museum ticket or ticket stub at the entrance of Dazaifu Amusement Park. Visitors who go to the museum after the amusement park will not be eligible for discounts or refunds.

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 *Please present your ID at the ticket counter
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.

E-money: WAON, nanaco, iD, Edy, Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, nimoca, Hayaken, SUGOCA, QUICPay

Credit cards: VISA, Mastercard, JCB, Diner’s Club, AMEX, Discover, UnionPay

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 Entry: 8.30–16:30, exit by 19:00 Kyuhaku After Five days (Fridays and Saturdays during Special Exhibitions) 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.