Important Cultural Property of Fukuoka
福 岡 県 の 重 要 文 化 財Fukuoka’s Important Cultural Properties — designated for their value to the nation’s cultural history.
Discover the Fūrō Shrine Five-Story Stone Pagoda (Shōhei-tō), a nationally designated Important Cultural Property dating from 1355. This exquisite Muromachi-period stone pagoda in Ōkawa City, Fukuoka features intricate carvings of Buddhist deities, dragon heads, and demon faces.
Discover Furo Shrine Main Hall (Furo Jinja Honden), an Important Cultural Property in Okawa City, Fukuoka. Built in 1560 by warlord Kamachi Akimori, this cypress-bark-roofed shrine honors the sea deity Watatsumi and the legendary Empress Jingu.
The Fukuoka Castle Minami-maru Tamon Yagura is the only turret of Fukuoka Castle still standing in its original Edo-period position. Comprising a two-story corner turret and a 54-meter flat turret with 16 individual rooms, this nationally designated Important Cultural Property offers a rare window into the defensive architecture of one of Japan's largest castles. Located in Maizuru Park in central Fukuoka, visitors can enjoy cherry blossom illuminations in spring and special interior openings in autumn.
Discover the Former Fukuoka Prefecture Public Hall VIP Pavilion (Kihinkan), an Important Cultural Property in Fukuoka City. Built in 1910 in French Renaissance style, this elegant wooden Western-style building features marble fireplaces, ornate ceilings, and a charming café in Tenjin Central Park.
Discover Fumon-in Main Hall, an Important Cultural Property in Asakura, Fukuoka. Founded by the monk Gyoki in 747 and rebuilt in the late Kamakura period, it is the oldest surviving wooden building in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Discover Minami Kawachi Bridge, a 1926 steel lenticular truss bridge spanning Kawachi Reservoir in Kitakyushu. Designated as an Important Cultural Property, it is the only surviving bridge of its kind in Japan.
A Heian Eleven-Headed Kannon at Hase-dera in Kurate, Fukuoka. Carved from one camphor block, about 187 cm tall, with a stern long face and a rare painted halo.
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