What other travelers are saying about Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
A great museum showcasing Hakata's history. It features a two story museum, a rebuilt traditional Hakata house and a gift shop. It also has 2 experiences happening every day. The prices to enter are very reasonable and almost all exhibits come with a QR code for translation. The only slight negative is that the exhibits are smaller than expected.
Visitors can see traditional Hakata townhouses (machiya), exhibits on Hakata's cultural festivals, such as the Hakata Gion Yamakasa, and demonstrations of traditional crafts like Hakata-ori weaving and Hakata doll making.
The museum can be visited year-round, but visiting during festival seasons, such as the Hakata Gion Yamakasa in July, can provide a richer cultural experience.
Yes, visitors can participate in workshops to experience traditional crafts, such as Hakata weaving and doll painting, and enjoy guided tours that explain the cultural significance of the exhibits.
The museum hosts various cultural events and workshops throughout the year, including traditional craft demonstrations, seasonal festivals, and special exhibitions.
Beautiful museum. Well designed captions for the displays. Museum staff are amazing and very knowledgeable. Has a nice peaceful area for breaks and I brought my own snack and tea to eat.
came here while waiting to check into my hotel, there is a few series of buildings along the street worth seeing. we first saw a souvenir shop, then the machiya hall and the museum. museum entrance fee was 200 yen and there were 2 floors of exhibits. they prvide QR translation in english, chinese and korean for their exhibits. many of the exhibits of the history of hakata specifically in the meiji period were interactive and fun so we enjoyed it. there is a resting area and toilet in basement that also had very retro atmosphere. they also have experience workshops that changes almost daily which costs abt 2300 yen.
we then went to the souvenir shop to take part in their experience workshops (separate from the museums). i did the calligraphy workshop for 1100 yen and it was really fun with lots of guidance from the staff. you can walk in and participate. the staff at the cafe counter will call the relevant staff down. we learnt a lot about the japanese language and characters through the experience.
the souvenir shop also sold many interesting food/crafts and a cafe with coffee/matcha with a quiet relaxing atmosphere away frm the main street bustle.
we also were in town just in time for the gion festival and the counter staff kindly directed us on when and where we can watch the festival proceedings during our stay.
Lots of fun little interesting things to see, absolutely worth the ¥200 entrance fee. Go there to watch the film about the Hakata Gion Festival and try lifting a beam used for the floats! Crazy how they run while carrying those 5-meter 1-ton monstrosities. You can also try からくり and look at old things (like an old ice shaver and sewing machine).
