Anpanman Children's Museum in Mall
The Anpanman Children's Museum in Mall in Fukuoka is a fun place to take young children, situated in Riverain Mall along with the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM).
Anpanman Children's Museum in Mall, Hakata 福岡アンパンマン こどもミュージアム in モール
The Anpanman Children's Museum in Mall in Fukuoka City, like its counterparts in Sendai, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Kobe, is not really a museum.
Most of the space is taken up with a variety of play areas, including a sandbox, bouncy castle, small train ride, slides etc. , though there are exhibits of Anpanman characters and an area for arts and crafts.
Anpanman Museum
Anpanman Museum
Anpanman & Friends
Throughout the day Anpanman and friends make an appearance and interact with the kids and there is also a large stage area where regular performances of music and dance take place.
There are lots of shops selling a wide variety of Anpanman-themed products and also numerous restaurants serving meals as well as snacks and drinks.
If your kids are fans of Anpanman and/or very young then it would be a good place to while away some time, especially on a rainy day, but could quite easily become expensive. The entry fee is 1,500 yen for adults and kids with only babies under 1 year old getting in free.
Anpanman Children's Museum in Mall
5th & 6th floors Riverain Mall
3-1 Shimokawabata-cho, Hakata-ku
Fukuoka 812-0027
Tel: 092 291 8855
Hours: Open from 10am to 6pm. Closed on the New Year.
Anpanman Children's Museum in Mall is right next to Nakasukawabata Station on the Fukuoka subway.
Riverain Mall, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM)
Riverain Mall
The Riverain Mall which houses the Anpanman Museum also contains the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (福岡アジア美術館). This is a very visitor-friendly museum and has one of the best collections in the world of contemporary and modern art from all across Asia.
Entry to the permanent collection is only 200 yen, with varying entry fees for the other exhibition. There is a play area for children right next to a café, so it can easily be visited after a trip to the Anpanman Museum.
There is also a baby room, library, audio-visual corner, and museum shop. Lectures, talks, films, and performances are put on regularly, as well as "open studios" with artists in residence.
Riverain Mall Access
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
7th & 8th floors Riverain Mall
3-1 Shimokawabata-cho, Hakata-ku
Fukuoka 812-0027
Tel: 092 263 1100
Open from 10am to 8pm. Closed Wednesdays (or the following day if Wednesday is a national holiday); New Year (26 December - 1 January)
