Former Fukuoka Prefecture Public Hall Distinguished Guest House

旧福岡県公会堂貴賓館

Is a Western-style building in a corner of Tenjin Central Park. In 1910 (Meiji 43), the Former Fukuoka Prefecture Public Hall Distinguished Guest House was constructed for the 13th Kyushu-Okinawa Association Exhibition and as a place to entertain guests. After that, it was used as a prefectural public hall. After World War Two, the building was used as the Fukuoka High Court, a Prefectual Fisheries High School and as the Prefectual Board of Education. It is now one of the few public buildings remaining to be based on French Renaissance from the Meiji Era (1868 - 1912). As such, it has been designated as an Important Cultural Asset by government. The interior of the building is open to the public, and visitors are free to observe it.

About the building: Government-Designated Significant Cultural Asset; Built in March, 1910; Area - 369 square meters (3,972 square feet)
Accessibility: textured paving blocks for the visually impaired
*Free for people with disabilities and aged 65 or over

Address (Japanese)	810-0002　福岡県福岡市中央区西中洲6-29
Address	6-29 Nishinakasu, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Telephone Number	092-751-4416（福岡県教育委員会）
Contact	Fukuoka Prefecture Board of Education
Fax Number	092-707-3702
Open	From 9am till 5pm
Closed	Mondays, From Dec. 29th till Jan. 3rd.
Price	General admission - 240 yen; Children - 120 yen
Car Park	No parking available
Access	A five minute walk from Nakasukawabata subway station
Website	http://www3.coara.or.jp/~fukukoen/tenjin/tenjin.htm