Japan visit Fukuoka City Red Brick Culture Museum
・This building was completed in 1909 as the Nippon Life Insurance Kyushu Branch.
- Designed by Kingo Tatsuno, one of Japan's leading architects during the Meiji era , and
Yasushi Kataoka.
- It was used as a company building until 1966, but in March 1969 it was designated as a
national important cultural property. Once it was designated, it was transferred to Fukuoka
City.
- Although small in size, it is rich in variety, with spires and domes, and the combination of
red brick and white stone is a style that was popular in England at the end of the 19th
century.
・Currently used as the Fukuoka City Red Brick Culture Museum.
