Kusano History Museum

Address: Kusano-411-1 Kusano-machi, Kurume-shi

Inquiries: Kusano History Museum
TEL:0942474410
Kusano History Museum Official Homepage

Area: Kusano/Yamamoto Area (Central East Area)

Genre: Cultural treasures and historic sites / Art museums and museums

Fees: Free

Hours of Operation: 10 am - 5 pm

Closed: Monday and the day after national holidays (except weekends)

New Year Holidays (December 28th to January 4th)

Parking: Enough space for 10 regular vehicles, or 2 buses.

Access: ・ By rail and bus, via the JR Kagoshima Main Line / Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line, get off at Kurume Station. Take a number 25 Nishitetsu bus to Kusanokami-machi (草野上町) bus stop. Walk for approximately 2 minutes.

・ By rail on the JR Kyudai Main Line, get off at Chikugo-Kusano Station and walk for approximately 15 minutes.

・ By car, take the Kurume Interchange on the Kyushu Expressway for 20 minutes.

Re-opened as a museum on February 1st, 1984, this building was originally headquarters of Kusano Bank from its construction in July of 1910. Styled with an eclectic symmetry of Eastern and Western architecture, it is registered as a National Cultural Asset. Decorated with the Kusano family crest on the gate and trellis, the design expresses the enthusiasm with which advanced civilization was absorbed by the people of Kusano, which prospered as the center of the former Mitsui County. Displayed inside this museum are materials such as ancient documents and historical paintings related to the Kusano Clan, a powerful family in this region.