---
name: "Fukuoka City Science Museum"
lat: 33.5773528
lng: 130.3779288
official_url: "https://www.fukuokacity-kagakukan.jp/"
fee: "Coming into the building is free; you only pay for the 5th-floor permanent exhibition and the 6th-floor dome theater. Each is ¥510 for adults, ¥310 for high school students and ¥200 for primary and junior-high pupils. Pre-school children are free with a guardian. An annual pass is ¥3,060 / ¥1,830 / ¥1,020. There is no senior discount. Holders of a disability certificate and one carer get in free. A Fukuoka subway day pass or family ticket gives 10% off"
last_verified: "2026-08-14"
---

# Fukuoka City Science Museum

The museum takes up floors three to six of a complex beside Ropponmatsu subway station. Its permanent exhibition on the fifth floor is split into space, environment, daily life, life itself and the future, and is built to be touched. The sixth-floor dome theater is 25 meters across with 220 seats. Optical and digital projectors combine to run from a night sky to the edge of the universe. The fourth floor holds picture-book story sessions, and a third-floor booth puts you on screen as an announcer.

- Area: fukuoka
- Type: sightseeing
- Average stay: 150 min
- Hours: 9:30-21:30, though opening times differ by area. Closed Tuesdays and 28 December to 1 January. When a Tuesday falls on a public holiday it opens and the next weekday closes instead. It opens every day through the spring, Golden Week, summer and winter holidays (except the new year period)
- Last verified: 2026-08-14

## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date)

| Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroller friendly | Yes | Strollers are lent free of charge — ask at the general information / ticket counter on the 3rd floor | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.fukuokacity-kagakukan.jp/use/faq.html) |
| Nursing space | Yes (2) | Nursing rooms on the 4th and 6th floors | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.fukuokacity-kagakukan.jp/use/faq.html) |
| Diaper changing table | Yes | Changing tables are fitted in the multi-purpose toilet on every floor | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.fukuokacity-kagakukan.jp/use/faq.html) |
| Family restroom | Yes | A multi-purpose toilet on every floor, each with a changing table | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.fukuokacity-kagakukan.jp/use/faq.html) |
| Outside food allowed | Yes | You may eat food you bring in the 4th-floor exchange rooms and the 6th-floor foyer, though these can be closed for school groups or events. Eating elsewhere is not allowed, and there are no bins — take your rubbish with you | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.fukuokacity-kagakukan.jp/use/faq.html) |
| English support | English menu & signs | Leaflets about the museum are available in English, Chinese (simplified and traditional) and Korean. Some dome theater programmes offer English, Chinese and Korean audio through the AssistHorn infrared headset | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.fukuokacity-kagakukan.jp/use/faq.html) |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | All indoors, on floors 3 to 6 of the Ropponmatsu 421 complex | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://www.fukuokacity-kagakukan.jp/floorguide/) |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Elevator | Not checked yet |  |  |  |