Fukuoka has always been a southern gateway to Japan trade center, only to be called at different times in different ways. In VI century the town was called For, since the XI century it was renamed to Hakata (now this is one of the areas of the city). In 1601, the representative of the Kuroda clan was built in these places castle called Fukuoka and Hakata was the settlement from its walls and was renamed Fukuoka.

City Museum Fukuoka is located in the coastal area of Momochi, near Fukuoka tower. The building can be easily recognized by arches and huge Windows. The Museum exhibits are divided into three exhibition halls. In two of them every two months open new exhibitions. The third hall that hosts a permanent exhibition introduces visitors to the history of education and culture of Fukuoka.

It is possible that in the territory of the modern city was one of the first Japanese protogosudarstv, its ruler was given in 57 year gold seal and the title of Wang. Today, this seal is one of the main values of the Museum is a national treasure.

This seal was found in April 1784 in the southern part of Honshu island is discovered in the land of two farmers. Researchers have yet to figure out how it got there, because in the 57th year the Emperor of China Guan-di handed it to the Japanese Ambassador to deliver the seal of his Lord, the ruler of the country, located in the Northern part of the island of Kyushu.

Gold print square shape weighs more than a hundred grams. His discovery peasants gave local officials the Kuroda clan. Until the second half of the twentieth century the seal was kept in the Treasury of the clan, and then was transferred to Fukuoka and in 1990, placed in a new city Museum. Like Golden seal was also found in China in 1981 in Jiangsu province and dates back to 58 year.