Fukuoka Red Brick Culture Museum

The Fukuoka Red Brick Culture Museum features a distinct facade of alternating red brick and white granite bands, topped with a steep, green copper roof. It served as the local branch of the Nippon Life Insurance Company when it opened in nineteen oh nine. Tatsuno Kingo, the architect who also designed Tokyo Station, modeled the building on the Queen Anne style popular in late nineteenth century England. Business meetings once took place in rooms where original fireplaces and ornate, carved wooden stairs remain.