Korokan Ruins Museum

The Korokan Ruins Museum sits atop the foundations of the ancient Korokan, a guest house built by the Yamato imperial court in the seventh century. Its roof line mimics the shape of the original structure, a long, low profile that hugs the earth near the Fukuoka coastline. Officials housed foreign diplomats and merchants here for centuries, turning this site into the primary gateway for trade and cultural exchange with the Asian continent. One delegation from the Balhae Kingdom even stayed here for three months.