Let’s make Fukuoka City a mecca for engineers!
With this aspiration in mind, the Engineer Cafe project started as a joint effort involving
public and private sectors.The facility pursues diversity to create an engineering ecosystem with both individuals and
communities at its core. New encounters lead to growth and collaboration that then facilitate the production of a wide variety of deliverables in quick succession.We provide consultations for computer engineers,
people associated with them, and those hoping to become computer engineers. In this way, we support creating an environment where you can flourish.By providing a venue for events that feature diverse technical topics,
we support the growth and performance of computer engineers.List of eventsWe provide consultations for computer engineers,
people associated with them, and those hoping to become computer engineers. In this way, we support creating an environment where you can flourish.Name | Engineer Cafe – Hacker Space Fukuoka – |
TEL | 080-6742-7231 |
Established | August 2019 |
Open hours | 9:00 - 22:00 |
Consultation hours | 13:00 - 21:00 |
Closed | The last Monday of every month (or the following weekday if Monday is a holiday), from Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 |
Operator | Saino Inc.Specified Nonprofit Corporation AIP |
Address | Fukuoka Akarenga Cultural Center, (1-15-30 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka) |
Engineer Cafe - Hacker Space Fukuoka -
c/o Fukuoka Akarenga
Cultural Center1-15-30 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka5 min. walk from Subway Tenjin Station / Close to the Nishitetsu Bus stop Tenjin 4-chome.
* Parking for cars and bicycles is not
available. Please use public transportation when visiting.The Fukuoka Akarenga Cultural Center (registered as a cultural property under the name “The Former Kyushu Branch of Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc.”) was originally established as a company building of Nippon Life Assurance Company in 1909. 2019 marks the building’s 110th anniversary.
It was designated by the national government as an Important Cultural Property in 1969, and ownership was then transferred to Fukuoka City. After serving as the Fukuoka City Historical Museum since 1972, the building was renovated as the Fukuoka Akarenga Cultural Center in 1994. Meeting rooms on the second floor have been open to citizens as a venue for cultural activity for a fee.
The building was designed by TATSUNO Kingo, a doctor of engineering dubbed as the father of modern Japanese architecture. He is known for designing the Tokyo Station’s Central Terminal and the Tokyo head office of the Bank of Japan. This building is acclaimed as one of his most typical works, representing the “Tatsuno Style”, his unique free-classic style of architecture featuring red brick embellished with white granite.
Construction started
(August)Construction completed
(February)Finished serving as Nippon Life Insurance Company’s building
Designated as a National Important Cultural Property
(March)Land and building transferred to Fukuoka City
(December)Opened as Fukuoka City Historical Museum
(Closed in March 1990)(November)Opened as Fukuoka Akarenga Cultural Center
(February)“Engineer Cafe —Hacker Space Fukuoka—”
opened in the building(August)