The Anpanman Children’s Museum, a theme park based on the popular cartoon character, is slated to open in Hakata Riverain next April. This will be the fifth such museum in Japan and the first in Kyushu. The museum will occupy the fifth and sixth floors of eeny meeny miny mo, Riverain’s main commercial facility. This will be the first Anpanman Children’s Museum to move into an existing facility. Admission at other museums runs between ¥1,000 and ¥1,500, and each has an accompanying shopping facility. The museums in Yokohama and Kobe have proven to be highly popular, and the Fukuoka museum is sure to garner attention as well. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, June 8
