Ishibashi Cultural Center, Cultural center in Kurume, Japan

The Ishibashi Cultural Center is a complex in Nonaka-machi, Kurume, with the Kurume City Art Museum, the Ishibashi Culture Hall, the Kurume City Central Library and the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Hall. A bronze statue by Takashi Shimizu, Midori no Rhythm, stands in front of the main entrance, and the former atelier of Kurume-born painter Bunsaburo Sakamoto has been moved here and preserved.

Shojiro Ishibashi, founder of the Bridgestone Corporation, donated this cultural facility to Kurume city in 1956 to advance arts and education in the region. This gift reflected his commitment to supporting local cultural development and public access to the arts.

The museum opened in 1956 as the Ishibashi Museum of Art, founded with the collection of Bridgestone founder Shojiro Ishibashi, and in 2016 it became the public Kurume City Art Museum after the Ishibashi Foundation withdrew. The Ishibashi Museum of Art building and the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Hall stand in the same grounds, and the relocated former studio of Kurume-born painter Sakamoto Hanjiro is preserved here.

The center is a 20-minute walk (1.6 km) from Nishitetsu Kurume Station, or reachable by Nishitetsu bus from JR Kurume or Nishitetsu Kurume Station, getting off at "Bunka Center-mae". By car it is 3.2 km from the Kurume Interchange of the Kyushu Expressway. The grounds hold several separate buildings, so allow time to move between them.

The bronze statue "Midori no Rhythm" by sculptor Takashi Shimizu stands in front of the main entrance. A gate donated by the local Rotary Club in February 2023 collapsed in strong spring winds a few days later, injuring a newspaper delivery worker.