Chubu Centrair International Airport in Japanese — 中部国際空港
Chubu Centrair International Airport is a airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture. Written in Japanese it is 中部国際空港, read ちゅうぶこくさいくうこう. Below is everything you need to get a taxi there: the characters to show, the reading, and a card you can print or keep on your phone.
Kanji
中部国際空港
| Kana | ちゅうぶこくさいくうこう |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Chūbukokusai Kūkō |
| English | Chubu Centrair International Airport |
| Category | Airports |
| Location | Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture 常滑市 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 中部国際空港
- Then point and say: ここまでお願いします (koko made onegai shimasu) — "please take me here".
- If asked which area: 常滑市, 愛知県.
- On arrival: 領収書をください (ryōshūsho o kudasai) — "please give me a receipt".
Airports have separate domestic and international terminals, sometimes several kilometres apart, and the fare differs. Write your terminal number in the note field — drivers will ask, and it is the one detail a place name cannot carry.
Nearby places of the same kind
- 関西国際空港 — Kansai International Airport, Tajiri
- 東京国際空港 — Haneda Airport, Ota
- 成田国際空港 — Narita International Airport, Narita
- 福岡空港 — Fukuoka Airport, Hakata-ku
- 新千歳空港 — New Chitose Airport, Chitose
Frequently asked questions
How do you read 中部国際空港?
中部国際空港 is read ちゅうぶこくさいくうこう, romanised Chūbukokusai Kūkō. English-language sources usually write it Chubu Centrair International Airport. The kanji is what a taxi driver reads; the reading is only there so you know what you are handing over.
How do I show Chubu Centrair International Airport to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 中部国際空港 together with the sentence ここまでお願いします ("please take me here"). Use the button on this page to build a card with both, then save it to your phone or print it — it works with no mobile signal.
Do I also need the address for Chubu Centrair International Airport?
For a well-known airport the name is usually enough, but adding 住所 (the address) removes all doubt, especially where several places share a name. This airport is in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.