Fukuoka Art Museum in Japanese — 福岡市美術館
Fukuoka Art Museum is a museum in Ōhorikōen, Fukuoka Prefecture. Written in Japanese it is 福岡市美術館, read ふくおかしびじゅつかん. 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
福岡市美術館
| Kana | ふくおかしびじゅつかん |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Fukuokashi Bijutsukan |
| English | Fukuoka Art Museum |
| Category | Museums & galleries |
| Location | Ōhorikōen, Fukuoka Prefecture 大濠公園 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 福岡市美術館
- 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: 大濠公園, 福岡県.
- On arrival: 領収書をください (ryōshūsho o kudasai) — "please give me a receipt".
Museums are frequently inside a larger park or cultural complex that shares its name with several other buildings. The kanji plus the ward name is what tells a driver which entrance to pull up at.
Nearby places of the same kind
- 福岡県立美術館 — Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Tenjin
- 長崎県美術館 — Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, Dejima-machi
- 宮崎県立美術館 — Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum, Miyazaki
- 島根県立美術館 — Shimane Art Museum, Matsue
- 大原美術館 — Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki
Frequently asked questions
How do you read 福岡市美術館?
福岡市美術館 is read ふくおかしびじゅつかん, romanised Fukuokashi Bijutsukan. English-language sources usually write it Fukuoka Art Museum. 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 Fukuoka Art Museum to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 福岡市美術館 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 Fukuoka Art Museum?
For a well-known museum the name is usually enough, but adding 住所 (the address) removes all doubt, especially where several places share a name. This museum is in Ōhorikōen, Fukuoka Prefecture; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.