Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art in Japanese — 福岡県立美術館
Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art is a museum in Tenjin, Fukuoka Prefecture. Written in Japanese it is 福岡県立美術館, read ふくおかけんりつびじゅつかん. 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
福岡県立美術館
| Kana | ふくおかけんりつびじゅつかん |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Fukuokakenritsu Bijutsukan |
| English | Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art |
| Category | Museums & galleries |
| Location | Tenjin, Fukuoka Prefecture 天神 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 福岡県立美術館
- 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: 天神, 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
- 福岡市美術館 — Fukuoka Art Museum, Ōhorikōen
- 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 福岡県立美術館?
福岡県立美術館 is read ふくおかけんりつびじゅつかん, romanised Fukuokakenritsu Bijutsukan. English-language sources usually write it Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art. 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 Prefectural Museum of Art to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 福岡県立美術館 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 Prefectural Museum of Art?
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 Tenjin, Fukuoka Prefecture; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.