Nagoya City Art Museum in Japanese — 名古屋市美術館
Nagoya City Art Museum is a museum in Sakae 2-chōme, Aichi Prefecture. Written in Japanese it is 名古屋市美術館, read なごやしびじゅつかん. 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
名古屋市美術館
| Kana | なごやしびじゅつかん |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Nagoyashi Bijutsukan |
| English | Nagoya City Art Museum |
| Category | Museums & galleries |
| Location | Sakae 2-chōme, Aichi Prefecture 栄二丁目 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 名古屋市美術館
- 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: 栄二丁目, 愛知県.
- 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
- 澄懐堂美術館 — Chōkaidō Museum, Yokkaichi
- 国立国際美術館 — National Museum of Art, Osaka, Kita-ku
- 国立工芸館 — National Crafts Museum, Kanazawa
- 豊島美術館 — Teshima Art Museum, Tonoshō-chō
- チームラボプラネッツ — teamLab Planets TOKYO, Kōtō-ku, Tokyo
Frequently asked questions
How do you read 名古屋市美術館?
名古屋市美術館 is read なごやしびじゅつかん, romanised Nagoyashi Bijutsukan. English-language sources usually write it Nagoya City 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 Nagoya City Art Museum to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 名古屋市美術館 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 Nagoya City 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 Sakae 2-chōme, Aichi Prefecture; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.