National Museum of Art, Osaka in Japanese — 国立国際美術館
National Museum of Art, Osaka is a museum in Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture. Written in Japanese it is 国立国際美術館, read こくりつこくさいびじゅつかん. 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
国立国際美術館
| Kana | こくりつこくさいびじゅつかん |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kokuritsukokusai Bijutsukan |
| English | National Museum of Art, Osaka |
| Category | Museums & galleries |
| Location | Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture 北区 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 国立国際美術館
- 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: 北区, 大阪府.
- 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
- 豊島美術館 — Teshima Art Museum, Tonoshō-chō
- 相生森林美術館 — Aioi Shinrin Museum of Art, Naka-chō
- 名古屋市美術館 — Nagoya City Art Museum, Sakae 2-chōme
- 岡山県立美術館 — Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Kita-ku
Frequently asked questions
How do you read 国立国際美術館?
国立国際美術館 is read こくりつこくさいびじゅつかん, romanised Kokuritsukokusai Bijutsukan. English-language sources usually write it National Museum of Art, Osaka. 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 National Museum of Art, Osaka to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 国立国際美術館 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 National Museum of Art, Osaka?
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 Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.