National Museum of Western Art in Japanese — 国立西洋美術館
National Museum of Western Art is a museum in Ueno-kōen, Tokyo. Written in Japanese it is 国立西洋美術館, read こくりつせいようびじゅつかん. 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
国立西洋美術館
| Kana | こくりつせいようびじゅつかん |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kokuritsuseiyō Bijutsukan |
| English | National Museum of Western Art |
| Category | Museums & galleries |
| Location | Ueno-kōen, Tokyo 上野公園 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 国立西洋美術館
- 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: 上野公園, 東京都.
- 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
- 東京都美術館 — Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno-kōen
- 東京国立博物館 — Tokyo National Museum, Ueno-kōen
- チームラボプラネッツ — teamLab Planets TOKYO, Kōtō-ku, Tokyo
- 名古屋市美術館 — Nagoya City Art Museum, Sakae 2-chōme
- 国立工芸館 — National Crafts Museum, Kanazawa
Frequently asked questions
How do you read 国立西洋美術館?
国立西洋美術館 is read こくりつせいようびじゅつかん, romanised Kokuritsuseiyō Bijutsukan. English-language sources usually write it National Museum of Western 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 National Museum of Western Art to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 国立西洋美術館 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 Western 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 Ueno-kōen, Tokyo; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.