Shimane Art Museum in Japanese — 島根県立美術館
Shimane Art Museum is a museum in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. Written in Japanese it is 島根県立美術館, read しまね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
島根県立美術館
| Kana | しまねけんりつびじゅつかん |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Shimanekenritsu Bijutsukan |
| English | Shimane Art Museum |
| Category | Museums & galleries |
| Location | Matsue, Shimane Prefecture 松江市 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 島根県立美術館
- 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: 松江市, 島根県.
- 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
- 大原美術館 — Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki
- 岡山県立美術館 — Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Kita-ku
- 豊島美術館 — Teshima Art Museum, Tonoshō-chō
- 相生森林美術館 — Aioi Shinrin Museum of Art, Naka-chō
- 国立国際美術館 — National Museum of Art, Osaka, Kita-ku
Frequently asked questions
How do you read 島根県立美術館?
島根県立美術館 is read しまねけんりつびじゅつかん, romanised Shimanekenritsu Bijutsukan. English-language sources usually write it Shimane 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 Shimane Art Museum to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 島根県立美術館 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 Shimane 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 Matsue, Shimane Prefecture; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.