Museums & galleries in Japan, written in Japanese
18 museums & galleries across 13 prefectures, each with the kanji, the kana reading and a card you can print or save to your phone before you travel.
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.
| Kanji | Kana | English | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 東京国立博物館 | とうきょうこくりつはくぶつかん | Tokyo National Museum | Ueno-kōen, Tokyo |
| 国立西洋美術館 | こくりつせいようびじゅつかん | National Museum of Western Art | Ueno-kōen, Tokyo |
| 東京都美術館 | とうきょうとびじゅつかん | Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum | Ueno-kōen, Tokyo |
| 大原美術館 | おおはらびじゅつかん | Ohara Museum of Art | Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture |
| チームラボプラネッツ | ちーむらぼぷらねっつ | teamLab Planets TOKYO | Kōtō-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo |
| 福岡市美術館 | ふくおかしびじゅつかん | Fukuoka Art Museum | Ōhorikōen, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| 宮崎県立美術館 | みやざきけんりつびじゅつかん | Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture |
| 国立国際美術館 | こくりつこくさいびじゅつかん | National Museum of Art, Osaka | Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture |
| 豊島美術館 | てしまびじゅつかん | Teshima Art Museum | Tonoshō-chō, Kagawa Prefecture |
| 福岡県立美術館 | ふくおかけんりつびじゅつかん | Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art | Tenjin, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| 名古屋市美術館 | なごやしびじゅつかん | Nagoya City Art Museum | Sakae 2-chōme, Aichi Prefecture |
| 岩手県立美術館 | いわてけんりつびじゅつかん | Iwate Museum of Art | Morioka, Iwate Prefecture |
| 長崎県美術館 | ながさきけんびじゅつかん | Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum | Dejima-machi, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| 岡山県立美術館 | おかやまけんりつびじゅつかん | Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art | Kita-ku, Okayama Prefecture |
| 島根県立美術館 | しまねけんりつびじゅつかん | Shimane Art Museum | Matsue, Shimane Prefecture |
| 相生森林美術館 | あいおいしんりんびじゅつかん | Aioi Shinrin Museum of Art | Naka-chō, Tokushima Prefecture |
| 澄懐堂美術館 | ちょうかいどうびじゅつかん | Chōkaidō Museum | Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture |
| 国立工芸館 | こくりつこうげいかん | National Crafts Museum | Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture |
Frequently asked questions
How do I ask a taxi for a Japanese museums & gallerie?
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.
Do these names work outside a taxi?
Yes. The same card works at a station information desk, a hotel front desk or a police box (交番). The Japanese characters are the part that communicates; the English and romaji on the card are only there so you know what you are showing.