# National Art Center, Tokyo

> art museum in Tokyo, Japan

**Wikidata**: [Q1362638](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1362638)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Art_Center,_Tokyo)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/national-art-center-tokyo

## Summary
The National Art Center, Tokyo is an art museum in Tokyo, Japan. It opened on 2006-07-01 and is located in the Roppongi neighborhood. The museum is also known by several English name variants, including “The National Art Center, Tokyo.”

## Key Facts
- The National Art Center, Tokyo is an **art museum** in **Tokyo, Japan**.
- **Inception (opened):** 2006-07-01.
- **Location (neighborhood):** Roppongi (a neighborhood in Minato-ku, Tokyo).
- **Country:** Japan.
- **Coordinates:** 35.66528 (latitude), 139.72634 (longitude).
- **Official websites:** http://www.nact.jp/english and https://www.nact.jp/.
- **Aliases / alternate names:** The National Art Center; The National Art Center, Tokyo; National Art Center, Tokyo; Tokyo National Art Center.
- **Awards / recognition (connected entities):** International Architecture Awards; Good Design Award (a Japanese design award).
- **Wikipedia title:** *The National Art Center, Tokyo*.
- **Wikidata description:** “art museum in Tokyo, Japan.”
- **Sitelink count:** 27.
- **Class connection:** “art museum” is described as a building or space for the exhibition of art (with a note that for the institution concept, “” is used).

## FAQs

### What is the National Art Center, Tokyo?
It is an art museum in Tokyo, Japan. Its Wikidata description explicitly identifies it as an “art museum in Tokyo, Japan.”

### When did the National Art Center, Tokyo open?
The inception date given is 2006-07-01. This is the founding/opening date provided in the source material.

### Where is it located within Tokyo?
The museum is associated with Roppongi, which is a neighborhood in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 35.66528, 139.72634.

### What are the official websites for the National Art Center, Tokyo?
Two official URLs are listed: http://www.nact.jp/english and https://www.nact.jp/. These provide English and main-site access as given.

### What other names does the National Art Center, Tokyo go by?
Aliases include “The National Art Center,” “The National Art Center, Tokyo,” “National Art Center, Tokyo,” and “Tokyo National Art Center.” These are explicitly provided as alternate names.

### Is the National Art Center, Tokyo connected to any awards?
Yes. The provided related recognition entities include the International Architecture Awards and the Good Design Award (a Japanese design award).

## Why It Matters
As an art museum in Tokyo, the National Art Center, Tokyo functions as a dedicated space for exhibiting art, aligning with the provided definition of an “art museum” as a building or space for the exhibition of art. Its placement in Roppongi situates it within a specific Tokyo neighborhood context, and its association with design/architecture-related awards (International Architecture Awards and the Good Design Award) signals recognized relevance in the design and built-environment conversation around cultural institutions. The availability of official web presences (including an English site) supports public access to museum information.

## Notable For
- Being an **art museum in Tokyo, Japan** with an inception date of **2006-07-01**.
- Having a defined Tokyo neighborhood location: **Roppongi (Minato-ku, Tokyo)**.
- Being linked (as recognition-related entities) to the **International Architecture Awards** and the **Good Design Award**.
- Maintaining official web access via **http://www.nact.jp/english** and **https://www.nact.jp/**.
- Having multiple widely used English aliases, including **“The National Art Center, Tokyo.”**

## Body

### Identity and Classification
The National Art Center, Tokyo is classified as an **art museum**. The related class definition provided describes an art museum as a **building or space for the exhibition of art**, with an additional note that a different identifier is used when referring specifically to the institution concept.

### Names and Aliases
The entity is known under several English variants:
- The National Art Center  
- The National Art Center, Tokyo  
- National Art Center, Tokyo  
- Tokyo National Art Center  

Its Wikipedia title is listed as **“The National Art Center, Tokyo.”** The Wikidata description matches the raw description: **“art museum in Tokyo, Japan.”**

### History and Inception
- The inception date is **2006-07-01**.  
No other historical milestones are provided in the source material.

### Location (Tokyo, Roppongi, Japan)
The museum is located in **Tokyo, Japan**, and is specifically connected to:
- **Roppongi**, described as a neighborhood in **Minato-ku, Tokyo**.

Geospatial data supplied for the museum:
- **Latitude:** 35.66528  
- **Longitude:** 139.72634  

The country context included in the source material identifies **Japan** as an island country in East Asia.

### Web Presence
Two official websites are provided:
- http://www.nact.jp/english  
- https://www.nact.jp/  

These URLs are included as the museum’s web presence endpoints in the structured properties.

### Awards and Recognition (Connected Entities)
The museum is linked via “Awards / Recognition” to:
- **International Architecture Awards** (inception: 2005, per the provided reference context)
- **Good Design Award**, identified as a **Japanese design award** (country: Japan)

The source material does not specify which year(s) the museum received these awards or the exact nature of the recognition; it only provides the award entities as related recognition connections.

### Knowledge Graph / Reference Metadata
- **Sitelink count:** 27  
This is included as a structured property indicating the number of sitelinks associated with the entity in the referenced dataset.

## References

1. archINFORM
2. [Source](https://www.chi-athenaeum.org/assets/pdf_archives/intarch/archive-2006-International-Arch-awards.pdf)
3. [Source](https://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/34561)
4. [Source](https://www.nikkenren.com/kenchiku/pdf/768/0768.pdf)
5. Virtual International Authority File
6. Japan Search
7. BnF authorities
8. CiNii Research
9. [Source](https://jpcoar.repo.nii.ac.jp/page/40)
10. [Source](https://www.nact.jp/information/introduce/report/pdf/nact_annual_H18_web.pdf)
11. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
12. [Source](https://www.nact.jp/release/20191001.html)
13. Visitor Figures 2013
14. Visitor Figures 2014
15. Visitor Figures 2015
16. Visitor Figures 2016
17. Art's most popular : Exhibition and museum visitor figures 2018
18. Art's most popular : Exhibition and museum visitor figures 2019
19. Art's most popular : Exhibition and museum visitor figures 2021
20. [Source](https://www.nact.jp/information/inquiry/index.html)
21. Google Knowledge Graph
22. [archINFORM](https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aipro.php)
23. YouTube API