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Ankan Shrine: Day Trip from Kyoto (44 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ankan Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, about 44 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Kyoto for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Ankan Shrine
Photo: 山重, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeShinto shrine
Name in Japanese安閑神社
LocationTakashima, Shiga Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Adogawa Station – about 0.5 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 44 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 81 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 84 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.32583, 136.01528
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