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Ankoku-ji Temple: Day Trip from Tokyo (81 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ankoku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, about 81 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Tokyo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Ankoku-ji Temple
Photo: Saigen Jiro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese安国寺
LocationShimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Jichi Medical University Station – about 2.1 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 81 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 225 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 303 km (straight line)
Coordinates36.40141, 139.87676
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