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Ankoku-ji Temple: Day Trip from Kyoto (57 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ankoku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, about 57 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.

Ankoku-ji Temple
Photo: Anguttu100, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese安国寺
LocationAyabe, Kyoto Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Umezako Station – about 0.9 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 57 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 73 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 144 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.34092, 135.30714
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