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Arakashi Shrine: Day Trip from Tokyo (103 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Arakashi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, about 103 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.

Arakashi Shrine
Photo: Taisuke.Kasuya, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeShinto shrine
Name in Japanese荒橿神社
LocationMotegi, Tochigi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Motegi Station – about 1.2 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 103 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 201 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 335 km (straight line)
Coordinates36.53892, 140.19075
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