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Asuka Historical Museum: Day Trip from Osaka (39 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Asuka Historical Museum is a museum in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, about 39 km in a straight line from Osaka Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Osaka for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Asuka Historical Museum
Photo: Terumasa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese飛鳥資料館
LocationAsuka, Nara Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kashiharajingū-mae Station – about 2.8 km
From Osaka Stationabout 39 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 56 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 123 km (straight line)
Established1975
Coordinates34.48450, 135.82496
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.nabunken.go.jp/asuka/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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