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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Bangaku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Takashima, Shiga 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.

Bangaku-ji Temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese幡岳寺
LocationTakashima, Shiga Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ōmi-Nakashō Station – about 0.3 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 57 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 83 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 96 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.44283, 136.03500
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