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Bunshōkan: Day Trip from Sendai (47 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Bunshōkan is a museum in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, about 47 km in a straight line from Sendai Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Sendai for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Bunshōkan
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese文翔館
LocationYamagata, Yamagata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kita-Yamagata Station – about 1.2 km
From Sendai Stationabout 47 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 291 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 461 km (straight line)
Established1916
DesignationsImportant Cultural Property of Japan
Coordinates38.25689, 140.34122
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.gakushubunka.jp/bunsyokan/

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