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Chōjagahara temple ruins: Day Trip from Sendai (86 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Chōjagahara temple ruins is a Buddhist temple in Ōshū-shi, Iwate Prefecture, about 86 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.

Chōjagahara temple ruins
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Usiwakamaru assumed (based on copyright cla, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese長者ヶ原廃寺跡
LocationŌshū-shi, Iwate Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Hiraizumi Station – about 3.3 km
From Sendai Stationabout 86 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 389 km (straight line)
From Sapporo Stationabout 452 km (straight line)
Coordinates39.01269, 141.09661
MapOpen in Google Maps
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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