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Gokuraku-ji Temple: Day Trip from Hiroshima (140 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Gokuraku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, about 140 km in a straight line from Hiroshima Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Hiroshima for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Gokuraku-ji Temple
Photo: 水月観音(suigetukannon), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese極楽寺
LocationNaoshima, Kagawa Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Uno Station – about 5.6 km
From Hiroshima Stationabout 140 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 140 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 171 km (straight line)
Coordinates34.45931, 133.99764
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