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Gokuraku-ji Temple: Day Trip from Kyoto (112 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Gokuraku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, about 112 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.

Gokuraku-ji Temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese極楽寺
LocationToyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kinosaki Onsen Station – about 0.7 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 112 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 120 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 195 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.62389, 134.80522
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