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Hanazono University Historical Museum: Location & Nearest Station (5 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hanazono University Historical Museum is a museum in Nakagyō Ward, Kyoto Prefecture, about 5 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Hanazono University Historical Museum
Photo: 師茂樹, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese花園大学歴史博物館
LocationNakagyō Ward, Kyoto Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Emmachi Station – about 0.4 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 5 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 41 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 106 km (straight line)
Established2000
Coordinates35.01725, 135.72638
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.hanazono.ac.jp/about/museum.html

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