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Hikawa Shrine: Location & Nearest Station (29 km from Tokyo Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hikawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Prefecture, about 29 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Tokyo.

Hikawa Shrine
Photo: Ocdp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeShinto shrine
Name in Japanese氷川神社
LocationŌmiya-ku, Saitama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kita-omiya Station – about 0.4 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 29 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 262 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 283 km (straight line)
Interest among English readersabout 600 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates35.91704, 139.62946
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://musashiichinomiya-hikawa.or.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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