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Hikone Castle Museum: Day Trip from Kyoto (55 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hikone Castle Museum is a museum in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, about 55 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.

Hikone Castle Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese彦根城博物館
LocationHikone, Shiga Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Hikone Station – about 1.0 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 55 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 58 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 94 km (straight line)
Established1987
Coordinates35.27561, 136.25353
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://hikone-castle-museum.jp/

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