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Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum: Day Trip from Tokyo (129 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum is a museum in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, about 129 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Tokyo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum
Photo: くろふね, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese平山郁夫シルクロード美術館
LocationHokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kai-Koizumi Station – about 0.0 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 129 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 155 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 256 km (straight line)
Established2004
Coordinates35.87937, 138.35942
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.silkroad-museum.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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