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Hitokotonushi Shrine: Day Trip from Tokyo (40 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hitokotonushi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Jōsō-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 40 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.

Hitokotonushi Shrine
Photo: photo: Qurren (talk) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeShinto shrine
Name in Japanese一言主神社
LocationJōsō-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Mitsukaidō Station – about 5.9 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 40 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 264 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 291 km (straight line)
Coordinates36.01223, 139.92715
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://hitokoto.or.jp/

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