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Honshō-ji Temple: Day Trip from Tokyo (55 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Honshō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 55 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.

Honshō-ji Temple
Photo: On-chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese本證寺
LocationTsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kenkyū-gakuen Station – about 2.9 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 55 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 249 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 308 km (straight line)
Coordinates36.10851, 140.08524
MapOpen in Google Maps

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Source: location data from Wikidata (CC0). Distances are calculated by this website.

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