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Izanagi Shrine: Day Trip from Osaka (36 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Izanagi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, about 36 km in a straight line from Osaka Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Osaka for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Izanagi Shrine
Photo: Jerry fish tkc, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeShinto shrine
Name in Japanese伊射奈岐神社
LocationTenri, Nara Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Yanagimoto Station – about 0.6 km
From Osaka Stationabout 36 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 48 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 117 km (straight line)
Coordinates34.55745, 135.84559
MapOpen in Google Maps

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