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Kameyama Castle: Location & Nearest Station (16 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kameyama Castle is a castle in Kyoto Prefecture, about 16 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Kameyama Castle
Photo: kamoseiro, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeCastle
Name in Japanese亀山城
LocationKyoto Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kameoka Station – about 0.4 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 16 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 35 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 120 km (straight line)
Established1578
Interest among English readersabout 200 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates35.01356, 135.58120
MapOpen in Google Maps
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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