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Kenkyū-gakuen Ekimae Park: Day Trip from Tokyo (53 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kenkyū-gakuen Ekimae Park is a park in Gakuen-Minami, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 53 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.

Kenkyū-gakuen Ekimae Park
Photo: Otherde, CC BY-SA 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japanese研究学園駅前公園
LocationGakuen-Minami, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kenkyū-gakuen Station – about 0.2 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 53 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 253 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 306 km (straight line)
Coordinates36.08081, 140.08142
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://tsud.co.jp/kenkyuugakuen/

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