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Mount Minako: Location & Nearest Station (25 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Mount Minako is a mountain in Otsu, about 25 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Mount Minako
Photo: As6022014, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMountain
Name in Japanese皆子山
LocationOtsu
Nearest station (straight line)Hōrai Station – about 7.6 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 25 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 64 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 95 km (straight line)
Elevation972 m
Coordinates35.20222, 135.83528
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