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Mount Ōsaka: Location & Nearest Station (8 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Mount Ōsaka is a mountain in Otsu, about 8 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Mount Ōsaka
Photo: Haruno Akiha, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMountain
Name in Japanese逢坂山
LocationOtsu
Nearest station (straight line)Ōtani Station – about 0.9 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 8 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 46 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 96 km (straight line)
Elevation325 m
Coordinates35.00083, 135.84806
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