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Sagami Kokubun-ji Temple: Day Trip from Tokyo (42 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sagami Kokubun-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kokubu-Minami, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 42 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.

Sagami Kokubun-ji Temple
Photo: のりまき, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese相模国分寺
LocationKokubu-Minami, Kanagawa Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Sagami-Kokubu Signal Station – about 0.6 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 42 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 231 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 335 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.45267, 139.39914
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.s-kokubunji.or.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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