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Sakai Historical Folklore Museum: Day Trip from Tokyo (49 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sakai Historical Folklore Museum is a museum in Sakai, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 49 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.

Sakai Historical Folklore Museum
Photo: Triglav, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese境町歴史民俗資料館
LocationSakai, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Minami-kurihashi Station – about 8.6 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 49 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 256 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 285 km (straight line)
Established1979
Coordinates36.12089, 139.80847
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.town.ibaraki-sakai.lg.jp/page/page000738.html

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