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Sasano Kannon-dō Temple: Day Trip from Sendai (81 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sasano Kannon-dō Temple is a Buddhist temple in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, about 81 km in a straight line from Sendai Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Sendai for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Sasano Kannon-dō Temple
Photo: contri from Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese笹野観音堂
LocationYonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Minami-Yonezawa Station – about 2.1 km
From Sendai Stationabout 81 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 246 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 416 km (straight line)
Coordinates37.87986, 140.09592
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