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Tamanawa Castle: Day Trip from Tokyo (43 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Tamanawa Castle is a castle in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 43 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.

Tamanawa Castle
Photo: つゆつき, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeCastle
Name in Japanese玉縄城
LocationKamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ōfuna Station – about 1.5 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 43 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 240 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 344 km (straight line)
Established1512
Interest among English readersabout 100 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates35.35344, 139.51500
MapOpen in Google Maps
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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