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Tandai-ji Temple: Day Trip from Kyoto (54 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Tandai-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, about 54 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Kyoto for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Tandai-ji Temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese谷田寺
LocationObama, Fukui Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Seihama Station – about 1.8 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 54 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 88 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 110 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.47259, 135.72507
MapOpen in Google Maps

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