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Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum: Day Trip from Tokyo (159 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum is a museum in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, about 159 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.

Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese美ヶ原高原美術館
LocationUeda, Nagano Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Bessho-Onsen Station – about 13.7 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 159 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 164 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 256 km (straight line)
Established1981
Coordinates36.23067, 138.14036
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.utsukushi-oam.jp/

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