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Wakayama Prefectural Museum: Day Trip from Osaka (61 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Wakayama Prefectural Museum is a museum in Wakayama, about 61 km in a straight line from Osaka Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Osaka for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Wakayama Prefectural Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese和歌山県立博物館
LocationWakayama
Nearest station (straight line)Wakayamashi Station – about 1.4 km
From Osaka Stationabout 61 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 100 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 188 km (straight line)
Established1971
Coordinates34.22440, 135.17200
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.hakubutu.wakayama-c.ed.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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