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Wakayama World Heritage Center: Day Trip from Osaka (99 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Wakayama World Heritage Center is a museum in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, about 99 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 World Heritage Center
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese和歌山県世界遺産センター
LocationTanabe, Wakayama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Shingū Station – about 23.8 km
From Osaka Stationabout 99 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 128 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 180 km (straight line)
Established2005
Coordinates33.83839, 135.77556
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.sekaiisan-wakayama.jp/english/

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