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Yabase Kihan Island: Location & Nearest Station (14 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Yabase Kihan Island is a park in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, about 14 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Yabase Kihan Island
Photo: On-neko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japanese矢橋帰帆島
LocationOtsu, Shiga Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Seta Station – about 2.7 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 14 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 51 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 90 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.00881, 135.91333
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.hikari-g.com/kihan/

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