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Yamakawa Tomiko Memorial Museum: Day Trip from Kyoto (57 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Yamakawa Tomiko Memorial Museum is a museum in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, about 57 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.

Yamakawa Tomiko Memorial Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese山川登美子記念館
LocationObama, Fukui Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Obama Station – about 0.8 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 57 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 91 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 109 km (straight line)
DesignationsRegistered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Coordinates35.49851, 135.74708
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www1.city.obama.fukui.jp/obm/rekisi/tomiko/

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