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Yasu City History and Folk Museum: Location & Nearest Station (28 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Yasu City History and Folk Museum is a museum in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, about 28 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Yasu City History and Folk Museum
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese野洲市歴史民俗博物館
LocationYasu, Shiga Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Yasu Station – about 2.0 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 28 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 65 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 77 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.07262, 136.04487
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.yasu.lg.jp/soshiki/rekishiminzoku/museum.html
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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