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Yūsei-ji Temple: Location & Nearest Station (5 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Yūsei-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, about 5 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Yūsei-ji Temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese宥清寺
LocationKamigyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Emmachi Station – about 1.2 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 5 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 42 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 105 km (straight line)
Established1308
Coordinates35.02708, 135.73769
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.honmon-butsuryushu.or.jp/pg/yuseiji/

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