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Zeze Shrine: Location & Nearest Station (12 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Zeze Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Otsu, about 12 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Zeze Shrine
Photo: 風見草, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeShinto shrine
Name in Japanese膳所神社
LocationOtsu
Nearest station (straight line)Zezehommachi Station – about 0.1 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 12 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 48 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 92 km (straight line)
Coordinates34.99469, 135.88994
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