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Takayasu Inspection Depot (Osaka): Railway museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Takayasu Inspection Depot is a railway museum in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, about 395 km from Tokyo Station and 15 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Takayasu Inspection Depot
Photo: Oka21000, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeRailway museum
Name in Japanese高安検車区
LocationYao, Osaka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Takayasu Station – about 0.2 km
From Osaka Stationabout 15 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 42 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 130 km (straight line)
Coordinates34.62026, 135.62371
MapOpen in Google Maps

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