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Zaō Onsen (Yamagata): Location, Nearest Station & Distance from Tokyo

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Zaō Onsen is a hot spring (onsen) area in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture. It is about 282 km from Tokyo Station and 584 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Zaō Onsen
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeHot spring
Name in Japanese蔵王温泉
LocationYamagata, Yamagata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Mokichi Kinenkan-mae Station – about 8.7 km
From Sendai Stationabout 44 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 282 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 458 km (straight line)
Interest among English readersabout 400 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates38.16870, 140.39700
MapOpen in Google Maps
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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