Sanuki, Kagawa

Sanuki (Japanese: さぬき市, Hepburn: Sanuki-shi) is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Sanuki

さぬき市
City
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Location of Sanuki in Kagawa Prefecture
Sanuki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°19′12″N 134°10′46″E
CountryJapan
RegionShikoku
PrefectureKagawa Prefecture
Government
 • MayorShigeki Oyama (since May 2006)
Area
 • Total158.89 km2 (61.35 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2011)
 • Total53,865
 • Density339.01/km2 (878.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall addressShido 5385-8, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture (香川県さぬき市志度町5385番地８)
769-2195
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TreePinus

As of March 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 53,865, with 20,237 households and a population density of 339.01 persons per km². The total area is 158.81 km2 (61.32 sq mi).

The modern city of Sanuki was founded on April 1, 2002 and is the merger of five towns from the western part of the former Ōkawa District: Shido, Tsuda, Nagao, Sangawa and Ōkawa.[1][2]

Ōkubo-ji, the 88th and final temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage is within the city, also famous for Shido-ji and Nagao-ji. Nagao-ji holds Shamisen-mochitsuki, an annual New Year's event on January 2.

  • Shido Temple, a famous Shikoku Pilgrimage site
  • Nagao Temple, a Shikoku Pilgrimage site where the annual Shamisen-mochitsuki event is held.

References
  1. "Weekly News." KSB.
  2. Topics Sanuki-shi Official website in Japanese
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