Kanzaki, Saga

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This article is about the town in Saga Prefecture, Japan. For the town with the same name in Hyōgo Prefecture, see Kanzaki, Hyōgo.

**Kanzaki**
**神埼市**
Kanzaki's location in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Saga Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	125.01 km² (48.27 sq mi)
Population (as of September 1, 2007)
Total	33,469
Density	268 /km² (694 /sq mi)
Location	33°19′N, 130°22′E
Symbols
Kanzaki Government Office
Address	〒842-0001 410 Kanzaki, Kanzaki-chō, Kanzaki-shi, Saga-ken
Phone number	0952-52-1111
Official website: City of Kanzaki

Kanzaki (神埼市, Kanzaki-shi^?) is a city located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The city was created on March 20, 2006 by merging with the former town of Kanzaki with town of Chiyoda and village of Sefuri (all from Kanzaki District). As a result of this merger there are no longer any village level administration districts in Saga Prefecture.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjoining municipalities
2 History
3 Education
4 Transportation
5 Notable places and festivals
6 People from Kanzaki
7 External links

[edit] Geography

The northern part of the city is located in the middle of the Sefuri Mountains. As one goes south the elevation lowers. The southern part consists of the north bank of the Chikugo River and the Saga Plains, and the Jōbaru River runs through the middle portion of the city. The southeast border with Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture is formed by the Chikugo River.

Mountains: Mt. Sefuri (1055 m), Mt. Doki (Mt. Hatten, 430 m)
Rivers: Chikugo River, Jōbaru River, Tade River, Sanbonmatsu River

[edit] Adjoining municipalities

[edit] History

April 1, 1889 — The modern municipal system is established. The current city region consists of eight villages: Chitose, Hasuike, Kanzaki, Niiyama, Saigō, Sakaino, Sefuri, Shirota.
1893 - Kanzaki Village becomes Kanzaki Town.
November 3, 1935 - Hasuike Village becomes Hasuike Town.
March 31, 1955 - Kanzaki Town and the villages of Saigō and Niiyama merge to form Kanzaki Town.
April 1, 1955 - The villages of Chitose, Sakaino, Shirota, and part of Hasuike Town merge to form Chitose Village.
April 1, 1965 - Chitose Village becomes Chitose Town.
March 20, 2006 - The towns of Kanzaki and Chitose along with Sefuri Village merge to form Kanzaki City.

[edit] Education

[edit] Universities

Nishikyushu University (西九州大学)

[edit] Prefectural high schools

Kanzaki High School (佐賀県立神埼高等学校)
Kanzaki Seimei High School (佐賀県立神埼清明高等学校)

[edit] Municipal junior high schools

Kanzaki Junior High School
Chiyoda Junior High School
Sefuri Junior High School

[edit] Municipal elementary schools

Kanzaki Elementary School
Saigō Elementary School
Niiyama Elementary School
Chiyoda Tōbu Elementary School
Chiyoda Chūbu Elementary School
Chiyoda Seibu Elementary School
Sefuri Elementary School

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Air

The nearest airport is Saga Airport in Kawasoe, followed by Fukuoka Airport.

[edit] Rail

JR Kyushu
- Nagasaki Main Line
  - Kanzaki Station

[edit] Road

Expressways:
- Nagasaki Expressway: The closest interchange is the Higashi-Sefuri Interchange in Yoshinogari, Saga.
National highways:
- Route 34
- Route 264
- Route 385