Sanuki, Kagawa

Sanuki さぬき市
City
Flag Symbol
Location of Sanuki in Kagawa Prefecture
Sanuki Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°19′12″N 134°10′46″E / 34.32000°N 134.17944°E / 34.32000; 134.17944Coordinates: 34°19′12″N 134°10′46″E / 34.32000°N 134.17944°E / 34.32000; 134.17944
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Kagawa Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Shigeki Oyama (since May 2006)
Area
• Total	158.89 km2 (61.35 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2011)
• Total	53,865
• Density	339.01/km2 (878.0/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Pinus
• Flower	Cosmos
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	Shido 5385-8, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture (香川県さぬき市志度町5385番地８) 769-2195

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

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.

Gallery

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

References

External links

• Sanuki City official website (in Japanese)
• Media related to Sanuki, Kagawa at Wikimedia Commons