Country Japan Area 158.9 km² Prefecture Kagawa Prefecture | Region Shikoku Population 53,865 (31 Mar 2011) Local time Wednesday 5:34 PM | |
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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 Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 60% Humidity Points of interest Ōkubo‑ji, Dai 87 Banfudasho Nagao Te, Dai 86 Banfudasho Hodaraku, Ōgushi Natural Park, Kagawa Prefectural Kikaku pa | ||
Sanuki (さぬき市, Sanuki-shi) is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Map of Sanuki, 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.
Ōkubo-ji, the 88th and final temple of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage is within the city, also famous for Shido-ji and Nagao-ji. Nagao-ji holds Shamisen-mochitsuki, a yearly new-years event on January 2.
References
Sanuki, Kagawa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA