Kan'onji

Kan'onji-shi 観 音 寺 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Shikoku
Prefecture :	Kagawa
Coordinates :	34 ° 8 '  N , 133 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 7 '39 "  N , 133 ° 39' 41"  E
Basic data
Surface:	117.45 km²
Residents :	57,333 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	488 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	37205-6
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Kan'onji City Hall 1 - 1 - 1 , Sakamoto-chō Kan'onji shi Kagawa  768-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.kanonji.kagawa.jp/
Location of Kan'onjis in Kagawa Prefecture

Kan'onji ( Japanese 観 音 寺 市 , - shi , literally: Kannon Temple ) is a city in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan .

history

The current city was created on October 11, 2005 by merging the old city of Kan'onji with the Chō Ōnohara ( 大野 原 町 , -chō ) and Toyohama ( 豊 浜 町 , -chō ) in Mitoyo County .

traffic

• Train:
  • JR Yosan Line
• Street:
  • Takamatsu Highway
  • National Road 11 : to Tokushima and Matsuyama
  • National Road 377

Attractions

Kan'on-ji

• Jinne-in , 68th Buddhist temple on the Shikoku pilgrimage
• the eponymous temple Kan'on-ji , 69th temple on the Shikoku pilgrimage route
• Zenigata Sunae

Town twinning

• Appleton (Wisconsin) , USA since 1988

sons and daughters of the town

• Keizō Hamada (* 1952), politician
• Ōhira Masayoshi (1910–1980), 68th and 69th Prime Ministers of Japan , born in Wada at the time

Neighboring cities and communities

• Miyoshi
• Mitoyo
• Shikokuchūō

Web links

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