Sanuki (Kagawa)

Sanuki-shi さ ぬ き 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Shikoku
Prefecture :	Kagawa
Coordinates :	34 ° 20 ′  N , 134 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 19 ′ 31 ″  N , 134 ° 10 ′ 19 ″  E
Basic data
Surface:	158.88 km²
Residents :	47,506 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	299 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	37206-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	jaw
Flower :	Jewelry baskets
Color :	green
town hall
Address :	Sanuki City Hall 5385 - 8 , Shido Sanuki -shi Kagawa  769-2195
Website URL:	http://www.city.sanuki.kagawa.jp
Location of Sanukis in Kagawa Prefecture

Sanuki ( Japanese さ ぬ き 市 , - shi ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Kagawa .

history

The city of Sanuki was formed on April 1, 2002 from the former communities Tsuda ( 津 田 町 , -chō ), Ōkawa ( 大川 町 , -chō ), Shido ( 志 度 町 , -chō ), Sankawa ( 寒 川 町 , -chō ) and Nagao ( 長尾 町 , -chō ) of the district Ōkawa founded. The name of the city is based on the old province name Sanuki (讃 岐).

Attractions

Ōkubo-ji

• The last three temples on the Shikoku pilgrimage route :
  • No. 86 Shido-ji
  • No. 87 Nagao-ji
  • No. 88 Ōkubo-ji

traffic

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

education

The Kagawa campus of the private Bunri University Tokushima is located in Sanuki .

Neighboring cities and communities

• Higashikagawa
• Takamatsu
• Mima
• Awa

Town twinning

• Eisenstadt , since 1993

sons and daughters of the town

• Hiraga Gennai (1728–1780), naturalist and painter, born in Shido
• Toshihiro Horikawa (* 1989), football player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Originally with Shido.
2. ^ Austrian-Japanese relations. Japanese Embassy Austria, archived from the original on December 19, 2012 ; accessed on August 22, 2016 . 

Web links

Commons : Sanuki  - collection of images, videos and audio files