Sasaguri (Fukuoka)

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Sasaguri-machi
篠 栗 町
Sasaguri (Fukuoka) (Japan)
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Geographical location in Japan
Region : Kyushu
Prefecture : Fukuoka
Coordinates : 33 ° 37 '  N , 130 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 37 '26 "  N , 130 ° 31' 34"  E
Basic data
Surface: 38.90 km²
Residents : 30,886
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 794 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 40342-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Sasaguri
Tree : Crescent fir
Flower : orchid
Bird : Oriental turtle dove
town hall
Address : Sasaguri Town Hall
4855 - 5 , Oaza Sasaguri
Sasaguri -machi, Kasuya-gun
Fukuoka  811-2492
Website URL: http://www.town.sasaguri.fukuoka.jp

Sasaguri ( Japanese 篠 栗 町 ; - machi ) is a community in Kasuya County in Fukuoka Prefecture , Japan .

The city of Sasaguri has 31,213 inhabitants (as of October 1, 2016). The area is 38.90 km² and the population density is about 802 people per km².

Sasaguri pilgrimage route

Based on the famous Shikoku pilgrimage route, there are the “88 places of Shikoku in Sasaguri” ( Japanese 篠 栗 四 国 八 十八 箇 所 , Sasaguri Shikoku hachijū hakkasho ), a “miniature pilgrimage” to the worship of Kūkai (774–835 ), the founder of the Shingon Buddhist school .

  • Fudō myō-ō ( Acala ) in the Hirahara Kannon-dō Temple (Station No. 41)

  • Akashi Temple Bell Tower (Station # 43)

  • Statue of Kūkai in the Henshō-in Temple (Station No. 62)

  • Yakushi-dō, a temple dedicated to the Buddha of Healing ( Bhaisajyaguru ) (Station No. 74)

  • Ascent to the Yamate Amida-do Temple (Station No. 78)

Neighboring cities and communities

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