Sakurai, Nara
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sakurai 桜井市 |
|
|---|---|
| — City — | |
 |
|
 |
|
 Sakurai
|
|
| Coordinates: 34°31′N 135°51′E / 34.517°N 135.85°ECoordinates: 34°31′N 135°51′E / 34.517°N 135.85°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Nara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Akira Hasegawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98.92 km2 (38.2 sq mi) |
| Population (December 28, 2011) | |
| • Total | 60,705 |
| • Density | 613.68/km2 (1,589.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Postal code(s) | 633-8585 |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Cryptomeria |
| - Flower | Prunus jamasakura |
| Phone number | 0744-42-9111 |
| Address | 432-1 Ōaza Ōdono 633-8585 |
| Website | City of Sakurai |
Sakurai (桜井市 Sakurai-shi) is a city in Nara, Japan.
As of December 28, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 60,705, and 23,947 households with a density of 613.68 persons per km². The total area is 98.92 km².
The city was founded on September 1, 1956.
Sakurai is home to Ōmiwa Shrine, traditionally considered one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan dedicated to the god of sake. Sake dealers across Japan often hang a wooden sugi ball, made at Ōmiwa Shrine, as a talisman to the god of sake. It features in Yukio Mishima's novel Runaway Horses.
Contents |
[edit] Famous places
- Buddhist temples
- Miwasanbyōdō-ji
- Hase-dera
- Asuka-dera
- Tachibana-dera
- Abe Monju-in
- Seirin-ji
- Shinto shrines
- Ōmiwa Shrine
- Tanzan Shrine
- Kasayamakō Shrine
- Tamatsura Shrine
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] 
In Japan
[edit] Outside Japan
[edit] External links
Media related to Sakurai, Nara at Wikimedia Commons
- (Japanese) Official website
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This Nara Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
