Sanuki, Kagawa

Sanuki さぬき市
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Nagao Temple, one of Shikoku Pilgrimage site with Shamisen mochitsuki event in January.
Location of Sanuki in Kagawa
Sanuki
Coordinates: 34°19′12″N 134°10′46″E
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Kagawa
Government
• Mayor	Shigeki Oyama (since May 2006)
Area
• Total	158.89 km2 (61.35 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2011)
• Total	53,865
• Density	339.01/km2 (878.0/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Pinus
- Flower	Cosmos
Phone number	81-(0)87-894-1111
Address	Shido 5385-8, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture (香川県さぬき市志度町5385番地８) 769-2195

Sanuki (さぬき市, Sanuki-shi) is a city located in Kagawa, Japan.

As of March 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 53,865, with 20,237 households and the density of 339.01 persons per km². The total area is 158.81 km².

The city 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, with also famous for Shido-ji and Nagao-ji. And Nagao-ji held Shamisen-mochitsuki, is new-years event on January 2.^{[citation needed]}

Shido Temple, one of famous for Shikoku Pilgrimage site

External links

• Official website in Japanese