Sakurai, Nara

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Sakurai
桜井市

Sakurai's location in Nara, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara
Physical characteristics
Area	98.92 km² (38.19 sq mi)
Population (as of January 31, 2007)
Total	63,321
Density	630.01 /km² (1,632 /sq mi)
Location	34°31′N, 135°51′E
Symbols
Tree	Cryptomeria
Flower	Prunus jamasakura
Sakurai Government Office
Mayor	Akira Hasegawa
Address	〒633-8585 432-1 Ōaza Ōdono
Phone number	0744-42-9111
Official website: City of Sakurai

Sakurai (桜井市, Sakurai-shi^?) is a city located in Nara, Japan.

As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 63,321 and the density of 630.01 persons per km². The total area is 98.92 km².

The city was founded on September 1, 1956.

Sakurai is home to O-Miwa Shrine, traditionally considered one of the oldest shinto shrines in Japan dedicated to the god of sake. Japanese sake dealers across Japan often hang a wooden sugi ball, made at O-Miwa Shrine, as a talisman to the god of sake. It features in Yukio Mishima`s novel Runaway Horses.

Contents 1 Famous places 2 Sister cities 2.1 In Japan 2.2 Outside Japan 3 External links

[edit] Famous places

• Buddhist temples
  • Miwasanbyodo-ji
  • Hasedera
  • Asukadera
  • Tachibanadera
  • Abemonnjuin
  • Seirin-ji

• Shinto shrines
  • Omiwa Shrine
  • Tanzan Shrine
  • Kasayamakou Shrine
  • Tamatsura Srine

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] In Japan

• Kumano, Mie
• Taisha, Shimane

[edit] Outside Japan

• Chartres,France.

[edit] External links

• The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sakurai, Nara.
• (Japanese) Official website

Nara Prefecture
Cities
Gojō | Gose | Ikoma | Kashiba | Kashihara | Katsuragi | Nara (capital) | Sakurai | Tenri | Uda | Yamatokōriyama | Yamatotakada
Districts
Ikoma | Kitakatsuragi | Shiki | Takaichi | Uda | Yamabe | Yoshino
See also: Towns and villages by district edit