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Sakurai, Nara

Coordinates : 34°31′N 135°51′E  /  34.517°N 135.850°E  / 34.517; 135.850
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Sakurai
?井市
City
Top:A panorama view of Mount Miwa and Yamato River, Second:Ōmiwa Shrine, A heritage site of Hashihaka Tomb, Bottom:Hase Temple, Tanzan Shrine (all item from left to right)
Top :A panorama view of Mount Miwa and Yamato River , Second : ?miwa Shrine , A heritage site of Hashihaka Tomb , Bottom : Hase Temple , Tanzan Shrine (all item from left to right)
Flag of Sakurai
Flag
Official logo of Sakurai
Emblem
Map
Location of Sakurai in Nara Prefecture
Location of Sakurai in Nara Prefecture
Sakurai is located in Japan
Sakurai
Sakurai
 
Coordinates: 34°31′N 135°51′E  /  34.517°N 135.850°E  / 34.517; 135.850
Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Nara Prefecture
First official recorded 92 BC
Village settled April 1, 1889
Town settled November 18, 1890
City settled September 1, 1956
Government
 ? Mayor Akira Hasegawa
Area
 ? Total 98.92 km 2 (38.19 sq mi)
Population
  (March 31, 2017)
 ? Total 58,386
 ? Density 590/km 2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Postal code(s)
633-8585
- Tree Cryptomeria
- Flower Prunus jamasakura
Phone number 0744-42-9111
Address 432-1 ?aza ?dono
633-8585
Website www .city .sakurai .lg .jp

Sakurai ( ?井市 , Sakurai-shi ) is a city located in Nara Prefecture , Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 58,386, and 24,629 households . [1] The population density is 590 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,500/sq mi), and the total area is 98.92 square kilometres (38.19 sq mi). [2]

History [ edit ]

Sakurai was briefly the capital of Japan during the reign of Emperor Y?ryaku . [3] The life of the Imperial court was centered at Hatsuse no Asakura Palace where the emperor lived in 457?479. [4] Other emperors also built palaces in the area, including

The modern city was founded on September 1, 1956.

Sakurai is home to ?miwa 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 ?miwa Shrine, as a talisman to the god of sake. It was featured in Yukio Mishima 's novel Runaway Horses .

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References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Official website of Sakurai city" (in Japanese). Japan: Sakurai City . Retrieved 23 April 2017 .
  2. ^ "面積および地勢" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sakurai City . Retrieved 23 April 2017 .
  3. ^ Ponsonby-Fane . (1915). The Imperial Family of Japan, p. 13.
  4. ^ a b c d Koch, W. (1904). Japan; Geschichte nach japanischen Quellen und ethnographische Skizzen. Mit einem Stammbaum des Kaisers von Japan, p. 13 .
  5. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 14; excerpt, "Mikaguri Palace"
  6. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 15.
  7. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 16.
  8. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 17.
  9. ^ Brown, Delmer . (1979). Gukansh?, pp. 262-263 ; excerpt, "... palace was Osada no Miya of Iware in the province of Yamato."
  10. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 18.

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