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Sakurai, Nara
Summary
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. The population density is , and the total area is .
Sakurai was briefly the capital of Japan during the reign of Emperor Yūryaku. The life of the Imperial court was centered at Hatsuse no Asakura Palace where the emperor lived in 457–479. Other emperors also built palaces in the area, including
Iware no Mikakuri Palace, 480–484 in reign of Emperor Seinei
Nimiki Palace, 499–506 in reign of Emperor Buretsu
Iware no Tamaho Palace, 526–532 in reign of Emperor Keitai
Hinokuma no Iorino Palace, 535-539 in reign of Emperor Senka
Osata no Sakitama Palace or Osada no Miya, 572–585 in reign of Emperor Bidatsu
The modern 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 was featured in Yukio Mishima's novel Runaway Horses.
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
West Japan Railway Company
Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line): Makimuku Station - Miwa Station - Sakurai Station
Kintetsu Railway
Osaka Line: Daifuku Station - Sakurai Station - Yamato-Asakura Station - Hasedera Station
Japan National Route 165
Japan National Route 166
Japan National Route 169
Kumano, Mie
Taisha, Shimane
Chartres, France.
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