Sanuki (さぬき市, Sanuki-shi) is a city in eastern Kagawa Prefecture, Japan with a population of 46,723.[2] The city lies just east of the prefecture capital, Takamatsu. Sanuki stretches from the Seto Inland Sea in the north to the Sanuki Mountains and Tokushima Prefecture in the south.

Sanuki さぬき市
City
Flag Seal
Location of Sanuki in Kagawa Prefecture
Sanuki Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°19′12″N 134°10′46″E
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku
Prefecture	Kagawa Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Shigeki Oyama (since May 2006)
Area [1]
• Total	158.63 km2 (61.25 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	46,723
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Shido 5385-8, Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture (香川県さぬき市志度町5385番地８) 769-2195
Symbols
Flower	Cosmos
Tree	Pinus

The city was created in 2002 by merging five former towns in western Ōkawa District (since dissolved): Shido, Tsuda, Nagao, Sangawa and Ōkawa.[3][4]

Ōkubo-ji, the 88th and final temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage is within the city, also famous for Shido-ji and Nagao-ji. Nagao-ji holds Shamisen-mochitsuki, an annual New Year's event on January 2. ^{[citation needed]}

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References

External links

• Sanuki City official website (in Japanese)
• Media related to Sanuki, Kagawa at Wikimedia Commons

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