Sakurai | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | City |
Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Sakurai, Nara.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem |
Image Map1: | Sakurai in Nara Prefecture Ja.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Sakurai in Nara Prefecture |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | |
Coordinates: | 34.5167°N 186°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansai |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Nara Prefecture |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Akira Hasegawa |
Area Total Km2: | 98.92 |
Population Total: | 58,386 |
Population As Of: | March 31, 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | 633-8585 |
Established Title: | First official recorded |
Established Date: | 92 BC |
Established Title2: | Village settled |
Established Date2: | April 1, 1889 |
Established Title3: | Town settled |
Established Date3: | November 18, 1890 |
Established Title4: | City settled |
Established Date4: | September 1, 1956 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Cryptomeria |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Prunus jamasakura |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0744-42-9111 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 432-1 Ōaza Ōdono 633-8585 |
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, and the total area is .[2]
Sakurai was briefly the capital of Japan during the reign of Emperor Yūryaku.[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 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.
Daifuku Station - Sakurai Station - Yamato-Asakura Station - Hasedera Station