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Sakurai City
Nara Prefecture · City
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Sakurai City, in the southeast of the Nara Basin, tells of the beginnings of the Yamato kingship, with Omiwa Shrine, which worships Mt. Miwa as its sacred body, and the Makimuku ruins. It has many old temples and shrines, such as Hase-dera Temple in Hatsuse, known as a temple of flowers, Tanzan Shrine on Tonomine and Abe Monju-in, and it also produces Miwa somen noodles.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Nara Prefecture
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