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Zentsuji City
Kagawa Prefecture · City
Official websiteKagawa Prefecture page
Zentsuji City is the temple town of Zentsu-ji, said to have been founded by Kukai in memory of his father, and has 5 temples of the 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage. In the Meiji era it was a military city with the Army's 11th Division, and a Ground Self-Defense Force camp remains today. The city is also known for square watermelons.
Key facts
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.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Buddhist templeZentsu-ji TempleShingon temple in Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 75 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Buddhist templeKonzo-ji TempleTendai Jimon temple in Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 76 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Buddhist templeShusshaka-ji TempleShingon temple in Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 73 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
MuseumThe Museum of JGSDF Camp Zentsuji
Shinto shrineKagawa Gokoku ShrineShinto shrine in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan%2C%20funkyu.jpg?width=240)
Burial mound (kofun)Ohakayama Kofunkofun in Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan
Shinto shrineKigumano ShrineShinto shrine in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Burial mound (kofun)Suriusuyama Kofunkofun in Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
- Setonaikai National ParkTotal park area 673 km²Spans Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Oita
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kagawa Prefecture
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