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Ayagawa Town
Kagawa Prefecture · Town
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Ayagawa Town, in the center of Kagawa Prefecture, is known as the birthplace of Sanuki udon. The Aya River flows north, and Takinomiya Tenmangu, linked to Sugawara no Michizane, preserves the Takinomiya Nenbutsu Odori dance. Many kofun (ancient burial mounds) and kiln sites remain, and 2 of the "Seven Fujis of Sanuki" are in the town.
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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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