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Zentsūji-shi

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Zentsūji-shi, Japan
Zentsūji-shi, Japan. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Zentsūji-shi

Zentsuji (善通寺) is a city of 31,000 people (2022) in northwestern Kagawa prefecture.

Zentsūji-shi travel guide

Understand

Tourist information site The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

Getting there

By train On the Shikoku Railway Company's Dosan Line from Konzōji.

By car Takamatsu Expressway National Route 11 National Route 319

By bus Kotosan Bus (Marugame Station - Zentsuji Akamon - Kotohira Station)

See

1 Zentsuji temple (屏風浦五岳山誕生院善通寺), 3-3-1 Zentsuji-cho. A Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in Zentsūji. It was established in 807 by Kūkai, founder of Shingon Buddhism, who was born where the temple now stands. The oldest structure, the Shakadō Hall, dates to around 1677. (updated Dec 2023)

Go next

Kotohira Marugame Tadotsu Mitoyo Kanonji Manno Sakaide Takamatsu Miyoshi

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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