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Sanuki Province (讃岐国, Sanuki-no kuni) was a province of Japan in the area of northeastern Shikoku. [1] Sanuki bordered on Awa to the south, and Iyo to the west. Its abbreviated form name was Sanshū (讃州). In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Sanuki was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit.
Zentsūji (善通寺市, Zentsūji-shi) is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2022, the city had an estimated population of 30,780 in 13096 households and a population density of 770 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the city is 39.93 square kilometres (15.42 sq mi).
The Byōbuura Gogakusan Tanjō-in Zentsū-ji (屏風浦五岳山誕生院善通寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan. It was established in 807 by Kūkai , founder of Shingon Buddhism, who was born where the temple now stands. [1]
The first Shingon temple in Japan, it’s renowned as the birthplace of Kūkai. It’s the largest temple complex in Shikoku with seven shrines and a pagoda. It’s counted as one of the three great sacred places related to Kūkai, along with Mt. Kōya in Wakayama and Tō-ji Temple in Kyōto.
Birthplace of the founder of Japan's most sacred pilgrimages. Zentsuji City is located in the northwest of Kagawa Prefecture. It is also the home of Zentsuji Temple, the head temple where the famous monk Kobo Daishi (Kukai) was born.
Name in Japanese: 善通寺. Pronunciation: zentsūji. Address: Zentsuji, Kagawa. Zentsūji is a town with a strange mixture of Buddhist and military history. It’s the birthplace of Kūkai and Enchin.
The Byōbuura Gogakusan Tanjō-in Zentsū-ji is a temple of the Shingon sect in Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan.
