Tenri, Nara




"Tenri" redirects here. For the religion, see Tenrikyo. For the god from Mongolian mythology, see Tengri.

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Tenri


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天理市

City

Top left: View of Headquarter in Tenri religious community, Top right: Tenri religious school, Middle left: View of a point of side of mount Miwa road, Middle right: Stone site in Ryuo Mount Castle, Bottom: Tenri Reference Museum
Top left: View of Headquarter in Tenri religious community, Top right: Tenri religious school, Middle left: View of a point of side of mount Miwa road, Middle right: Stone site in Ryuo Mount Castle, Bottom: Tenri Reference Museum




Flag of Tenri
Flag


Official seal of Tenri
Emblem



Location of Tenri in Nara Prefecture
Location of Tenri in Nara Prefecture



Tenri is located in Japan

Tenri

Tenri



Location in Japan

Coordinates: 34°36′N 135°50′E / 34.600°N 135.833°E / 34.600; 135.833Coordinates: 34°36′N 135°50′E / 34.600°N 135.833°E / 34.600; 135.833
Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Nara Prefecture
Government

 • Mayor Keisaku Minami
Area

 • Total 86.37 km2 (33.35 sq mi)
Population
(April 1, 2015)

 • Total 66,866
Symbols

 • Tree Ginkgo
 • Flower Ume
Time zone
UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address 605 Kawaharajō-chō, Tenri-shi, Nara-ken
Website www.city.tenri.nara.jp

Tenri (天理市, Tenri-shi) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1954, and is named after the Japanese new religion Tenrikyo, which has its headquarters in the city.


As of April 1, 2015, the city has an estimate population of 66,866, and 29,169 households.[1] The population density is 800.61 persons per km², and the total area is 86.37 km².[citation needed]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Education


  • 3 Shrines and temples


    • 3.1 Tenrikyo


    • 3.2 Shinto




  • 4 Transportation


    • 4.1 Rail


    • 4.2 Road




  • 5 Sister cities


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


Tenri was briefly the capital of Japan during the reign of Emperor Ninken.[2] The life of the Imperial court was centered at Isonokami Hirotaka Palace where the emperor lived in 488–498.[3]



Education




  • Primary schools

    • Senzai Elementary School

    • Idodo Elementary School

    • Yamanobe Elementary School

    • Nikaido Elementary School

    • Tenri Elementary School (Private School)

    • Yanagimoto Elementary School

    • Tanbaichi Elementary School

    • Ichinomoto Elementary School

    • Fukuzumi Elementary School

    • Asawa Elementary School




  • Junior high schools

    • Kita Junior High School

    • Minami Junior High School

    • Fukuzumi Junior High School

    • Nishi Junior High School

    • Tenri Junior High School (Private School)




  • High schools

    • Soekami High School

    • Nikaido High School

    • Tenri High School (Private School)

    • Tenri Kyoko Gakuen High School[4]




  • Universities
    • Tenri University




Shrines and temples


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Gate of Isonokami Jingu



Tenrikyo


  • Tenrikyo Church Headquarters


Shinto


  • Isonokami Shrine


Transportation



Rail


The central station of Tenri is Tenri Station.




  • West Japan Railway Company

    • Sakurai Line (Manyō-Mahoroba Line): Ichinomoto Station - Tenri Station - Nagara Station - Yanagimoto Station



  • Kintetsu Railway

    • Tenri Line: Nikaidō Station - Senzai Station - Tenri Station




Road




  • Expressways of Japan

    • Nishi-Meihan Expressway

    • Keinawa Expressway




  • Japanese National Route Sign 0024.svgJapan National Route 24


  • Japanese National Route Sign 0025.svgJapan National Route 25


  • Japanese National Route Sign 0169.svgJapan National Route 169



Sister cities




  • Brazil Bauru, Brazil


  • Chile La Serena, Chile


  • South Korea Seosan, South Korea



References





  1. ^ "市町村別推計人口・世帯数". Nara Prefecture. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane. (1915). The Imperial Family of Japan, p. 15.


  3. ^ Koch, W. (1904). Japan; Geschichte nach japanischen Quellen und ethnographische Skizzen. Mit einem Stammbaum des Kaisers von Japan, p. 13.


  4. ^ "Tenri Kyoko Gakuen High School Website".




External links




  • Media related to Tenri, Nara at Wikimedia Commons


  • Geographic data related to Tenri, Nara at OpenStreetMap


  • Tenri City official website (in Japanese)













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