Zentsūji, Kagawa

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Location of Zentsūji in Kagawa  prefecture
Location of Zentsūji in Kagawa prefecture
Zentsūji city hall
Zentsūji city hall

Zentsūji (善通寺市 Zentsūji-shi?) is a city located in Kagawa, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 36,010 and the density of 902.96 persons per km². The total area is 39.88 km².

The city was founded on March 31, 1954.

The headquarters (head temple) of Shorinji kempo is located in this city. The city is the place where Kūkai (Also known as Kōbō Daishi) was born.

The temple Zentsuji, which the town gets it's name from is the 75th temple on the 88 temple Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is also one of the three temples on the tour, the others being Tairyuji and Muroto misaki, that we are certain that Kukai visited, since Kukai mentions them by name in his writings.

Farmers of the Zentsuji region found a way to grow cubic watermelons, by growing the fruits in glass boxes and letting them naturally assume the shape of the receptacle. The square shape is designed to make the melons easier to stack and store, but the square watermelons are often more than double the price of normal ones. Pyramid shaped watermelons have also been developed.


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Cities
Higashikagawa | Kan'onji | Marugame | Mitoyo | Sakaide | Sanuki | Takamatsu (capital) | Zentsūji
Districts and towns
Ayauta District: Ayagawa - Utazu | Kagawa District: Naoshima | Kita District: Miki | Nakatado District: Kotohira - Mannō - Tadotsu | Shōzu District: Shōdoshima - Tonoshō
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Coordinates: 34°14′N, 133°47′E