Place:Zentsuji, Kagawa, Japan

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NameZentsuji
Alt namesZentsūjisource: Wikipedia
Zentsujichósource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Zentsūjisource: Rand McNally Atlas (1991) I-198
TypeCity
Coordinates34.233°N 133.783°E
Located inKagawa, Japan
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is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded March 31, 1954, and named after Zentsū-ji Temple. As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 34,114, with 13,079 households and a population density of 855.42 persons per km². The total area is 39.88 km².

The city is the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai, also known as Kōbō Daishi. Zentsūji Temple, established 813 on the site of his birth, is the 75th temple on the 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is also one of three temples on the circuit that Kūkai visited, the others being Tairyūji and Muroto Misaki, as Kūkai mentioned them by name in his writings.

Zentsūji is also home to Shikoku Gakuin University.

Farmers of the Zentsūji 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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