is a
town in
Kasuya District,
Fukuoka Prefecture,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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As of 2016, the town has an estimated
population of 31,213 and a
population density of 800 persons per km
2. The total area is 38.90 km
2.
The town has three railway stations, , , and , all operated by
JR Kyushu on the
Sasaguri Line linking it to
Hakata Station in Fukuoka. The center of Sasaguri is directly south of
Narufuchi Dam.
The town is known for its
reclining Buddha statue at
Nanzo-in, considered one of the largest bronze statues in the world. Nanzo-in is the initial temple on the 88-temple Sasaguri pilgrimage route.
The town jointly manages the 17-hectare Sasaguri Kyudai Forest with
Kyushu University.
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Towns in Fukuoka Prefecture
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