is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

located in Nara 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 ...

. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1954, and is named after the Japanese new religion Tenrikyo, which has its

headquarters Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...

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

History

Tenri was briefly the capital of Japan during the reign of Emperor Ninken. The life of the Imperial court was centered at ''Isonokami Hirotaka'' Palace where the emperor lived in 488–498.Koch, W. (1904)
''Japan; Geschichte nach japanischen Quellen und ethnographische Skizzen. Mit einem Stammbaum des Kaisers von Japan,'' p. 13

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 school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school ...

s **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 * Universities ** Tenri University ( Private university) **

Tenri Health Care University is a private university in Tenri, Nara 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, ...

( Private university)

Shrines and temples

Tenrikyo

Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Tenrikyo Church Headquarters (''Tenrikyo Kyokai Honbu'' 天理教教会本部) is the main headquarters of the Tenrikyo religion, located in Tenri, Nara, Japan. This establishment is significant to followers because it is built around the '' ...

Shinto

* Isonokami Shrine

Transportation

Rail

The central station of Tenri is

Tenri Station is a train station in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. Tenri Station is also served by the ...

. * West Japan Railway Company **

Sakurai Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Nara Prefecture. It connects Nara on the Yamatoji Line to Takada on the Wakayama Line, with some services continuing on the Wakayama Line to Ōji Station, and then to JR ...

(Manyō-Mahoroba Line):

Ichinomoto Station is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train servic ...

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Nagara Station is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train servic ...

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Yanagimoto Station is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Nara Prefecture. It connects Nara on the ...

Kintetsu Railway ** Tenri Line: Nikaidō Station –

Senzai Station is a railway station in Tenri, Nara, Japan, serving passengers traveling on Kintetsu Railway's Tenri Line. It is 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from Hirahata, while 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from Tenrii. Lines * Kintetsu Railway ** Tenri Line ...

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Road

Expressways of Japan The of Japan make up a large network of controlled-access toll expressways. History Following World War II, Japan's economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use. However the existing road system was inadequate t ...

** Nishi-Meihan Expressway ** Keinawa Expressway * Japanese National Route Sign 0024

Japan National Route 24 * Japanese National Route Sign 0025

Japan National Route 25 * Japanese National Route Sign 0169

Japan National Route 169 National Route 169 is a national highway of Japan connecting Nara, Nara and Shingū, Wakayama in Japan, with a total length of 184.6 km (114.71 mi). History National Route 169 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 as a second-class ...

Sister cities

* Bauru, Brazil * La Serena, Chile * Seosan, South Korea

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control Tenrikyo Cities in Nara Prefecture Former capitals of Japan