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 Tenri's location in Nara, Japan. |
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  Tenri's location in Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Nara |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 86.37 km2 (33.35 sq mi) |
| Population (as of March 31, 2005) | |
| Total | 69,857 |
| Density | 805.68 /km² (2,087 /sq mi) |
| Location | Coordinates: |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Ginkgo |
| Flower | Ume |
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| Tenri Government Office | |
| Address | 605 Kawaharajō-chō, Tenri-shi, Nara-ken |
| Phone number | 0743-63-1001 |
| Official website: City of Tenri | |
Tenri (天理市 Tenri-shi?) is a city located in Nara, Japan. Tenri is the only city in Japan to be named after a religious group, the new religious movement Tenrikyo which has its headquarters in the city and believes it to be the center of the world. Tenrikyo had recommended the name Yamabe, which is the district that the religion's headquarters were located in prior to the 1954 merger. Nevertheless Tenri was chosen instead.
The Isonokami Jingu, a Shinto shrine of religious, historical and artistic significance, stands in Tenri.
As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 69,587 and the density of 805.68 persons per km². The total area is 86.37 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1954. It is sister city of La Serena, Chile, since 1966.
Education
- Primary Schools
- Yamanobe Elementary School
- Nikaido Elementary School
- Tenri Elementary School (Private School)
- Yanagimoto Elementary School
- Tabaichi 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)
- Tenrikyōkou Gakuen High School
- Universities
- Tenri University
Sister cities
External links
Media related to Tenri, Nara at Wikimedia Commons- (Japanese) Official website
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| Gojō | Gose | Ikoma | Kashiba | Kashihara | Katsuragi | Nara (capital) | Sakurai | Tenri | Uda | Yamatokōriyama | Yamatotakada | |||
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| Ikoma | Kitakatsuragi | Shiki | Takaichi | Uda | Yamabe | Yoshino | |||
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