Kanzaki, Saga

Infobox City Japan
Name=Kanzaki
JapaneseName=神埼市
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Region=Kyūshū
Prefecture=Saga Prefecture
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Area_km2=125.01
PopDate=September 1, 2007
Population=33,469
Density_km2=268
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CityHallPostalCode=842-0001
CityHallAddress=410 Kanzaki, Kanzaki-chō, Kanzaki-shi, Saga-ken
CityHallPhone=0952-52-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.kanzaki.saga.jp/ City of Kanzaki] nihongo|Kanzaki|神埼市|Kanzaki-shi is a city located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The city was created on March 20, 2006 by merging with the former town of Kanzaki with town of Chiyoda and village of Sefuri (all from Kanzaki District). As a result of this merger there are no longer any village level administration districts in Saga Prefecture.

Geography

The northern part of the city is located in the middle of the Sefuri Mountains. As one goes south the elevation lowers. The southern part consists of the north bank of the Chikugo River and the Saga Plains, and the Jōbaru River runs through the middle portion of the city. The southeast border with Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture is formed by the Chikugo River.

*Mountains: Mt. Sefuri (1055 m), Mt. Doki (Mt. Hatten, 430 m)
*Rivers: Chikugo River, Jōbaru River, Tade River, Sanbonmatsu River

Adjoining municipalities

*Saga Prefecture
**Miyaki
**Saga
**Yoshinogari
*Fukuoka Prefecture
**Kurume
**Ōkawa
**Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City

History

*April 1, 1889 — The modern municipal system is established. The current city region consists of eight villages: Chitose, Hasuike, Kanzaki, Niiyama, Saigō, Sakaino, Sefuri, Shirota.
*1893 - Kanzaki Village becomes Kanzaki Town.
*November 3, 1935 - Hasuike Village becomes Hasuike Town.
*March 31, 1955 - Kanzaki Town and the villages of Saigō and Niiyama merge to form Kanzaki Town.
*April 1, 1955 - The villages of Chitose, Sakaino, Shirota, and part of Hasuike Town merge to form Chitose Village.
*April 1, 1965 - Chitose Village becomes Chitose Town.
*March 20, 2006 - The towns of Kanzaki and Chitose along with Sefuri Village merge to form Kanzaki City.

Education

Universities

*Nishikyushu University (西九州大学)

Prefectural high schools

*Kanzaki High School (佐賀県立神埼高等学校)
*Kanzaki Seimei High School (佐賀県立神埼清明高等学校)

Municipal junior high schools

*Kanzaki Junior High School
*Chiyoda Junior High School
*Sefuri Junior High School

Municipal elementary schools

*Kanzaki Elementary School
*Saigō Elementary School
*Niiyama Elementary School
*Chiyoda Tōbu Elementary School
*Chiyoda Chūbu Elementary School
*Chiyoda Seibu Elementary School
*Sefuri Elementary School

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is Saga Airport in Kawasoe, followed by Fukuoka Airport.

Rail

*JR Kyushu
**Nagasaki Main Line
***Kanzaki Station

Road

*Expressways:
**Nagasaki Expressway: The closest interchange is the Higashi-Sefuri Interchange in Yoshinogari, Saga.
*National highways:
**Route 34
**Route 264
**Route 385

Notable places and festivals

*Kunen Hermitage
*Niiyama Shrine
*Kushida-gū
*Niiyama Park
*Hōshu-dera
*Yoshinogari Historical Park
*Naotori Castle ruins
*Home of Kojin Shimomura
*Jirōnomori Park
*Holiday Chiyoda (堀デーちよだ)

People from Kanzaki

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External links

* [http://www.city.kanzaki.saga.jp/ Official site] ja