Tenri, Nara
Encyclopedia
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 one among other energy centers 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 Shrine
, a Shinto shrine of religious, historical and artistic significance, stands in Tenri.
As of October 31, 2010, the city has an estimated population
of 69,149 and the density
of 800.61 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.
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Tenri is the only city in Japan to be named after a religious group, the new religious movement
Shinshukyo
is a Japanese term used to describe domestic new religious movements. They are also known as in Japanese, and are most often called simply Japanese new religions in English. Japanese theologians classify all religious organizations founded since the middle of the 19th century as Shinshūkyō. Thus,...
Tenrikyo
Tenrikyo
Tenrikyo is a monotheistic religion originating in revelations to a 19th-century Japanese woman named Nakayama Miki, known as Oyasama by followers...
which has its headquarters in the city and believes it to be one among other energy centers of the world. Tenrikyo had recommended the name Yamabe, which is the district
Yamabe District, Nara
Yamabe is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 11,427 and a density of 103.46 persons per km². The total area is 110.45 km².- Merger :...
that the religion's headquarters were located in prior to the 1954 merger. Nevertheless Tenri was chosen instead.
The Isonokami Shrine
Isonokami Shrine
is a Shinto shrine located in the hills of Tenri in Nara prefecture, Japan. It is one of the oldest extant Shinto shrines in Japan and has housed several significant artifacts....
, a Shinto shrine of religious, historical and artistic significance, stands in Tenri.
As of October 31, 2010, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 69,149 and the density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 800.61 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
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, since 1966.
Education
- Primary Schools
- Senzai Elementary School
- Idodo Elementary School
- Yamanobe Elementary School
- Nikaido Elementary School
- Tenri Elementary School (Private SchoolPrivate schoolPrivate schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
) - Yanagimoto Elementary School
- Tanbaichi 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 SchoolPrivate schoolPrivate schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
)
- High SchoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s- Soekami High School
- Nikaido High School
- Tenri High School (Private SchoolPrivate schoolPrivate schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
) - Tenrikyōkou Gakuen High School
- Universities
- Tenri UniversityTenri Universityis a Japanese private university in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, an independent part of the secular mission of Tenrikyo. It was established in February 1925 as the coeducational , enrolling 104 students, and was reorganised as a university in April 1949...
- Tenri University