Tenri, Nara

Tenri (天理市) 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, 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.

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 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)
 * Tenri Kyoko Gakuen High School
 * Universities
 * Tenri University (Private university)
 * Tenri Health Care University (Private university)

Tenrikyo

 * Tenrikyo Church Headquarters

Shinto

 * Isonokami Shrine

Rail
The central station of Tenri is Tenri Station.
 * West Japan Railway Company
 * Sakurai Line (Manyō-Mahoroba Line): Ichinomoto Station – Tenri Station – Nagara Station – Yanagimoto Station
 * KintetsuLogo.svg Kintetsu Railway
 * Tenri Line: Nikaidō Station – Senzai Station – Tenri Station

Road

 * Expressways of Japan
 * Nishi-Meihan Expressway
 * Keinawa Expressway
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0024.svg National Route 24
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0025.svg National Route 25
 * Japanese National Route Sign 0169.svg National Route 169

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