Kanzaki, Saga

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

This article is about the town in Saga Prefecture, Japan. For the town with the same name in Hyōgo Prefecture, see Kanzaki, Hyōgo.

Kanzaki 神埼市
— City —
Location of Kanzaki in Saga
Kanzaki
Coordinates: 33°19′N 130°22′E / 33.317°N 130.367°E / 33.317; 130.367Coordinates: 33°19′N 130°22′E / 33.317°N 130.367°E / 33.317; 130.367
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Saga
Area
• Total	125.01 km² (48.27 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2007)
• Total	33,348
• Density	267/km² (690/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Maple
- Flower	Cherry Blossom
Phone number	0952-52-1111
Address	410 Kanzaki, Kanzaki-chō, Kanzaki-shi, Saga-ken 842-0001
Website	City of Kanzaki

Kanzaki (神埼市, Kanzaki-shi^?) is a city located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The city was created on March 20, 2006 by the merger of the towns of Kanzaki (old) and Chiyoda, and the 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.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjoining municipalities
2 History
3 Education
4 Transportation
5 Notable places and festivals
6 People from Kanzaki
7 External links

Geography [link]

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

Adjoining municipalities [link]

History [link]

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 — The village of Kanzaki becomes a town.
November 3, 1935 — The village of Hasuike becomes a town.
March 31, 1955 — The villages of Saigō and Niiyama merge into Kanzaki.
April 1, 1955 — The villages of Chitose, Sakaino, Shirota, and part of the town of Hasuike merge to form the village of Chiyoda.
April 1, 1965 — Chiyoda becomes a town.
March 20, 2006 — The towns of Kanzaki and Chiyoda along with the village of Sefuri merge to form the city of Kanzaki.