Tenri, Nara

is a Japanese city in Nara Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tenri" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 960.

History
The Isonokami Shrine is in Tenri.  A town grew up around the shrine.Nussbaum, "Isonokami-jinjū" at p. 401.

According to tradition, Tenri was the site of the  Hirotaka Palace (Hirotak no miya) when Emperor Ninken lived there.Koch, W. (1904).  Japan; Geschichte nach japanischen Quellen und ethnographische Skizzen. Mit einem Stammbaum des Kaisers von Japan, p. 13. 

Tenri is the center of the Tenrikyo religion.

Gallery

Related pages
 Capital of Japan

References

 Other websites 

 Tenri City website 

Category:Cities in Nara Prefecture
Category:Tenrikyo