Sanuki (Zentsū-ji), Shikoku

Sanuki was the old province corresponding to modern Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It was the birthplace, in 774, of Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi), founder of the Shingon school; the temple Zentsū-ji, said to stand on the grounds of his family home, marks his birthplace and is a major site on the Shikoku pilgrimage.