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Sakurai, Nara

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Sakurai (桜井市; -shi) is a city located in Nara, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 61,957 and the density of 626.33 persons per km². The total area is 98.92 km².

The city was founded on September 1, 1956.

Sakurai is home to O-Miya Shrine, traditionally considered one of the oldest shinto shrines in Japan, as well as home to the god of sake. Japanese sake dealers across Japan often hang a wooden sugi ball, made at O-Miya Shrine, as a talisman to the god of sake.

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