Zenigata SandPainting「Kanneituuhou」｜A legendary money-fortune spot that was created overnight

The “Kanei Tsuho” coin-shaped sand painting on Ariake Beach is a huge sand painting measuring 122 m east to west, 90 m north to south, and 345 m in circumference, and looks beautifully circular when viewed from the top of Mt. It is said to have been made overnight in 1633 to welcome the lord of the domain, Takatoshi Ikoma, and is unique in its kind. It is said that those who see the Zenigata will live a long and healthy life and will never be short of money. In recent years, people who have seen the Zenigata and purchased lottery tickets have won large sums of money, making it known as a money-making spot and attracting many tourists. It is also used in the title background of the TV show　Heiji Zenigata.

address

14 Ariake-cho, Kanonji City, Kagawa Prefecture 768-0062

map

Google Map

car

・Approximately 12 minutes (about 6 km) from the Ohnohara IC of the Takamatsu Expressway
・Approximately 15 minutes (about 8 km) from the Sanuki Toyonaka IC

train

Approximately 5 minutes (about 2 km) by taxi from JR Kanonji Station

shuttle bus

There are four Noriai buses a day. take the Noriai Bus Gogo Takamuro Line from JR Kannonji Station, and tell the driver to go to Kotohiki Park (Mori Internal medicine). Noriai Bus has no bus stops, and you can get on and off anywhere on the route. (However, you are not allowed to get on and off the bus on Route 11 except at designated spots.)

parking lot

Available
※ Free parking for regular vehicles is available at the top of the mountain, in front of the Yokujitukan, and on the east side of the Ariake Ground.
※ Please use the free parking lot on the east side of the Ariake Ground if you are coming in a large or medium-sized bus.

precautions

Entry into the sand paintings is prohibited.

contact us

Kannonji Tourist Association
TEL：0875-24-2150

  • Directions to the summit viewing platform
  • Light Up
  • Sunazarae

○Car
You can drive up from the driveway in Kotohiki Park. However, due to a tunnel in the middle of the driveway, large and medium-sized buses are not allowed to pass. (Vehicles may drive up to 3 meters high and 2 meters 10 centimeters wide.)

○Walking
You can go up to the observatory from the walking trail in Kotohiki Park (about 15 minutes one way). You can also go up the stone steps of Kotohiki Hachiman-gu Shrine and pass through the shrine grounds. Please refer to the Kotohiki Park Walking Map for the location of the boardwalk and Kotohiki Hachiman Shrine.

Lights up from sunset to 10 p.m. daily. Normally green, but for a limited time it is lit up in gold or blue.
Sunazarae” is the process of beautifying sand paintings. Every spring and fall, several hundred people, mostly citizens, participate in Sunazarae. Only during the Sunazarae, visitors are allowed to enter sand paintings more than 2 meters in depth. For details of the event, please check the website of Kanonji City, etc., as they may be made known.

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