Genkai, Saga
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Genkai (玄海町; -chou) is a town located in Higashimatsuura District, Saga, Japan.
The town is located in the northwestern edge of the prefecture on the Higashimatsuura Peninsula and is surrounded by the Sea of Genkai. Genkai is home to one of sixteen nuclear power plants in Japan, with the only other nuclear power plant in the Kyushu area being located in Kagoshima. It is the only town in the Higashimatsuura Disctrict of Saga that has not merged with Karatsu.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,847 and a density of 190.19 persons per km². The total area is 36.00 km².