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Population1,660
GeoNames
RegionNagano
Elevation275 m
902 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportShinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)
108 km
Why visit Sakae
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Sakae Club Ski Area and 越後妻有「上郷クローブ座」.
Weather in Sakae
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Things to do3
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes2
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Where to stay2
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Churches and places of worship7
Shopping1
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Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
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Map of Sakae
21 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 108 km away.
- Yuzawa 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Tōkamachi 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Iiyama 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Shiozawa 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Minamiuonuma 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Muikamachi 29 km east, about 29 min by car
- Myoko 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Nakano 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Jōetsu 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
- Obuse 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Gakuhoku Fire Department Sakae branch office, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hokushin, Sakae, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture 389-2702, Japan - panoramio (2), kiwa dokokano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hokushin, Sakae, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture 389-2702, Japan - panoramio, kiwa dokokano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ganbaro Sakaemura Ekimae store, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakae Village Museum Kizuna for recovery from the Northern Nagano Earthquake, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hokushin, Sakae, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture 389-2702, Japan - panoramio (1), kiwa dokokano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hokushin, Sakae, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture 389-2702, Japan - panoramio (3), kiwa dokokano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Michinoeki Shin-etsusakae, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nakajo River (Sakae, Nagano) view from Kaitate Bridge lower, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nakajo River (Sakae, Nagano) view from Kaitate Bridge upper, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakaemura White Forest Museum, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakae Club Ski Area 2018-06, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nakajo River (Sakae, Nagano) landslide, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 上郷クローブ座, One-of-Z, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakae Club Ski Area, Sakae, Nagano, Japan, February 2024, Tail furry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nakajo Onsen Tomatonokuni 1, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yoshiraku Ryokan, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morimiyanohara Station 2018-06, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morimiyanohara Station 2018-06 2, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 日本最高積雪地点 - panoramio, alonfloc, CC BY 3.0
- 20210501志久見橋01, 佐藤莞嬴, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20210501宮野原橋01, 佐藤莞嬴, CC BY-SA 4.0
- OYKOT Cross-Seat, キャンター, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miyanohara Post Office, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cenotaph (Kamigo, Tsunan), photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakamaki kominkan, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miyanohara power station, photo: Qurren ( talk ), with IXY 10S compact digital camera., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Miyanohara power station penstock, photo: Qurren ( talk ), with IXY 10S compact digital camera., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Etegami Time Capsule, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nakajo Onsen Tomatonokuni 2, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- OYKOT Inside (Red), キャンター, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS053-E-210582 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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