Sakaki, Japan
坂城町
Sakaki is a town of 15,025 people in Nagano, Japan, founded in July 12, 1904.
Why visit Sakaki
Townapedia lists 47 museums and landmarks, 48 parks and trails, 102 places to eat, 19 places to stay and 17 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters and Nagano Prefectural Museum of History.
Weather in Sakaki
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About Sakaki
Sakaki (坂城町, Sakaki-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the town had an estimated population of 15,025 in 6211 households, and a population density of 280 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 53.64 square kilometres (20.71 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Sakaki, Nagano (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do17
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Museums and landmarks47
Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters
Monument and historic site · 9.0 km
Underground WW2 bunker complex, Japan
Nagano Prefectural Museum of History
Museum · 8.6 km
Museum in Chikuma, Nagano, Japan
35 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds48
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Restaurants and cafes102
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History
The area of present-day Sakaki was part of ancient Shinano Province. The area was part of the holdings of the short-lived Sakaki Domain (1683–1702) during the early Edo period, and was thereafter tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate via the Naka-no-jō daikanshō until the Meiji restoration. The modern village of Sakaki was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the municipalities system and was elevated to town status on July 12, 1904. The town annexed the neighboring villages of Nakanojō and Nanjō on April 1, 1955, and the village of Murakami from neighboring Sarashina District on April 1, 1960.
From the History section of Sakaki, Nagano on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay19
Churches and places of worship89
Shopping15
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Healthcare21
Map of Sakaki
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.
- Ueda 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Suzaka 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Matsumoto 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Saku 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Shimosuwa 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Suwa 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Tatsuno 56 km south, about 56 min by car
- Higashiagatsuma 59 km east, about 59 min by car
- Nakanojō 60 km east, about 1 h by car
- Annaka 66 km east, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sakaki town office, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 10S (Digital IXUS 210), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakaki-juku Furusato Rekishikan, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Shinano-railway-Sakaki-station-building-20110908-090318, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinano Railway Sakaki Station (40583412853), Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shinano Railway Sakaki Station waiting room (47549455561), Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sakaki Station 169 Series, キャンター, CC BY 3.0
- Sakaki Highschool Nagano, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Sakaki Plant view from Sakaki Chikumagawa Rose Park, Qurren, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakaki Chikumagawa Rose Park, Qurren, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakaki Chikumagawa Rose Park Sakaki No Kagayaki 1, Qurren, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakaki Chikumagawa Rose Park Sakaki No Kagayaki 2, Qurren, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinano-railway-Tekuno-sakaki-station-building-20110908-095048, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinano Railway Tekuno-Sakaki Station waiting room (46825800474), Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shinano-railway-Tekuno-sakaki-station-building-20110908-095414, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakaki IC, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matsushiro Zouzan Underground Shelter 20100919-01, baku13, CC BY-SA 2.1 jp
- Nagano Prefectural Museum of History, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Toguraonse jinja, Zai零細系統保護協会, Public domain
- Aratojyo, デジタルカメラ, Public domain
- Sarashina-jinja 1, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 10S (Digital IXUS 210), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakaki-jinja (Sakaki), keidai, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Chikuma City Togurakamiyamada Junior High School 2026 Jan 5, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- 坂城駅 - panoramio, alonfloc, CC BY 3.0
- Shinano Railway 169 Series Interior, キャンター, CC BY 3.0
- 千曲川昭和橋と岩井堂山 - panoramio, mapplefan8, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Showa Bridge 昭和橋 坂城町 03 - Oct 9, 2017, elminium, CC BY 2.0
- Showa Bridge 昭和橋 坂城町 01 - Oct 9, 2017, elminium, CC BY 2.0
- Showa Bridge 昭和橋 坂城町 02 - Oct 9, 2017, elminium, CC BY 2.0
- Showa Bridge 昭和橋 坂城町 03 - Oct 9, 2017 (cropped), elminium, CC BY 2.0
- Nebrioporus nipponicus, Kosuke Onoda, CC0
- 千曲川自転車道 - panoramio (2), Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Leleque (martian crater), NASA/JPL/MSSS/The Murray Lab, Attribution
- Japanese-national-railways-D51-245-20110908, LERK, CC BY 3.0
- 二宮金次郎像（千曲市宮下商店）, Komoro no kaze, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamiyamada Seismological Observatory, apple2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chikuma city Kamiyamada branch office, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 10S (Digital IXUS 210), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Togura Kamiyamada Onsen, Apple2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Togura Souzoukan, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 千曲川自転車道 - panoramio (1), Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Togura Station - Nagano - 2025 Jan 5 - various 12, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
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