Sakuho, Nagano

Town in Chūbu, Japan

Sakuho

佐久穂町

Town

Sakuho Town Hall

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Location of Sakuho in Nagano Prefecture

Sakuho

Coordinates: 36°9′39.5″N 138°29′0.1″E﻿ / ﻿36.160972°N 138.483361°E﻿ / 36.160972; 138.483361
Country| Japan
Region| Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture| Nagano
District| Minamisaku
Area

• Total| 188.15 km2 (72.65 sq mi)
Population

(April 2019)

• Total| 11,076
• Density| 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols|
Phone number| 0267-86-2525
Address| 569 Takano-machi, Sakuho-machi, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-0697
Website| http://www.town.sakuho.nagano.jp/
Shirakoma Pond in Sakuho

Sakuho (佐久穂町, Sakuho-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019[update], the town had an estimated population of 11,076 in 4330 households,[1] and a population density of 59 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 188.15 square kilometres (72.65 sq mi).

## Geography

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Yoji Dam in the town

Located in eastern Nagano prefecture, Sakuho stretches from west to east. It is situated in the Saku Basin, between the high peaks Mount Arafune and Mount Tateshina. The Shinano River flows through, and the mountainous parts of the town are located in the Yatsugatake-Chushin Kogen Quasi-National Park and the Myogi-Arafune-Saku Kogen Quasi-National Park.

* Mountains: Mount Morai
* Rivers: Chikuma River, Ōishi River, Nukui River
* Lakes: Futago Pond, Shirakoma Pond

### Surrounding municipalities

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* Nagano Prefecture
* Chino
* Saku
* Kitaaiki
* Koumi
* Gunma Prefecture
* Nanmoku
* Ueno

### Climate

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The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Sakuho is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1661 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.2 °C.[2]

## Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Sakuho has declined gradually over the past 50 years.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1960 | 17,267| —
1970 | 14,969| −13.3%
1980 | 14,228| −5.0%
1990 | 13,842| −2.7%
2000 | 13,622| −1.6%
2010 | 12,070| −11.4%
2020 | 10,218| −15.3%

## History

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The area of present-day Sakuho was part of ancient Shinano Province. The villages of Kaisei and Sakai were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, merging to form the town of Sakuho on February 1, 1955. Sakuho was created by the merger of Saku and the village of Yachiho on March 20, 2005.

## Education

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Sakuho has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the city government. The town does not have a high school.

## Transportation

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### Railway

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* East Japan Railway Company \- Koumi Line
* Haguroshita \- Aonuma \- Usuda \- Tatsuokajō

### Highway

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* National Route 141
* National Route 299

## Local attractions

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* Togyū Okumura Memorial Museum

## References

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1. ^ Sakuho Town official statistics(in Japanese)
2. ^ Sakuho climate data
3. ^ Sakuho population statistics

## External links

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* Media related to Sakuho, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
* Official Website (in Japanese)

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Nagano Prefecture

Nagano (capital)

Core cities|

* Nagano
* Matsumoto

Cities|

* Azumino
* Chikuma
* Chino
* Iida
* Iiyama
* Ina
* Komagane
* Komoro
* Nakano
* Okaya
* Ōmachi
* Saku
* Shiojiri
* Suwa
* Suzaka
* Tōmi
* Ueda

Districts|

* Chiisagata District
* Aoki
* Nagawa
* Hanishina District
* Sakaki
* Higashichikuma District
* Asahi
* Chikuhoku
* Ikusaka
* Omi
* Yamagata
* Kamiina District
* Iijima
* Minamiminowa
* Minowa
* Miyada
* Nakagawa
* Tatsuno
* Kamiminochi District
* Iizuna
* Shinano
* Ogawa
* Kamitakai District
* Obuse
* Takayama
* Kiso District
* Agematsu
* Kiso (town)
* Nagiso
* Kiso (village)
* Ōkuwa
* Ōtaki
* Kitaazumi District
* Ikeda
* Hakuba
* Matsukawa
* Otari
* Kitasaku District
* Karuizawa
* Miyota
* Tateshina
* Minamisaku District
* Kawakami
* Kitaaiki
* Koumi
* Minamiaiki
* Minamimaki
* Sakuho
* Shimoina District
* Achi
* Anan
* Hiraya
* Matsukawa
* Neba
* Ōshika
* Shimojō
* Takagi
* Takamori
* Tenryū
* Toyooka
* Urugi
* Yasuoka
* Shimominochi District
* Sakae
* Shimotakai District
* Yamanouchi
* Kijimadaira
* Nozawaonsen
* Suwa District
* Hara
* Fujimi
* Shimosuwa

Former Districts|

* Minamiazumi District
* Sarashina District

List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture

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