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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Minamisaku

Area
  
188.2 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 3:51 PM

Region
  
Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)

Phone number
  
0267-86-2525

Population
  
11,091 (Oct 2016)

Prefecture
  
Nagano Prefecture

Sakuho, Nagano httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
569 Takano-machi, Sakuho-machi, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-0697

Weather
  
11°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 34% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Okumuratogyu Memorial Museum, Otomeno Falls, Sakuhomachi Genkigaderu Park, Moraisan, Yoji Dam

Sakuho (佐久穂町, Sakuho-machi) is a town located in Minamisaku District in south-central Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 11,091 and a population density of 58.9 persons per km². Its total area was 188.15 square kilometres (72.65 sq mi).

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Map of Sakuho, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Geography

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 Chikuma 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

  • Nagano Prefecture
  • Chino
  • Saku
  • Kitaaiki
  • Koumi
  • Gunma Prefecture
  • Nanmoku
  • Ueno
  • History

    The area of present-day Sakuho was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern town of Sakuho was created by the merger of the town of Saku and the village of Yachiho on March 20, 2005.

    Education

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

    Railway

  • JR East – Koumi Line
  • Haguroshita - Aonuma - Usuda - Tatsuokajō
  • Highway

  • Japan National Route 141
  • Japan National Route 299
  • Local attractions

  • Nobeyama radio observatory
  • References

    Sakuho, Nagano Wikipedia