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Sakura (佐倉市, Sakura-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 173,740 in 78,483 households and a population density of 1700 people per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 103.59 square kilometres (40.00 sq mi).

Sakura
佐倉市
Clockwise from top:
  • Sakura Furusato Square
  • Hotta residence
  • National Museum of Japanese History
  • Sakura Castle
  • Sakura High School
  • Flag of Sakura
    Official seal of Sakura
    Location of Sakura in Chiba Prefecture
    Location of Sakura in Chiba Prefecture
    Sakura is located in Japan
    Sakura

    Sakura

     

    Coordinates: 35°43′N 140°13′E / 35.717°N 140.217°E / 35.717; 140.217
    CountryJapan
    RegionKantō
    PrefectureChiba
    Government
     • MayorSango Nishida
    Area
     • Total103.59 km2 (40.00 sq mi)
    Population
     (December 2020)
     • Total173,740
     • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
    Phone number043-484-1111
    Address97, Kairinjimachi, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-8501
    ClimateCfa
    WebsiteOfficial website
    Symbols

    FlowerHanashōbu (Iris ensata var. ensata)
    TreeSakura
    Sakura City Hall

    Geography

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    Sakura is located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture on the Shimōsa Plateau.[2] It is situated approximately 40 kilometers northeast of Tokyo and 15 kilometers from Narita International Airport. Chiba City, the prefectural capital, lies 15 kilometers southwest of Sakura. Lake Inba forms the northern city limits.[3][4]

    Neighboring municipalities

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    Chiba Prefecture

    Climate

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    Sakura has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sakura is 14.8 °C (58.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,455.9 mm (57.32 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C (79.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C (38.7 °F).[5]

    Climate data for Sakura, Chiba (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
    Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
    Record high °C (°F) 19.0
    (66.2)
    24.3
    (75.7)
    25.6
    (78.1)
    29.2
    (84.6)
    33.9
    (93.0)
    34.9
    (94.8)
    37.8
    (100.0)
    39.1
    (102.4)
    35.4
    (95.7)
    32.2
    (90.0)
    25.7
    (78.3)
    23.8
    (74.8)
    39.1
    (102.4)
    Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.6
    (49.3)
    10.4
    (50.7)
    13.7
    (56.7)
    18.8
    (65.8)
    23.2
    (73.8)
    25.8
    (78.4)
    29.8
    (85.6)
    31.2
    (88.2)
    27.3
    (81.1)
    21.9
    (71.4)
    16.8
    (62.2)
    11.9
    (53.4)
    20.0
    (68.1)
    Daily mean °C (°F) 3.7
    (38.7)
    4.8
    (40.6)
    8.3
    (46.9)
    13.4
    (56.1)
    18.1
    (64.6)
    21.3
    (70.3)
    25.1
    (77.2)
    26.3
    (79.3)
    22.7
    (72.9)
    17.1
    (62.8)
    11.2
    (52.2)
    6.0
    (42.8)
    14.8
    (58.7)
    Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.8
    (28.8)
    −0.7
    (30.7)
    2.8
    (37.0)
    7.9
    (46.2)
    13.5
    (56.3)
    17.6
    (63.7)
    21.5
    (70.7)
    22.6
    (72.7)
    19.0
    (66.2)
    12.9
    (55.2)
    6.2
    (43.2)
    0.5
    (32.9)
    10.2
    (50.3)
    Record low °C (°F) −12.7
    (9.1)
    −9.5
    (14.9)
    −5.3
    (22.5)
    −2.3
    (27.9)
    3.6
    (38.5)
    9.8
    (49.6)
    13.5
    (56.3)
    15.4
    (59.7)
    7.2
    (45.0)
    −0.4
    (31.3)
    −3.9
    (25.0)
    −7.2
    (19.0)
    −12.7
    (9.1)
    Average precipitation mm (inches) 65.9
    (2.59)
    57.8
    (2.28)
    109.2
    (4.30)
    112.9
    (4.44)
    127.4
    (5.02)
    148.6
    (5.85)
    140.1
    (5.52)
    109.1
    (4.30)
    206.5
    (8.13)
    223.3
    (8.79)
    95.8
    (3.77)
    56.0
    (2.20)
    1,455.9
    (57.32)
    Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.8 6.4 10.4 10.4 10.7 11.7 10.3 8.0 11.0 10.9 8.3 6.1 110
    Mean monthly sunshine hours 189.5 169.7 170.2 180.1 179.4 128.2 162.0 191.4 135.1 132.1 146.8 171.5 1,956
    Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[6][5]

    Demographics

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    Per Japanese census data,[7] the population of Sakura increased rapidly in the late 20th century and has plateaued in the 21st.

    Historical population
    YearPop.±%
    1960 36,869—    
    1970 60,068+62.9%
    1980 101,180+68.4%
    1990 144,688+43.0%
    2000 170,934+18.1%
    2010 172,183+0.7%
    2020 168,743−2.0%

    History

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    The area around Sakura has been inhabited since prehistory, and archaeologists have found numerous Kofun period burial tumuli in the area, along with the remains of a Hakuho period Buddhist temple. During the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, the area was controlled by the Chiba clan. During the Sengoku period, the Chiba clan fought the Satomi clan to the south, and the Later Hōjō clan to the west. After the defeat of the Chiba clan, the area came within the control of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who assigned one of his chief generals, Doi Toshikatsu to rebuild Chiba Castle and to rule over Sakura Domain as a daimyō.[3] Doi rebuilt the area as a jōkamachi, or castle town, which became the largest castle town in the Bōsō region.[2][4] Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Sakura Domain came to be ruled for most of the Edo period under the Hotta clan. In the Bakumatsu period the domain became a center for rangaku studies, centered on the Juntendō school of the doctor Taizen Satō (1804 – 1872).[2][8] The Juntendō and other educational institutions in Sakura contributed greatly to the Meiji Restoration.[2] After the abolition of Sakura Domain, the area eventually became part of Chiba Prefecture.

    Sakura Town was one of several towns and villages created on April 1, 1889 under Inba District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. On March 31, 1954, Sakura achieved city status through merger of the neighboring municipalities of Usui, Wada, Nego, Yadomi, and Shizu.[2]

    Government

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    Sakura has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 28 members. Sakura contributes three members to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Chiba 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

    Economy

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    Sakura is a regional commercial center and, due to its numerous train connections, a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo, with more than 24% of the population commuting, per the 2010 census.

    Education

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    Transportation

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    Railway

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      JR EastNarita Line, Sōbu Main Line

      Keisei Electric Railway - Keisei Main Line

    Yamaman - Yamaman Yūkarigaoka Line

    Highway

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    Local attractions

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    De Liefde Windmill, constructed in 1994

    Sakura boasts a number of tourist attractions, including the large National Museum of Japanese History[9] located on the ruins of Sakura Castle.[3] Several samurai houses near the old castle are open to the public and are protected as Important Cultural Properties. Other sights of interest include the Moto Sakura Castle (one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles[10]), Tsukamoto Sword Museum, Sakura Museum of History and Folklore, Sakura City Museum of Art, and the Sakura Juntendo Memorial Building. Nearby is also the Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art.

    In 1994 on the 40th anniversary of the city's foundation a Dutch windmill called De Liefde was erected by the Dutch millwright company "Verbij Hoogmade BV" on the south-eastern shore of Lake Inba as a landmark of Sakura Furusato Square. The mill serving as a polder mill is named after the first Dutch sailing ship which landed on the Japanese shore in 1600. It is the only windmill of this type in Japan (a so-called "ground-sailer", which means a windmill whose sails reach almost down to the ground.

    In 2023, a monument dedicated to the dog Kabosu was installed in Sakura.[11]

    Noted people from Sakura

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    References

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    1. ^ "Sakura city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  • ^ a b c d e f "佐倉(市)" [Sakura (City)]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  • ^ a b c "Sakura". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  • ^ a b "佐倉" [Sakura]. Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  • ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  • ^ 観測史上110位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  • ^ Sakura population statistics
  • ^ "佐藤泰然" [Satō Taizen]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  • ^ Official website, National Museum of Japanese History; phone 043-486-0123, address 117 Jonai-cho.
  • ^ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  • ^ "Japan creates public monument to original doge meme dog in her home prefecture". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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