Sakura-ku

Sakura-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in , , and is located in the southwestern part of the city.
city.saitama.jp
Wikipedia
Photo: Ebiebi2, Public domain.
  • Type: Suburb with 97,900 residents
  • Description: one of the ten wards of Saitama located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Sakura Ward” and “Sakura-ku, Saitama”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minami-Yono and Nishi-Urawa.

Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station is a passenger railway station on the Saikyō Line located in , , Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station is a passenger railway station on the Musashino Line located in Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Museum
Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asaka and Minami.

Photo: urawa, CC BY 2.0.
is a small city in , right across the river from . is primarily a bedroom community with over 37% of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis for work.

Suburb
Photo: ainosuke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Minami-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in , , and is located in the southern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 192,143 and a population density of 14,000 persons per km2. is situated 3½ km east of Sakura-ku.

Suburb
Photo: うぐいすの森, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urawa is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in , . Located in the northeast of the city, Urawa is the governmental center of Saitama and houses most of the city's administrative offices including the city hall, as well as the offices of government.

Sakura-ku

Latitude
35.8563° or 35° 51′ 23″ north
Longitude
139.6101° or 139° 36′ 36″ east
Population
97,900
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XVJ46+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1447041285
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7464119
Wiki­data ID
Q1062270
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Sakura-ku from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Sakura-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساكورا-كو”
  • Catalan: “Sakura”
  • Cebuano: “Sakura Ku”
  • Chinese: “樱区”
  • Chinese: “櫻區”
  • Dutch: “Sakura-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Sakura-ku”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Sakura”
  • French: “Sakura-ku”
  • German: “Sakura-ku”
  • German: “Stadtbezirke Sakura”
  • Hungarian: “Szakura-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Sakura-ku, Saitama”
  • Irish: “Sakura-ku”
  • Italian: “Sakura-ku”
  • Japanese: “さいたま市桜区”
  • Japanese: “さくらく”
  • Japanese: “サクラク”
  • Japanese: “桜区”
  • Korean: “사꾸라 구”
  • Korean: “사쿠라구”
  • Persian: “ساکورا-کو”
  • Polish: “Sakura-ku”
  • Polish: “Sakura”
  • Portuguese: “Sakura-ku”
  • Russian: “Сакура”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Sakura”
  • Spanish: “Sakura-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตซากุระ”
  • Thai: “เขตซากูระ”
  • Turkish: “Sakura, Saitama”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Сакура”
  • Ukrainian: “Сакура-ку”
  • Ukrainian: “Сакура”
  • Venetian: “Sakura-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Sakura”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dojo 4-chome and 字拾石田.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sakura Ward Office and プラザウエスト.

Saitama: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kawagoe, Kasukabe, Koshigaya, and Kawaguchi.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.