- This article is about the city in Nagano, Japan. For the town in Minamisaku District, Nagano see Saku, Nagano (Minamisaku). For the boroughtown and the rural municipality in Estonia see Saku.
Saku (佐久市; -shi) is a city located in Nagano, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 68,097 and the density of 353.53 persons per km². The total area is 192.62 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1961.
Since the opening of the Sakudaira station of the Hokuriku Shinkansen (super express train), many people have moved to Saku and commute to Tokyo by Shinkansen. It takes about one hour to get to Tokyo.
Saku is regarded as a comfortable city in which to live.
Education
- Iwamurada Highschool (900 students)
- Nakagomi Junior Highschool
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