Sakura (Chiba)

Sakura-shi 佐 倉 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Chiba
Coordinates :	35 ° 43 '  N , 140 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 43 '25 "  N , 140 ° 13' 26"  E
Basic data
Surface:	103.59 km²
Residents :	170.906 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	1650 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	12212-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	cherry
Flower :	Japanese iris
town hall
Address :	Sakura City Hall 97 Kairinji-machi Sakura -shi Chiba  285-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.sakura.lg.jp
Location Sakuras in Chiba Prefecture

Sakura ( Japanese 佐 倉 市 , -shi , literally: auxiliary warehouse ) is a large city in Japan . The city is located near Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture .

history

Sakura is an old castle town , where various daimyo families resided in Sakura Castle in the Tokugawa period . From 1746 the daimyo of the Hotta family ( 堀 田 ) took over the castle with an income of 100,000 koku . After the Meiji restoration , the castle fell into disrepair, only the ramparts are partially preserved. Today the National Museum of Japanese History is located there .

Sakura received city ​​rights on April 1, 1954 , after the merger of the municipality of Sakura ( 佐 倉 町 , -machi ) with another ( 臼 井 町 ) and 4 villages ( 志 津 村 , 根 郷 村 , 和 田村 , 弥 富 村 ) in the Imba district .

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the city of Sakura, the Dutch mill builder "Verbij Hoogmade BV" built a concrete polder windmill ( ground sail ) with brick cladding (earthquake), four floors, codend tracking and bucket wheel. The windmill is called De Liefde ( Die Liebe ) after the first Dutch sailing ship that docked on Japan's coast in 1600 and is visible from afar on the south-east bank of Lake Imba within the Sakura Furusato Park on a circular artificial island surrounded by a 6 m wide moat.

traffic

• Street:
  • Higashikantō Highway to Tokyo or Kashima
  • National roads 251, 296
• Train:
  • Keisei - main line , to Tokyo ( Ueno ) and Narita
  • JR Sobu Main Line , to Tokyo and Yokohama

sons and daughters of the town

• Shigeo Nagashima , baseball player
• Chū Asai (1856–1907), painter
• Katsuya Nagato (born 1995), soccer player
• Shunta Nakamura (* 1999), football player
• Shinnosuke Nakatani (born 1996), football player

Neighboring cities and communities

• Chiba
• Yachiyo
• Inzai
• Yotsukaidō
• Yachimata

annotation

1. ↑ This is the onomatopoeic description of sakura . That doesn't have to mean a cherry , even if it appears in the coat of arms.

Web links

Commons : Sakura  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Polder windmill De Liefde in Sakura