Sakuragawa

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Sakuragawa-shi
桜 川 市
Sakuragawa (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Geographical location in Japan
Region : Kanto
Prefecture : Ibaraki
Coordinates : 36 ° 20 '  N , 140 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 19 '38 "  N , 140 ° 5' 26"  E
Basic data
Surface: 179.78 km²
Residents : 39,692
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 221 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 08231-7
town hall
Address : Sakuragawa City Hall
in 1023 Haneda
Sakuragawa -shi
Ibaraki  309-1293
Website URL: http://www.city.sakuragawa.lg.jp
Location of Sakuragawas in Ibaraki Prefecture
Location of Sakuragawas in the prefecture

Sakuragawa ( Japanese 桜 川 市 , -shi ) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

Sakuragawa is known for its many stonemasons.

geography

The city is located north of Mount Tsukuba on the Sakuragawa River of the same name .

history

The community emerged on October 1, 2005 from the amalgamation of the municipalities of Iwase and Makabe and the village of Yamato.

Sightseeing

traffic

Sakuragawa is on National Road 50 between Chikusei and Mito .

Sakuragawa is about 80 km from Tōkyō by train and can be reached on the JR Mito line . Train stops from Oyama are Yamato, Iwase and Haguro.

Neighboring cities and communities

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Sakuragawa  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Sakuragawa City Hall