is one of the 18

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of the city of

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. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated

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of 124,845 and a

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of 6,750 persons per km². The total area was 18.55 km².

Geography

Sakae Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on the southwestern borders of the city of Yokohama. The area is largely flatland, with scattered small hills.

Surrounding municipalities

* Isogo Ward * Kanazawa Ward * Totsuka Ward * Konan Ward *

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History

The area around present-day Sakae Ward has been inhabited continuously for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools from the

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period and ceramic shards from the

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, house ruins from the

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and tombs from the

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at numerous locations in the area. Under the

Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capita ...

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system, it became part of Kamakura District in

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. By the

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, much of the area was farmland supporting the population of nearby Kamakura. Most of the area came under the control of the Nagao clan, the ancestors of the

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. During the

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, the territory came under the control of

Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; 31 January 1543 – 1 June 1616) was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was the third of the three "Gr ...

. It was administered as ''

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'' territory controlled directly by the

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, but administered through various ''

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''. After the

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, Sakae became part of the new

in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into Hongo, Sakae and Toyota villages under Kamakura District. In 1938, the

Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, Potsdam Declaration, when it was dissolved followin ...

established a large fuel depot in former Hongo Village. On April 1, 1939, Sakae was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama, becoming part of Totsuka Ward. In the post-war period, parts of Sakae were used as a residential area for the American occupation forces. All American facilities were returned to Japan by 1967. In a major administrative reorganization of October 1, 1969, Totsuka-ku was divided, and Sakae emerged as an independent ward within the city of Yokohama.

Economy

Sakae Ward is largely a regional commercial center and

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for central Yokohama and Tokyo. There are a number of industries, including factories operated by

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and Shibaura Mecatronics.

Transportation

Railroads

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–

Negishi Line The Negishi Line () is a Japanese railway line which connects Yokohama Station, Yokohama and Ōfuna Station, Ōfuna stations. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Freight trains also operate on this line, and it is essential f ...

** *The

Yokosuka Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Officially, the name Yokosuka Line is assigned to the segment between and Kurihama sta ...

and

Tōkaidō Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line () is one of the most important railway corridors in Japan, connecting the major cities of Tokyo and Kobe via Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. The line, with termini at Tokyo Station, Tokyo and Kōbe St ...

pass through Sakae Ward, but without any stations.

Highways

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Education

Prefectural senior high schools are operated by the

Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education The is the board of education for Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. The board consists of six members; one of them is elected as the chair, and one of them is appointed by the board as the superintendent. The board administers municipal education an ...

: * * * Private secondary school: * operates municipal elementary schools and junior high schools. Junior high schools: *Hongō ( 本郷) *Iijima ( 飯島) *Kamigō ( 上郷) *Katsuradai ( 桂台) *Koyamadai ( 小山台) *Nishihongō ( 西本郷) Elementary schools: *Hongō ( 本郷) *Hongōdai (本郷台) *Iijima ( 飯島) *Kamigō (上郷) *Kasama (笠間) *Katsuradai ( 桂台) *Kosugaya (小菅ケ谷) *Koyamadai (小山台) *Kuden (公田) *Nishihongō (西本郷) *Sakurai ( 桜井) *Senshū (千秀) *Shōdo ( 庄戸) *Toyoda (豊田) Additionally, Hino Minami Elementary School (日野南小学校) and Konandaidaini (No. 2) Elementary School (港南台第二小学校), outside of Sakae-ku, have attendance zones including parts of Sakae-ku. Noshichiri Elementary School merged with Shodo Elementary School in March 2006.

Notable people from Sakae Ward

* Shigetoshi Hasebe, former professional soccer player, current manager of

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*Ryuichi Kawahara, (former baseball player, belonged to the

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) * Hironori Kusano, singer *Daisuke Maki, (singer, member of

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) *

Kozo Yuki is a former Japanese football player. Club career Kozo began his career with Yokohama Flügels and played later for the Waseda University. In 2002, he left Waseda University. He was now scouted by J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later '' ...

, professional soccer player *

Yasuto Wakizaka is a Japanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder (association football)#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club care ...

, professional soccer player

References

* Kato, Yuzo. ''Yokohama Past and Present''. Yokohama City University (1990).

External links

Sakae Ward Office

* {{Kanagawa Wards of Yokohama