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02426 ／さいむら

Aomori Prefecture 下北郡

Sai Village

Crag lichen as in eastern North America.

Mount Nuidoishi

Photo by Yuto Sato (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Hotokegaura

Rocks with Buddhist namesline the shore.

Along the coast from Ushitaki to Fukuura in Sai Village, tuff crags carved by sea erosion stand in rows. They carry names tied to Buddhism, such as Head of the Tathagata, Thirteen Buddhas, Five Hundred Arhats and Lotus Rock. The designated name is Hotokeuta (Hotokegaura).

Designated 1941, Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument
Coast from Ushitaki to Fukuura
Tuff crags

02 ／ Fukuura Kabuki

Among the musicians,an empty oil can joins in.

Fukuura is a fishing village south of Sai's main settlement. The prefecture records that in 1890 Nakamura Kikugoro and his wife, kabuki actors from the Kyoto-Osaka area, visited and taught for two years. Every household shares the casting and stagehand roles, and the band has shamisen, flute and other instruments, plus a gankara (an empty oil can).

Prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Property, 1984
1890: actors from Kamigata teach for two years
Every household shares the roles

03 ／ Former Mikami House

A townhouse made a clinic,its Japanese style kept.

A townhouse thought to date from the late Edo period was converted into a clinic around 1897. The consulting room and the living and reception rooms keep much of their original look. Given that Western-style clinics are the ones designated across Japan, the prefecture calls it a rare Japanese-style clinic building.

Late Edo period, estimated
Converted to a clinic around 1897
Prefectural Treasure, 2016

Sai Village from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot June 2017)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

No station; 130 minutes by bus from Shimokita.

about 2,000 people
Rural district town

There is no railway station in the village. On the Sai Line bus (timetable revised October 1, 2026), the fastest daily service runs from Shimokita Station on the Ominato Line to the Sai Village Office stop in 130 minutes, with no change.

People living here: 1,788people
Area: 135.05km²
Households: 826households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 4 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —1 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Sai Village in Japan41.430°N 140.859°E

to ShimokitaLocal bus130min

Travel times follow 下北交通『佐井線下り（むつ～佐井方面行き）』（令和8年10月1日改正）https://shimoko.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/sai.pdf （第2段で PDF を画像で目視）。下北駅発→佐井役場前着は臨(8/6〜8/17のみ)9:20→11:30・便3 11:15→13:30（135分）・便4 12:55→15:05（130分）・便5 14:30→16:40（130分）・便6 16:55→19:15（140分）。便3〜6は●（土・日曜・祝日運休）・〇の印が無く毎日運転。最速は130分（便4・便5）で、令和7年4月1日改正の表（http://www.0175.co.jp/s/s-bus/sai.pdf）と同じ。便1・便2はむつ発（駅でない）なので採らない (checked 2026-10-28). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 2 municipalities.

Territory of Sai Village

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

28.7km

Mutsu City, Oma Town

Sai Village isthis kind of town.

01Mount Nuidoishi is a rocky peak on the west coast of the Shimokita Peninsula. A rock lichen found near its summit proved the same as one on the east coast of North America and was named Oourahidaiwatake. It is a national natural monument as a special plant community
02Hotokegaura, a coast lined with rocks named after Buddhist themes, is a national Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument. In Fukuura every household keeps up kabuki, and the former Mikami House survives as a Japanese-style clinic
03The village has no railway station; a bus runs from Shimokita Station to the Sai Village Office stop

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Sai Village official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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