Saka Town

From a hill castle, see Hiroshima Bay.

Takaoyama Castle Ruins, Tenjindo

Photo by OS6 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Kamijo Tunnel (上條トンネル)

To a district cut off by steep mountain paths,he brought a tunnel with his own funds.

The Kamijo district had no maintained road, and people climbed steep mountain paths to reach neighboring Ueda. Une Tamekichi (畝為吉), born in 1889 (Meiji 22), went alone to Hawaii at 16, worked, and put his savings into a tunnel, built in 1951. Above both entrances are carved the words "Coexistence and Mutual Prosperity" (共存共栄) and "Working Together" (協力一致).

Tunnel built in 1951 (Showa 26)
Went alone to Hawaii at 16
"共存共栄" and "協力一致" carved above both entrances

02 ／ Yokohama's Hikifune (曳船)

A ship-shaped mikoshi is swungas if riding rough seas, up to the shrine.

In the autumn festival of Yawatayama Hachiman Shrine, the Yokohama district offers a ship-shaped mikoshi called the hikifune (曳船). The town's chronology records an offering of a hikifune at the festival in 1749 (Kanen 2). According to the Chugoku Shimbun, about 60 people carry the mikoshi, about 10 meters long and about 700 kg.

Hikifune offering recorded in 1749 (Kanen 2)
About 10 m long, about 700 kg
Autumn festival, second Saturday and Sunday of October

03 ／ Saka Gashokai (坂雅正会)

A gagaku group begun by a carverhas kept its music alive for over 100 years.

It began when Hayashi Shoichi (林正市), a carver from Kamijo, learned gagaku from the basics and taught relatives and fellow craftsmen. The Saka Gashokai was founded in 1895 (Meiji 28). It plays Etenraku on the ryuteki, hichiriki and sho, among others, and became an intangible cultural property of the town in 2011 (Heisei 23).

Founded in 1895 (Meiji 28)
Plays Etenraku and other pieces
Town-designated intangible cultural property, 2011

Living here

In summer, beach volleyball on the sand and SUP on the sea.

about 10,000 people
Rural district town

Bayside Beach Saka (ベイサイドビーチ坂), an artificial beach, lies along the sea in Mizujiri. It opens in summer, and visitors can play beach volleyball and beach soccer, or try SUP and windsurfing.

People living here: 12,582people
Area: 15.69km²
Households: 5,232households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 10 clinics

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

Children waiting for childcare: —3 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.

Shape

Borders 2 municipalities.

Saka Town in Japan34.341°N 132.514°E

Territory of Saka Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

6.6km

広島市, 呉市

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Saka Town isthis kind of town.

01The Takaoyama Castle Ruins (Tenjindo), on a mountain 232 meters high, are a historic site designated by the town. According to the town, Kumagai Renkaku used it as a branch castle in the early Nanbokucho period, the Noma clan later made it their base, and it fell in 1555 to a large army under Mori Motonari. From the observation deck at the summit, you can look out over Hiroshima Bay.
02The Yokohama district is a fishing community whose fishery association was chosen as the first model fishing village by the Hiroshima Prefecture Fisheries Association in 1910 (Meiji 43). In April 2026 (Reiwa 8) the Saka Furusato Museum opened in a Taisho-era old house, displaying farm tools, fishing gear and a chronology of the town.
03A walking course for experienced hikers runs the length of the town from Saka to Koyaura, aiming for Tengu-iwa (373 meters). Every month, the chamber of commerce, universities and others take turns hosting the Yoyo Saka walk.

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Saka Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗