is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 in Yamagata prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...

, Japan

Japan

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.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 43,233 and the population density

Population density

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 of 311 persons per km². The total area is 139.08 km².

The city was founded on August 1, 1954.

Sagae is famous for its Cherryland tourist attraction. Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries in Japan.

Train stations

• Aterazawa Line
  Aterazawa Line
  The is a railway line in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It runs between Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata to Aterazawa Station in Ōe...
  
  : Minami-Sagae
  Minami-Sagae Station
  is a JR East railway station located in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.- External links :...
  
   - Sagae
  Sagae Station
  is a JR East railway station located in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.- External links :...
  
   - Nishi-Sagae
  Nishi-Sagae Station
  is a JR East railway station located in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Surrounding area:　　　- External links :...
  
   - Uzen-Takamatsu
  Uzen-Takamatsu Station
  is a JR East railway station located in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Kan'i itaku station.- External links :...
  
   - Shibahashi
  Shibahashi Station
  is a JR East railway station located in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Surrounding area:- External links :...
  
  

Major roads

• Yamagata Expressway
  Yamagata Expressway
  The is a national expressway in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:The expressway is officially referred to as the Tōhoku Ōdan Expressway Sakata Route...
  
  : Sagae interchange; Sagae parking area (ETC exit gate
  Electronic toll collection
  Electronic toll collection , an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads by collecting tolls electronically. It is thus a technological implementation of a road pricing concept...
  
  )
• Route 112
  Route 112 (Japan)
  National Route 112 is a national highway of Japan connecting Yamagata, Yamagata and Sakata, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 140.3 km ....
  
  , Route 287
  Route 287 (Japan)
  National Route 287 is a national highway of Japan connecting Yonezawa, Yamagata and Higashine, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 82 km ....
  
  , Route 347
  Route 347 (Japan)
  National Route 347 is a national highway of Japan connecting Sagae, Yamagata and Ōsaki, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 90.1 km ....
  
  , Route 458
  Route 458 (Japan)
  National Route 458 is a national highway of Japan connecting Shinjō, Yamagata and Kaminoyama, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 112.5 km ....
  
  

External links

• Sagae official website in Japanese