Nagano Prefecture · Japan

Where to stay in Saku

Saku is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, home to about 98,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Saku.

Places to stay in this guide
1
Nearest airport
MMJ51 km · Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport
Currency
JPYyen
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Language
Japanese

About

About Saku

Saku (佐久市, Saku-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 97,454 in 41,522 households, and a population density of 230 persons per km².

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

Where to stay

Places to stay in Saku

1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.

Place to stayType
Toyoko Inn Sakudaira-eki Asama-guchi
1-1 Sakudaira-eki, Kita, Saku city, 385-0027
hotel
hotel

When to go

The best time to visit Saku

Saku has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 219 mm of rain.

-8°11°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec219 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Saku: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY, 124 km) and Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, 141 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

MMJ · Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport

50.5 km from the centreICAO RJAF
medium airport

TOY · Toyama Kitokito Airport

123.6 km from the centreICAO RJNT
large airport

HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport

141.3 km from the centreICAO RJTT

Questions

Saku: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Saku?

Saku has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 219 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Saku?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY, 124 km) and Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, 141 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Saku?

yen (JPY).

Nearby

Destinations near Saku

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.