Taku, Saga

Infobox City Japan
Name=Taku
JapaneseName=多久市
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Region=Kyūshū
Prefecture=Saga
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Area_km2=96.93
PopDate=October 1, 2004
Population=23,090
Density_km2=238.21
Coords=coord|33|17|N|130|7|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree= Maple
Flower= Ume
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Mayor= Toshihiko Yokō
CityHallPostalCode = 846-8501
CityHallAddress= 7-1 Kozamurai, Kitataku-chō, Taku-shi, Saga-ken
CityHallPhone= 0952-75-2111
CityHallLink = [http://www.city.taku.lg.jp/ City of Taku] nihongo|Taku|多久市|Taku-shi is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 23,488 and a population density of 242.32 persons per km². The total area is 96.93 km².

The city was founded on May 1, 1954.

Education

=Elementary Schools=

*Hokubu Elementary School
*Midori-ga-Oka Elementary School
*Tobu Elementary School
*Nosho Elementary School
*Nanbu Elementary School
*Nankei Elementary School
*Chubu Elementary School
*Seibu Elementary School

=Junior High Schools=

*Tobu Junior High School
*Seikei Junior High School
*Chuou Junior High School

=Senior High Schools=

*Taku Senior High School

Tourism & Culture

Taku Seibyō, is a Confucian temple built in 1708. This is one of the oldest Confucian temples in Japan and has been designated as an Important Cultural Asset.

Famous People from Taku

Machiko Hasegawa (長谷川町子 Hasegawa Machiko, January 30, 1920 – May 27, 1992, in Taku, Saga Prefecture) was one of the first female manga artists.

Location

Taku City is located along Route 203, which is part of the Japanese National Highway system.

"By car:" Take Route 203 starting from either Karatsu or Kubota.

"By train:" Take the Karatsu Line either from Karatsu Station or Kubota Station. There are three stations you can get off at (coming from Kubota direction), Higashi-Taku Station, Naka-Taku Station or Taku Station.

External links

* [http://www.city.taku.lg.jp/ Official website] in Japanese