Takeo City

Saga Prefecture · City

Takeo City in the west of the prefecture is centered on Takeo Onsen, a famous hot spring since ancient times. Its vermilion tower gate, by Tokyo Station architect Tatsuno Kingo, is an Important Cultural Property. The city is also known for Mifuneyama Rakuen, a pond-circling stroll garden, the giant camphor tree Kawago no kusu, and the much-discussed Takeo City Library.

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Population: 45,658 544th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −4.7% 1,119th in Japanfrom 47,914 in 2020
Area: 195 km² 639th in Japan
Population density: 234 people/km² 765th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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