Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Sakura (佐倉市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 172,242 and the density of 1,662.73 persons per km². The total area is 103.59 km². The city was founded on March 31, 1954. External Links Official website in Japanese Sakura (桜) is also the Japanese name for cherry blossoms. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.