The city is lined by mountains along its east side, named Tomiya, Amabiki, Kaba and Ashio, from north to south.

The city of Sakuragawa was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Iwase (in the north), Makabe (in the south) with the village of Yamato (in the center).

Sakuragawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ibaraki 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

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