Taku, Saga

Taku (多久市, Taku-shi) is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

Saga Prefecture Taku has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

Following the Meiji restoration, the villages of Kita-Taku, Taku, Nishi-Taku, Higashi-Taku, and Minami-Taku were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system.

Taku has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 15 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Saga 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Taku Seibyo
Landscape of southern Taku