was a town located in Minamikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,656 and a density of 257.76 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 45.22 km<sup>2</sup>.
On May 1, 2005, Sakae, along with the village of Shitada (also from Minamikanbara District), was merged into the expanded city of Sanjà Â.