Sagano is a wide area which extends west of Uzumasa and Utano, north of the Katsura-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system), east of Mt.Ogura, and south of Mt. Atago (Kyoto City), although sometimes it is simply called 'Saga.'
太秦・宇多野の西、桂川(淀川水系)の北、小倉山の東、愛宕山(京都市)の南に囲まれた付近に広がる広い地域の名称で、単に「嵯峨（さが）」と呼称される事もある。