Sakai
Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its kofun, keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The kofun in Sakai include the largest grave in the world by area, Daisen Kofun. Once known for swords, Sakai is now famous for the quality of its cutlery. As of 1 January 2022, the city had an estimated population of 819,965, making it the fourteenth most populous city in Japan.
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Worth seeing in and around Sakai
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Abeno Harukas
Abeno Harukas is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas.
8.6 km · skyscraper in Osaka · Wikipedia - 02Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Nagai Stadium, a.k.a. the Yanmar Stadium Nagai for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan.
5.5 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Shitennō-ji Temple
Shitennō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji/Naniwa-daiji, or Mitsu-ji 御津寺.
9.5 km · Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds · Wikipedia - 04Tsūtenkaku
Tsūtenkaku is a tower and landmark of Osaka, Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company.
9 km · observation tower · Wikipedia - 05Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
The Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building or Cosmo Tower is the third tallest building in Osaka and the sixth tallest building in Japan. Until 2023, it was known as Osaka World Trade Center Building or WTC Cosmo Tower.
9.5 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 06Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshi-taisha, also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines.
4.4 km · Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium, a.k.a. “Nagai Ballgame Field”, is a stadium located in Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
5.6 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Row House in Sumiyoshi
Row House in Sumiyoshi, also called Azuma House, is a personal residence in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando in his early career.
4.2 km · building in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Abenobashi Terminal Building
Abeno Harukas is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas.
8.5 km · station building in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Tennōji Zoo
Tennōji Zoo is a 11-hectare zoo located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennō-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan.
9.1 km · zoo · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sakai
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 23 km · Kobe (UKB), 25 km · Kansai (KIX), 27 km
- Stations
- Tennōji Station, 8.7 km · Imamiya Station, 9 km · Hagoromo Station, 5.7 km · Mikunigaoka Station, 1.3 km · Deto Station, 8.6 km
- Tokushima → Sakai101 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · ¥1,640–2,240
- Tokoname → Sakai130 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · ¥2,180–2,970
- Takamatsu → Sakai133 km · quickest by road, 4h · ¥2,170–2,960
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Sakai
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sakai. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inOsaka International Ferry Terminal is in Nankō (南港) in the Osaka Bay Area.
- Get inThe PanStar Line operates a ferry between Osaka and Busan.
- Get inThe ferry leaves Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, at 15:10 from both Osaka and Busan and arrives the following day at 10:00.
- Get inThe ferry holds live musical performances, magic shows, and other entertainment on the run.
- Get inYou can take your car on the ferry, but there are documentation requirements.
From Wikivoyage: Osaka, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Sakai
Sakai is 13 km from Osaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Matsubaracity in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan6.3 km
- Takaishicity in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan6.9 km
- Tennōji-kuward of Japan10 km
- Abeno-kuward of Japan8 km
- Hirano-kuward of Osaka, Japan7.8 km
- Higashisumiyoshi-kuward of Japan6.7 km