Sakai-ku, Sakai
Sakai-ku (堺区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Sakai-ku (堺区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 23.69 km2 and a population of 147,413. The population density is 6,223 per square kilometer.
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Worth seeing in and around Sakai-ku, Sakai
6 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.
- 01Osaka Prefecture University
Osaka Prefecture University, also abbreviated to Fudai, used to be one of the largest public universities in Japan. The university merged with Osaka City University to form Osaka Metropolitan University in April 2022.
3.6 km · university in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Myōkoku-ji Temple
Myōkoku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan and one of head temples of the Nichiren Sect. It is known as the location of the 1868 Sakai incident.
900 m · Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Nanshū-ji Temple
Nanshū-ji is a Buddhist temple in the Sakai ward of the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Daitoku-ji-branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen.
1.4 km · Buddhist temple in Osaka known for Tea Ceremonies · Wikipedia - 04Old Sakai Lighthouse
Sakai Lighthouse is a wooden lighthouse located in Sakai-ku, Sakai Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It claims to be the oldest wooden lighthouse in Japan, and was designated a National Monument in 1972.
2.5 km · lighthouse in Japan · Wikipedia - 05Sakai City Museum
Sakai City Museum is located within Daisen Park, in Sakai-ku, Sakai City, in Osaka Prefecture. The exhibition hall of approx.
1.6 km · museum · Wikipedia - 06Saneiwork Sumiyoshi Sports Center
Saneiwork Sumiyoshi Sports Center is an arena in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the former home arena of the Osaka Evessa of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
3.3 km · arena in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sakai-ku, Sakai
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 23 km · Kobe (UKB), 25 km · Kansai (KIX), 27 km
- Stations
- Asaka Station, 2.2 km · Mikunigaoka Station, 1.3 km · Abiko Station, 3.9 km · Kitahanada Station, 3.2 km · Abikomae Station, 3.3 km
- Tokushima → Sakai-ku, Sakai101 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · ¥1,640–2,240
- Tokoname → Sakai-ku, Sakai130 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · ¥2,180–2,970
- Takamatsu → Sakai-ku, Sakai133 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · ¥2,180–2,970
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- 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.
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Next door to Sakai-ku, Sakai
Sakai-ku, Sakai is 2 km from Sakai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sumiyoshi-kuward of Japan3.7 km
- Kita-kuone of the seven wards of the City of Sakai, Japan3.2 km