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Population826,161
GeoNames
RegionOsaka
Elevation2 m
7 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportKobe Airport (UKB)
23 km
Why visit Sakai
Townapedia lists 84 museums and landmarks, 55 parks and trails, 219 places to eat, 16 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Old Sakai Lighthouse, Osaka City University, Sakai Hamono Knife Museum and The Yamaguchi Residence.
Weather in Sakai
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Things to do12
Osaka City University
School · 3.9 km
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Osaka Prefecture University
School · 5.4 km
University in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Museums and landmarks84
Yotsuike Ruins
Monument and historic site · 4.3 km
Archaeological site in Japan
72 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds55
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43 more on the map.
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Restaurants and cafes219
CAFÉ MULUTI ZUNZUN
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.7 km
8, 堺市
18:00-22:00; We 11:00-19:00
207 more on the map.
Where to stay16
Churches and places of worship116
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Shopping25
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries16
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Healthcare33
Map of Sakai
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Kobe Airport (UKB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.
- Osaka 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Amagasaki 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Itami 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Takarazuka 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Kawanishi 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Kobe 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Takatsuki 33 km northeast, about 33 min by car
- Sandachō 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
- Akashi 43 km west, about 43 min by car
- Kyoto 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Toyohiko Jinja Sakai, Barsaka2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 白亜の古き灯台 (Sakai Old Lighthouse) 09 Sep, 2012 - panoramio, Hiroaki Kaneko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Old Sakai Lighthouse, Sakai Yayoi, CC0
- 2025 EXPO Ferry in Sakai Port, Sakai Yayoi, CC0
- Osaka Expo Ferry at Old Sakai Port, Sakai Yayoi, CC0
- Sakai Sta. W. - panoramio, Nagono, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Platform of Sakai Station 3, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platform of Sakai Station 2, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Platform of Sakai Station, そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Sakai-Harbor in Sakai, Tosihisa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nankai Sakai Eki-nai Post office, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Trailhead of Mt.Sotetsu in Sakai, Tosihisa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Top of Mt.Sotetsu in Sakai, Tosihisa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old lighthouse in Ohama in Sakai, Tosihisa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Iyo Bank Sakai Branch, ラハール, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bank of Kyōto Sakai Branch, ラハール, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakai City Fire Department Sakai Fire station, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Sakai Yamanokuchi Shopping Street, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Osaka shiritsu daigaku 1-go kan, Bandit at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sumiyoshi-Takatourou1, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Myokokuji (Sakai, Osaka) hondo, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sotetsuyama697, Sotetsuyama697, CC0
- Ohama Park entrance, Sotetsuyama, CC0
- Monument of Francisco de Xavier's achievements in Sakai city, Ōsaka prefecture, Twilight2640, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai HAMONO Museum, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai City Sambo elementary school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakai City Yasui elementary school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakai Municipal Syorinji elementary school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai Municipal Ichi elementary school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai Municipal Yuya elementary school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai Municipal Eisyo elementary school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai Municipal Nishiki elementary school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai Municipal Kinsai Elementary school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shukuin Tongu2, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hondenji Temple Sakai City, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sugawara-jinja (Sakai, Osaka) haiden, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sugawara-jinja (Sakai, Osaka) Yakuso jinja, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aguchi-jinja haiden, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kenhonji4, 投稿者がファイル作成, Public domain
- Shinnmeijinnja sakai, 森継 正彦, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hokkoin Temple Sakai City, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yamaguchi House,Sakai, Ty19080914, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sen-yo highschool, Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai Municipal Tonobaba junior high school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai Municipal Tsukisu junior high school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sakai Municipal Ohama junior high school, KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Platplat, Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0
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