Sakai
Sakai, a large city south of Osaka on Osaka Bay, is known for two things that set it apart: its ancient keyhole-shaped burial mounds, called kofun, and its cutlery. The Daisen Kofun, a fifth-century mound within the city, is the largest grave in the world by area. Once a major medieval seaport and historically associated with sword-making, Sakai today channels that blade-craft tradition into high-quality kitchen knives, with the wider region ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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- Nearest water from center 1.2 km0.7 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.3 km2.0 mi
Nearest airports
Sakai: quick answers
Where is Sakai?
Sakai is in Sakai-ku, Japan.
How do you get to Sakai?
The nearest airport is Osaka (ITM), about 38 min away by road. The nearest train station is 堺市, about 8 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sakai?
The warmest month is August, averaging 27°C81°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 4°C40°F. The wettest month is June, with about 207 mm8.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sakai?
OpenStreetMap lists 11 museums, 205 restaurants, 74 cafés and 95 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.