Retro Japanese sweets tour map (KANMOORI area)

The moat encircling area of Sakai City, where chin-chin trains run leisurely on the street. The moat encircling the city has a history of a unique culture that flourished in the moat encircling the city. From the ruins of Sen no Rikyu's mansion to a tour of Japanese sweets and temples associated with Akiko Yosano, this is an area where you can fully enjoy the culture of Sakai, an autonomous city that was connected to the rest of the world. We also recommend taking a short break at a pure coffee shop or an old-fashioned public bathhouse, and using a shared bicycle to get around.

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Nanshu-ji Temple Temples & Shrines
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This temple was founded in 1557 by Soto Dairin at the request of Nagayoshi Miyoshi, to pray for his father's happiness in the next world. After being burned down during battles in the 1615 summer siege of Osaka, prelate Soho Takuan was involved in rebuilding it. Its features include a karesansui rock garden that is a National Place of Scenic Beauty, the main hall, sanmon main temple gate and karamon gate that are all Important Cultural Properties, memorial towers for the Senke schools of tea ceremony, and the Jissou-an tea house that was loved by tea master Sen no Rikyu. A temple belonging to the Daitoku-ji-branch of the Rinzai school of Buddhism that was established in 1557 by Soto Dairin at the request of Nagayoshi Miyoshi, to pray for the happiness in the next world of his father, Motonaga. After being burned down during battles in the 1615 summer siege of Osaka it was relocated here and reconstructed by Soho Takuan and others. Its grounds include a karesansui rock garden that is a National Place of Scenic Beauty, the main hall, sanmon main temple gate and karamon gate that are all national Important Cultural Properties, memorial towers for the Senke schools of tea ceremony, and the Jissou-an tea house that was loved by tea master Sen no Rikyu. The karesansui rock garden in front of the abbot's chamber is thought to be from the early Edo Period (1603–1868) when the main hall and other structures were built. It has a wide area of white sand at the front and utilizes the rising terrain to incorporate a dry waterfall. It uses small stones to represent a flowing to the right-hand side. The “upstream” stone bridge and dry waterfall harmonize perfectly, and the arrangement of stones in the center is also wonderful. Combining a flat hira-niwa rock garden format with rock formations created a truly beautiful garden. Zen-style architecture was typically used in this prefecture, and this main hall is the only one in the region to use Buddhist architecture instead. On the ceiling inside there is an illustration called “happo nirami no ryu," which means “a dragon glaring in eight directions," which appears to glare at you no matter where you are viewing it from. The sanmon main temple gate is two-storied and has a handrail around the upper section in the romon style. It uses a Zen construction technique to fan out the rafters. Patterns carved into beams of the karamon gate that connect its pillars, and the kibana carvings that protrude from some of its beams, are shared by the main hall and the sanmon gate, suggesting that they were built at around the same time. There is a legend that military leader Ieyasu Tokugawa was stabbed by Matabei Goto during the summer siege of Osaka and then enshrined here, which contradicts established history. Address 3 Chome-1-2 Minamihatagochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0965 Phone no. 072-232-1654 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Please check with the facility for the latest information. Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Myokoku-ji Temple Temples & Shrines
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This temple is said to have been opened in 1562 by a priest of the Nichiren school of Buddhism, Nichiko. The large sago cycad tree in its grounds is 1,100 years old and has been designated a national natural monument. It is famous for its karesansui rock garden with sago cycad trees, which is the only such garden in Japan, and a Rokujizo lantern and a gourd-shaped water basin donated by tea master Sen no Rikyu, and as the place where samurai from the Tosa district (Kochi Prefecture) committed seppuku ritual suicide during the Sakai Incident. It is said to have been started in 1562 by a learned priest of the Nichiren school of Buddhism, Nichiko. A sago cycad tree that is more than 1,100 years old watches over Sakai from the temple's grounds. Nobunaga Oda, the warrior who is considered a unifier of Japan, had the huge sago cycad tree moved to Azuchi Castle, but every night it would cry, "I want to return to Sakai." This angered Nobunaga so he ordered it to be cut down. The tree bled from its cuts and writhed in agony like a giant snake, and Nobunaga, who had become afraid, returned the tree to Myokoku-ji Temple. This legendary tree is now a nationally designated natural monument. This famous tree of Sakai now has 120 large and small trunks and branches. During the Edo Period (1603–1868), it was described by the "Izumi Meisho-zue" text as having 22 large branches and 78 small ones, a total circumference of 25 shaku (about one foot) and a height of more than 22 shaku, and its foliage as being the green of a mountainside. In the temple's karesansui rock garden with sago cycad trees, which is the only such garden in Japan, there is a Rokujizo lantern and a gourd-shaped water basin that are said to have been donated by tea master Sen no Rikyu. The temple is also famous as the place where 11 samurai from the Tosa domain (in current Kochi Prefecture) committed seppuku ritual suicide in the Sakai Incident in 1868 after they killed and wounded 22 Frenchmen after the soldiers from a French battleship that had landed in Sakai Harbor obstructed their work of guarding Sakai. There is a stone monument outside the sanmon main temple gate that is dedicated to the Tosa samurai who died. The temple has entrusted to the Sakai City Museum the short sword “Kunimitsu” by the presumed founder of the Soshu blacksmiths Kunimitsu Shintogo, and the wakizashi short sword “Shumei Nagayoshi” by Chogi, one of the “ten disciples” of master blacksmith Masamune. They are important cultural properties. A Place of Scenic Beauty; the Myokoku-ji Temple garden has become a designated cultural property of Sakai City! It consists of the garden on the east side of the main hall and the stones placed around the nationally designated natural monument sago cycad tree. (April 2012) This famous place has been representative of Sakai since the Edo period. Results of a survey carried out in recent years revealed the garden to combine a flat hira-niwa garden with a stroll garden around a pond and a rock garden, that is centered overall around the placement of the sago cycad tree. Work was done to restore it to how it was at the end of the Edo period. As a rock garden centered on a sago cycad tree, it is unique nationwide and very valuable. Address 4 Chome-1-4 Zaimokuchohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0942 Phone no. 072-233-0369 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.(Reservations required for groups of 15 or more)Please check with the facility for the latest information. Closed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Myoho-ji Temple Temples & Shrines
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This temple is believed to have been founded in 1343 by holy priest Nichiyu. After being burned down in the 1615 summer siege of Osaka, with assistance from the influential merchants and temple supporters Shirojiro Chaya and arrangements by commissioner of land allotment Rokuemon Kazama, after being located at the former Nanshu-ji Temple, it was restored to the current location. On its grounds are a mortuary monument for tea master Dochin Kitamuki and a stone monument marking the 350th anniversary of the death of rakugo storyteller Sorori Shinzaemon. Address 4 Chome-1-3 Nakanochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0956 Phone no. 072-232-6719 Opening hours Please check with the facility for the latest information. Google Maps Route Search
Hongan-ji Temple, Sakai Branch Temple Temples & Shrines
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This is the largest wooden building in the city. It is also called "the temple in the north." The current main hall was rebuilt in 1825. After being used as the Sakai prefectural office for 10 years after the abolition of the feudal domain system and establishment of prefectures in 1871, it was returned to the Pure Land school of Buddhism's Hongan-ji sect. The prefecture has designated it a historic landmark as the former site of the Sakai prefectural office. This is the largest wooden building in the city. It is also called "the temple in the north." The current main hall was rebuilt in 1825. It was used as the Sakai prefectural office for 10 years after the abolition of the feudal domain system and establishment of prefectures in 1871. At the time of the Meiji Restoration in 1868 Sakai Prefecture was only former imperial land, but by 1876 it had merged with Kawachi Prefecture, the four Tannan Prefectures, Nara Prefecture and others to become one of the prominent large prefectures in the Kinki region of western Japan. Sakai Prefecture ranged over a wide area and had its own independent administration, but due to a government policy of expanding Osaka Prefecture, in 1881 Sakai prefecture was merged into Osaka Prefecture. After Sakai Prefecture was abolished, the temple's grounds and buildings were returned to the Pure Land school of Buddhism's Hongan-ji sect, which currently owns them. Osaka Prefecture has designated them a historic landmark as the former site of the Sakai prefectural office. The temple bell in the bell tower bears an inscription dated 1617 that reads that after Nenbutsuji (a temple attached to Aguchi Shrine) was burned down during the 1615 summer siege of Osaka, the bell was recast at the request of Sakai officials who worked to restore the city and define its new role. It was moved to the Sakai Branch Temple during the anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji period (1868-1912). It is an important artifact that commemorates the history of the resurrection of Sakai at the start of the Edo period (1603-1868) and is also the oldest temple bell in the city. It is designated by the city as a tangible cultural property. Perhaps because it was created to resemble the previous bell that was destroyed in fire caused by war, it features a shape that closely resembles that of a bell from the Middle Ages. Address 3 Chome-1-10 Shinmeichohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0935 Phone no. 072-232-4417 Opening hours Free to viewPlease check the facility's website or the facility for the most up-to-date information. URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Sugawara Shrine (Sakai Tenjin, Sakai Ebisu) Temples & Shrines
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The Sakai Tenjin shrine to learning and Sakai Ebisu shrine for prosperous business. This shrine to originators of medicine for recovery from illness and protection from cancer, and for gathering the necessary hope for one's life, began when it enshrined a wooden statue made by Sugawara no Michizane that drifted ashore on a Sakai beach. It is known familiarly as Sakai Tenjin and the auxiliary Sakai Ebisu Shrine located on its grounds is famous as South Osaka's best "Ebessan." The two-storied romon gate is said to have been constructed in 1677 thanks to a donation from gunsmith Kanzaemon Enamiya. It is designated by Osaka Prefecture as Tangible Cultural Property. One of its features is that amid a complicated system of blocks and brackets that supports the eaves there is simplification of an architectural technique that utilizes a system of engraved decorative brackets in the shape of an elbow. It is valuable as one of the few romon gates in Osaka prefecture. There is also an Indian sandalwood tree, firefly viewing in June, and a fall festival in September in which two futon taiko floats visit the shrine. Address 2 Chome-1-38 Ebisunochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0945 Phone no. 072-232-2450 Opening hours Free admission to the shrineShrine doors open 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Shrine office open from 9:00 a.m.)Please check the facility's website or the facility for the latest information. Closed on No holidays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Amen-ji Temple Temples & Shrines
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A halo and a cross adorn a small statue of Amida Budda. The name of this temple, Amen-ji Temple, suggests a connection with Christianity. The entire main hall was lost in a major air raid on Sakai in 1945. It now enshrines the only thing to escape the wartime fire, the small Amida Buddha statue with a cross. The shrine is part of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism. Many of the Jesuit missionaries who came to Japan in the 16th century visited Sakai. The temple was built on the site of a wealthy merchant's residence where such missionary work may have once been carried out. Address 2 Chome-2-25 Nakanochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0957 Phone no. 072-233-3212 Opening hours Advance reservations are required for those wishing to visit.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the facility's website or check with the facility. URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Tsukisu Shrine Temples & Shrines
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This shrine was founded in 1738. On its grounds are a camphor tree that is being preserved by the city and the city's largest Distylium racemosum tree. A Shinto lion dance procession is performed at the summer festival in August. The shrine was founded in 1738. On its grounds are a camphor tree that is being preserved by the city and the city's largest Distylium racemosum tree (a tall, evergreen tree in the witch-hazel family that grows wild in the mountains of western Japan). At the annual summer festival in August a Shinto lion dance procession is performed that sees many of the lions dance through the streets. Address 2 Chome-125-2 Minamijimacho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0904 Phone no. 072-233-5348 Opening hours Please check the facility's website or the facility for the most up-to-date information. URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Aguchi Shrine Temples & Shrines
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This place came to be known as Otera Temple after buddhist priest Gyoki built Nenbutsu-ji Temple here and the monk Kukai built a two-storied Buddhist tower on the grounds. In the old city it was the only shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki set of ancient governmental regulations and it enshrines the ancient gods of Shiotsuchinooji, Susano and Ikukunitama. The shrine's Otera picture scrolls, a collection of waka poems composed by Emperor Fushimi, and the Yoshimitsu dagger are nationally designated valuable Cultural Properties In the old city it was the only shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki set of ancient governmental regulations and it enshrines the ancient gods of Shiotsuchinooji, Susano and Ikukunitama. In 746 Gyoki built Nenbutsu-ji Temple on the shrine's grounds and in 806 Kukai built a two-storied Buddhist tower here, leading to the shrine being called "Otera." The Otera picture scrolls painted by Mitsuoki Tosa in 1690, a collection of poems from the Kamakura Period (1192-1333) composed by Emperor Fushimi, who wrote under a pseudonym in exquisite calligraphy and was known as a writer of waka poems under the Kyogoku school, and the Yoshimitsu dagger that shrine history says was donated by the 10th shogun of the Muromachi shogunate (1338-1573), Yoshitane Ashikaga, are important Cultural Properties. The Aguchi Shrine Documents that detail the historical connections between Aguchi Shrine and Otera Nenbutsu-ji Temple from the Kamakura Period to the Edo Period (1603–1868) are designated by the prefecture as Tangible Cultural Property. Address 2 Chome-1-29 Kainochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0953 Phone no. 072-221-0171 Opening hours Free to view (Inquiry hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)Please check the facility's website or the facility for the latest information. Closed on No holidays URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Senshuan Shopping & Souvenirs
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This store sells souvenirs from the Senshu area of Sakai. The shop sells souvenirs and specialties from the Senshu area of Sakai. As well as "Atarimaeda crackers," burial mound goods, senbei crackers of the haniwa clay figures that were buried with the dead, and burial mound-shaped jellied konnyaku potato, the various souvenirs also include Chusen-dyed tenugui hand towels, konbu kelp and many more items. Address 2 Chome-1-12 Kainochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0953 Phone no. 072-269-4299 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Please check the store website or the store for the most up-to-date information. Closed on No holidays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Komori Store Shopping & Souvenirs
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With Sakai a place of origin of the tea ceremony, this specialty store has a wide range of products that include equipment for practice and through to use in tea ceremony gatherings. Many of the products would be good for souvenirs. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/etc/e03.html Address 3 Chome2-25 Kumanochōhigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0946 Phone no. 072-233-3530 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Check the store website or store for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Sundays, National holidays, Year-end and New Year holidays, Summer Bon holidays URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Fujitani Store Shopping & Souvenirs
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It is located on Kishu Kaido, the former main road that during the Edo period (1603–1868) was bustling with merchants and feudal lords who were forced to regularly alternate between living in their homes and in the capital under the shogun's sankin-kotai policy. "When I was little, eateries and toy shops still existed on this street," says owner Tetsuya Fujitani. In a traditional townhouse that's 130 years old and retains an atmosphere of earlier days, he displays domestic and foreign interior goods from the 1920s through to now. The items gathered in line with Fujitani-san's discerning eye range from a rare, masterpiece chair to works by Japanese creators. It is usually open only on weekends. "Please visit on the premise that if we are open, you are lucky." Address 1 Chome-1-13 Sakuranochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0924 Phone no. 090-3288-4657 Opening hours 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Open only on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Weekdays by appointment only. Google Maps Route Search
Hakkado Shopping & Souvenirs
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This store is in the unique shopping arcade of Ayanocho-higashi Shopping Street, which is traversed by a streetcar line. It is a dried flower and secondhand curios store that opens on weekends. You are met at the entrance by the works of Yuko Tsuji, who learned dry flower arrangement through self-study after being drawn to its unique nuance and vibrancy of color. People who come here for the first time are always surprised by the vibrancy of color. "I neither dye them or bleach them, but let the flowers dry naturally to retain these colors," Tsuji says. They are perfect for decorating your home, and as a present. Address 1 Chome-1-20 Ayanochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0925 Phone no. 072-248-5571 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Please check the facility's website or the facility for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Basically open only on Saturdays and Sundays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Tohji Knife Museum Shopping & Souvenirs
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Since its foundation in 1805, this company has focused on production and sales in the traditional sword-making industry of Sakai and has a wide range of products that includes kitchen tools. Displays at the Knife Museum include the process involved in making Sakai swords and a great range of Sakai swords, as well as historically important exhibits of which few remain throughout Japan, such as a tobacco knife from the Edo Period (1603–1868), a Sakai-made Matchlock gun from the Warring States Period (1467–around 1600), which was crafted using Sakai knife blacksmithing, a stone knife used during the Stone Age. In the knife-sharpening area, you can try sharpening a knife. You can even bring a blunted knife from home to have resharpened. Address 1 Chome1-5 Kukenchōhigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0934 Phone no. 072-238-0888 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Please check the facility's website or the facility for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Kamihako Shopping & Souvenirs
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In October 2021, Aoyama Seieisha, which is a wholesale seller of paper boxes and cardboard, opened this cozy store and cafe. It was founded by the owner's great-grandfather. After the store managed to survive the destruction of World War 2, he wants to pass the torch onto the future, he says. In a renovated old machiya traditional townhouse that retains the air of its trade, is a selection of utensils made from cardboard and colorful boxes. An extensive menu is due to be on offer in the cafe space where you can take a break. Address 2 Chome-2-12 Ichinochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0952 Phone no. 072-221-6000 (Aoyama Seiei sha) Opening hours 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. For the latest information, please check the store's website or contact the store. Closed on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
SAKAINOMA HOTEL Nishiki Accommodation
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The residence of an architect who was living in Sakai has been renovated to reexamine the elements of Japanese style via a modern perspective to make a hotel for full-house rental. While facing a main street that a streetcar runs along, because it is built far back from the road, the house has a quietness that leaves behind the hustle and bustle of the town. Because this is a whole-house accommodation facility, guests can check themselves in and out without having any contact with other customers. It ensures a safe and comfortable stay with family and friends. Address 1 Chome-1-5 Nishikinochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0932 Phone no. 090-2119-2712 Opening hours Check-in 3:00 p.m.Check-out 10:00 a.m.Please check the facility's website or the facility for the latest information. URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
SAKAINOMA HOTEL Kuma Accommodation
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This hotel is a seven-minute walk from Sakai Station on the Nankai Electric Railway. This machiya townhouse hotel sits quietly opposite a main street that a streetcar runs along and is limited to two groups of guests a day. While carefully carrying on what it inherited from the original inhabitants, this 70-year old Japanese house has been renovated to meet modern needs. Here you can experience the lifestyle of the townspeople who live in Sakai. You can enjoy breakfast at a cafe located on the premises. Address 1 Chome-1-23 Kumanochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0947 Phone no. 090-2119-2712 Opening hours Check-in 3:00 p.m.Check-out 10:00 a.m.Please check the facility's website or the facility for the latest information. URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Nanyodo Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This store specializes in monaka sweets, making only these wafers filled with bean paste. There are no additives or preservatives in the ingredients it uses, which include bean paste, wafer and rice cake. Its Tenryo monaka is popular. "Tenryo" means imperial land, which is what Sakai was during the rule of the Edo shogunate (1603–1868). The monaka come in a variety of designs, including its rectangular chimori monaka and streetcar monaka. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/wagashi/w15.html Address 1 Chome-2-7 Minamihatagochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0965 Phone no. 072-233-1513 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on Thursdays, national holidays (except Sundays, the far shore of Japan, Obon, and the end of the year) URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Otera-mochi Kawaido Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This store was founded in 1596 on the grounds of Aguchi Shrine, which is often called Otera-san. It sold ankoro-mochi (rice cake covered in sweet bean paste) and kinako-mochi (rice cake covered in with sweetened soy flour) to visitors to the shrine. Please taste the flavor that writer Akiko Yosano would have experienced as a young child. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/wagashi/w06.html Address 4 Chome-1-27 Shorinjichonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0960 Phone no. 072-222-1223 Opening hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (open if Tuesday or Wednesday is a national holiday) Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Maruichi Confectionery Store Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This store makes excellent confectionery connected to tea master Sen no Rikyu that also has a rich sense of fun. It has been making various excellent confectionery related to Sen no Rikyu since its establishment in 1895. Its confection called Totoya won the top, honorary chairperson's award at the national confectionery exhibition in 2002. With its commitment to excellent ingredients and playful concept, it continues to be a breath of fresh air in the world of Japanese confectionery. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/wagashi/w11.html Address 1 Chome-2-26 Ichinochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0952 Phone no. 072-233-0101 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Please check the store website or the store for the most up-to-date information. Closed on non-scheduled holiday URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Machiya Cafe Sacay (workshop) Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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Machiya Cafe Sacay is located in the former town center of Sakai City, on Sakaiyama-nokuchi shopping street. It is a place where you can relax and enjoy selected tea and coffee and Sakai Japanese confectionery from famous stores. Here you can take part in a workshop to make Japanese confectionery. Whether taking a break from sightseeing or from a walk, or just to add a little something to your everyday, please stop by and enjoy a moment of happiness. Address 1 Chome-2-18 Kainochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0953 Phone no. 072-275-5575 Opening hours 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store website or check with the store. Closed on Thursdays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Honke Kojima Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This store has applied its unique production methods for 480 years. It was founded in 1532 as Confectioner Kichiemon and has continued the traditional taste from the Muromachi period (1336–1573) into today. Among its creations, its keshi-mochi poppy seed rice cakes are famous traditional Japanese confectionery of Sakai that use carefully blended smooth bean paste wrapped in fine gyuhi glutinous rice covered with poppy seeds. Address 1 Chome-2-21 Ochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0959 Phone no. 072-232-1876 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (closes when sold out)Please check the store website or the store for the latest information. Closed on Mondays URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Keshi-mochi Honpo Kojimaya Yasuyoshi Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This store has maintained the taste and the traditional family methods of production that it has used since its foundation at the start of the Edo Period (1603–1868). Since its foundation at the start of the Edo period it has stubbornly maintained its old production methods to proudly offer a taste that can only be offered by a long-established shop that has been diligently devoted to one thing, its keshi-mochi poppy seed rice cakes. As well as the main store, it also has a shop in Takashimaya department store's Sakai branch and Senboku branch. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/wagashi/w14.html Address 1 Chome1-23 Shukuinchōhigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0955 Phone no. 072-232-0313 Opening hours 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store website or check with the store. Closed on New Year's Day ( Jan. 1 - 3 ) URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Kanbukuro (teahouse) Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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Sakai's famous Kanbukuro Kurumi-mochi was founded at the end of the Kamakura Period (1192-1333). The store was named by general Hideyoshi Toyotomi. The kurumi-mochi, or walnut race cake, exquisitely combines olive green-colored, richly sweet bean paste and bite-sized pieces of rice cake. Its kurumi-mochi with shaved ice is popular and is sold all year round. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/wagashi/w18.html Address 1 Chome-2-1 Shinzaikechohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0964 Phone no. 072-233-1218 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Check the store website or store for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (open if Tuesday or Wednesday is a national holiday) URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Keshi-mochi Honpo Kojimaya Yasuyoshi, Teahouse Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This is on the second floor of Keshi-mochi Honpo Kojimaya Yasuyoshi. This is a comfortable tea room with a large window from which to watch streetcars pass by outside. For more than 300 years this store has been offering the Kojimaya feature product, keshi-mochi poppy seed rice cakes, made according to traditional family methods, and other sweet delights such as zenzai red bean paste soup. Particularly impressive is its keshi-mochi roll cake, which wraps keshi-mochi rice cake and fresh cream in a rolled cake. The texture and aroma of the poppy seeds is delightful, and this fine confection goes well with coffee and with matcha. Address 2F, 1 Chome1-23 Shukuinchōhigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0955 Phone no. 072-232-0313 Opening hours 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on No holidays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Yaogen Raikodo Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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Since about 400 years ago this store has made Japanese confectionery in Sakai according to family tradition. Its cinnamon mochi wraps smooth bean paste in soft gyuhi glutinous rice cake to create a sweet that is rich in the scent of cinnamon. As well as traditional Sakai confections, it also sells new Japanese sweets that reflect the culture of Sakai. Address 2 Chome-1-11 Kurumanochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0943 Phone no. 072-232-3835 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on Sundays URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Asahido Confectionery Store Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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Asahido has been seeking delicious tastes since its foundation in 1921. In its dedication to handmade confectionery it is committed to using good quality ingredients and carefully produces its sweets one by one in accordance with methods from many years ago. Among its recommended products are a steamed cake with sweet bean paste inside, a wafer filled with bean paste and a flat cake wrapped around bean paste and glutinous rice. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/wagashi/w08.html Address 1 Chome-1-19 Kitahatagochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0928 Phone no. 072-232-4865 Opening hours 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Tuesdays (open if the day falls on a national holiday) Google Maps Route Search
Sorori Honten Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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The name of this store comes from Shinzaemon Sorori, who was a maker of sheaths for swords in Sakai. It uses carefully selected ingredients from throughout Japan to share the handmade flavor of its confections. He was not only an expert at making sword sheaths. He was also a most refined and exquisitely charming person with great wit and humor and when selecting a name the earlier generation looked to that as the message they wanted their confection to convey. As well as the main store there is also a store in Kitanoda. Address 1 Chome-1-1 Shukuyachonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0937 Phone no. 072-238-6504 Opening hours 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.Sundays and holidays: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Please check the store website or the store for the latest information. Closed on New Year's Day ( Jan. 1 and 2) URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Agora Culture School (Agora Regency Osaka Sakai) (workshop) Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This is a workshop in making Japanese confectionery by hand that is held in the banquet room on the top floor of Hotel Agora Regency Osaka Sakai. Takayuki Maeda from Hosen Confectionery Store will teach you to make three types of Japanese confections. "People's individuality comes out so there are never two the same," Maeda says. While enjoying the view of the city from the 26th floor, complete this experience of a luxurious moment with a bowl of matcha. Cost: 3,500 yen per person (online bookings can be made until three days before the day of the event. Please call to make bookings after that time). Address 4-45-1 Ebisujimacho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0985 Phone no. 072-224-6178 (Event Section, Sales Department) Opening hours 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Please check the facility's website or the facility for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Second Thursday of every month URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Nebokedo Main Store Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This maker of hand-baked sembei crackers has long been loved by locals for its snacks to have with tea or to share as gifts. The amusing store name comes from the alternative name of comic tanka poet and literary person from the late the Edo Period (1603–1868) Shokusanjin. "Neboke" means to still be half asleep. As well as crackers that use egg and are imprinted with a burial mound mark, the store is filled with different nostalgic types of rice crackers. The most popular type has peanuts mixed through it and has a latticework design. Now, just as in the old days, cracker mix that has been cooked on a steel griddle is carefully separated by hand into an easy-to-eat size. There is also an east Sakai store. Address 4 Chome-2-2 Nigiwaicho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0066 Phone no. 072-238-0895 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on Sundays and national holiday Mondays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Confectionery Satoya Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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Founded in the late 1920s, the store's enthusiasm toward research has given birth to many new Japanese confectionery. In working particularly to create Japanese confectionery for gifts, it came up with its excellent dorayaki sweet of bean paste wrapped in a flat cake. It was made to commemorate the win of the local Hanshin Tigers baseball team, which explains its striped pattern. It is popular for its light flavor and volume. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/wagashi/w03.html Address 6 Chome-2-17 Eitaicho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0065 Phone no. 072-232-4239 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. (10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Sundays)Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Mondays Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Tenjin-mochi Traditional Japanese Confectionery
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This has a somehow nostalgic flavor that one never wants to forget. Since its establishment in 1952, while carefully selecting excellent ingredients it has handmade sweets from traditional reputable confections through to modern works suited to the time. It gently wraps the traditions and culture of Sakai into a delicious Japanese taste. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/wagashi/w09.html Address 3 Chome-1-1 Kurumanochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0943 Phone no. 072-233-0987 Opening hours 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Sundays and holidays 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Please check the store website or the store for the latest information. Closed on Mondays (open if the Monday is a national holiday) URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Saryo Tsuboichi Seicha Honpo, Sakai Main Store Tea
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This Japanese tea cafe has been opened in a renovated machiya townhouse by a long-established tea house founded in Sakai. Tsuboichi, which was founded in Sakai in 1850, created this store based on the themes of tranquility and Japanese style. The cafe area in the renovated machiya townhouse from the Genroku period (1688–1704) induces a feeling of being in a secluded house in the city. The store also has a sales area with a rich range of products from daily tea to gift ideas. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/etc/e02.html Address 1 Chome1-2 Kukenchōhigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0934 Phone no. 072-227-7809 Opening hours 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Coffee 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (last order 5:30 p.m.) For the latest information, please check the store website or the store. Closed on Tuesdays (open if Tuesday is a national holiday), Year-end and New Year holidays URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Nishiomeikouen Tea
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Sharing with everyone traditions it has carefully passed on. Since its establishment in 1854, Nishiomeikouen has worked to share with even more people the ancient Japanese culture of tea and carefully upheld traditions and passed them on day by day, generation to generation as it did business. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/etc/e47.html Address 1 Chome-1-24 Ichinochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0952 Phone no. 072-232-4389 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on Sundays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Matsukura Chaho Tea
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This tea store was founded in 1818. Its excellent products make welcome gifts. Sakai and tea have long shared a deep connection and this tea is still loved by many, especially by those involved with the tea ceremony and temples. Please see the following URL for Sakai City's excellent sightseeing souvenirs. https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/souvenir/etc/e04.html Address 1 Chome2-22 Kumanochōhigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0946 Phone no. 072-238-6188 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Check the store website or store for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Second and fourth Sunday of the month, New Year's Day ( Jan. 1-5 ) Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Akari Coffee Dining
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This store is a five-minute walk from Shichido Station on the Nankai Electric Railway. This is a peaceful cafe in a row house built around 1950 that owner Naoyuki Sakamoto took three months to renovate by himself. The coffee that he proudly serves is roasted in a Fuji Royal machine in the store and comes in the two varieties of strong and mild, both of which have a clear, clean flavor. The cake set serves a somewhat nostalgic feeling butter-cream roll cake. If you sit at the counter and chat with the owner and his regular customers who might also get caught up on the latest information in the Shichido area. Address 2 Chome-59 Minamijimacho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0904 Phone no. 072-229-3545 Opening hours 11:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. For the latest information, please check the store website or the store. Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
COFFEE & SANDWICH Monami Dining
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In the Sakai Ginza Shopping Street, this store is a valuable place that serves self-roasted, nel drip coffee from morning through to night. It opened in 1959 and the current owner become the second generation in charge in 1970. He updated it to be a bright and welcoming, parlor-style coffee shop. "When Sakai-higashi station and Takashimaya (department store) were built in 1963, a whole lot of people from south Osaka visited, and this area became even more bustling than Shinsaibashi," the owner says. As well as orthodox dishes like parfait and sandwiches, he also serves a breakfast-menu fish burger. The hotcakes are popular, too. Address 2 Chome1-1 Kitakawaramachi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0076 Phone no. 072-229-8574 Opening hours 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Sundays Google Maps Route Search
Restaurant Naniwatei Dining
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This is Sakai's oldest yoshoku restaurant, which serves Japanized forms of European dishes. It is located in the Sakaiyama-nokuchi shopping street. The interior of the store maintains the atmosphere of when it first opened in 1945, with retro silver plates and the original cash register. "I've been told that it began when, after the war, my grandfather, who had been a sushi chef, decided that western-style food would be popular from then on so hired a chef who had worked on ships traveling overseas," says the third-generation owner. It's feature dish is the hamburger and omrice (like a plain omelet on fried rice). Even today, locals and fans come to enjoy the unchanging taste and familiar lunch dishes. Address 2 Chome-1-7 Ochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0954 Phone no. 072-232-0720 Opening hours 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Please check the store website or the store for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Occasional temporary closing URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Nama-soba Yoshii Dining
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This is a small store with only counter seating. As well as soba (buckwheat) noodles served on a tray, you can also enjoy tempura soba or udon (wheat) noodles. Its most popular dishes are soba served on a tray and the "Home run," which includes tempura, meat, thin deep-fried tofu, and egg. Address 1 Chome-2-22 Kainochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0950 Phone no. 072-221-5744 Opening hours 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Please check the store website or contact the store for the latest information. Closed on Sunday, Holidays Google Maps Route Search
SAKAINOMA cafe（SAKAINOMA residence Kuma） Dining
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This store is just in front of the Oshoji stop on the Hankai streetcar line. The open-air cafe is located, together with the accommodation facility SAKAINOMA residence Kuma, in a renovated old building. Anyone can visit the cafe, not just accommodation guests. It is a place of intersection where Sakai locals and sightseers can cross paths at just the right sense of distance. Here you can enjoy famous Sakai Japanese confectionery together with coffee or hoji-cha tea, including the cinnamon mochi rice cakes and cinnamon castella sponge cake from the long-established Yaogen Raikodo, which is more than 200 years old. Address 1 Chome-1-23 Kumanochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0947 Phone no. 072-275-7060 Opening hours 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on Wednesdays, Thursdays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Futen Dining
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Here it is recommended to finish your meal with the nabe hot pot with agu pork (1800 yen) and soba buckwheat noodles handmade by the owner that have a little wheat mixed in with the buckwheat. Popular takeaway dishes are the tenmusu bite-sized rice balls with shrimp tempura filling, and egg sandwiches. Address 3 Chome-1-1 Kushiyachohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0944 Phone no. 072-224-6568 Opening hours 5:00 p.m. - 0:00 a.m. (last order 23:00 p.m.)Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Sundays Google Maps Route Search
Sabo Kaoru Dining
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The red roof and brick exterior of this coffee shop is striking. It opened in 1952 and celebrated its 70 anniversary on July 5, 2022. "Not long after the end of the war, I was waitressing at a famous coffee shop in Shinsaibashi when I proposed by asking, 'Would you like to start a coffee shop with me in Sakai?'" owner Takako Soga says recalling her romance with her now deceased husband. When the store opened, a cup of coffee cost 60 yen, she says. Feature dishes here are the cutlets with rice and the cutlet sandwich. Please enjoy a nel drip coffee after your meal. Address 1 Chome-5-22 Kitakoyocho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0071 Phone no. 072-232-5149 Opening hours 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on Sundays Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Asau Store Dining
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You can find this konbu kelp store founded in 1910 by looking for the cute rabbit logo on its noren shop curtain. "In pre-war Sakai, the kelp-processing industry was flourishing," says the fourth-generation owner. But a place like Asau that even now shaves kelp by hand, without using machines, is rare indeed. Kelp products freshly finished in the workshop at the back are displayed at the front of the store. The "black and white tororo" shredded kelp is a fine product that is available only here. A special knife is used to shave Japanese kelp from southern Hokkaido into strings that are as thin as possible. Address 2 Chome-3-37 Yanaginochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0933 Phone no. 072-233-0637 Opening hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays Google Maps Route Search
Ginshari Gekotei Dining
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The blue noren shop curtain is how to spot this restaurant that serves set-menu Japanese food. Customers pick up an aluminum tray and place the dishes they want on it, choosing from grilled fish, nikujaga stewed meat and potatoes, rolled egg flavored with fish stock, etc. Since the original owner, Tsutomu Murashima, who has the nickname "rice-cooking wizard," succession has carried on for 60 years to the third-generation owner. Fresh produce, such as fish and vegetables, from nearby prefectures are bought from the markets each morning and turned into rows and rows of sashimi and cooked dishes. Accentuating their deliciousness is rice freshly cooked according to the training from the original owner. This popular store cooks a whopping 40 kilograms of rice each day. Address 1 Chome-1-30 Shinzaikechonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0969 Phone no. 072-238-0934 Opening hours Around 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Tuesdays Google Maps Route Search
868 Biru Dining
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On a concrete building with an industrial appearance hangs a large sign that says "calendar." "This was a printing company that I inherited from my grandfather," says the owner, who runs the cafe by himself. In the expansive space of what used to be a factory, tables and chairs are arranged spaciously. The look of the space changes greatly between daytime, when lots of light shines in, and night. Enjoy coffee and a homemade whole-wheat flour scone while relaxing in the comfort of this space. Address 1 Chome-1-27 Shorinjichohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0963 Opening hours 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (last order) For the latest information, please visit the store's website. Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Fukasezushi Dining
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Unparalleled deliciousness of conger eel. This is a specialty takeout store that sells famous Sakai conger eel sushi. The flavor of this manufacturer founded 60 years ago is clear and concise. People just have to taste it to understand. When you open the lid, first you'll be taken by the luster of the meaty eel. Conger eel sushi often sells out in the evening, so go early! Address 1 Chome-1-22 Dejimacho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0834 Phone no. 072-241-4593 Opening hours 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (ends when sold out)Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Tuesdays Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Fish Market Dining
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　Sakai has been known since ancient times as a supplier of seafood to Kyoto and Osaka, and the traditions of the fish market are still alive today. From near-shore fish to deep-sea catches and retail sales to general customers, fresh seafood can be enjoyed here from late at night to early in the morning at tempura stores and sushi shops. Sakai has been known since ancient times as a supplier of seafood to Kyoto and Osaka. It is said that the bustle at the fish market every morning was the most famous thing about Sakai. The traditions of the fish market are still alive today where it is held at the former Sakai harbor. The Sakai fish market handles all kinds of fish, from near-shore fish to deep-sea catches, and sells retail to general customers. You can enjoy fresh fish at tempura stores and sushi shops that are open from late at night to early in the morning. Address 2 Chome-4-1 Sakaebashicho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0971 Phone no. 072-223-7135 Opening hours 3:30 a.m. -9:00 a.m.Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Mondays (or Tuesdays if the Monday is a national holiday) Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Nonbiri Cruise Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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This is a boat tour on the moats that were created during the medieval times when Sakai was a free city. During the tour a guide explains the charm and the highlights of Sakai. The tour takes 50 minutes. It runs from early April to the end of June and from early September to the end of November, but this may change due to the weather, the level of the tides, or sea conditions, so please call to check. Address 1 Chome-4 Sakaebashicho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0971 Phone no. 072-229-8851 (NPO Kanko Kurs Sakai) Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Please check the facility's website or the facility for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Please check with the facility for operating days. URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Ruins of Sen no Rikyu's Residence Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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　Born in Sakai, Sen no Rikyu perfected the "wabi-cha" style of simplicity in the tea ceremony. He is the founder of the Senke schools of tea ceremony and is called the greatest practitioner of the tea ceremony. On the ruins of the residence is the Camellia Well and a roof construction over the well that was made from old parts of a sanmon gate from Kyoto's Daitoku-ji Temple, to which Sen no Rikyu was connected. Sen no Rikyu was born in 1522 in Sakai Imaichi-cho (present day Shukuin-nishi 1 chome) as the eldest son of a merchant. His name was Yoshiro. He studied the tea ceremony with Dochin Kitamuki then apprenticed with Jyou Takeno and Gensai Tsuji and perfected the "wabi-cha" style of simplicity in the tea ceremony. He developed a connection with warlord Nobunaga Oda through the tea ceremony, and after his death acted as the manager of tea ceremonies for Hideyoshi Toyotomi, arranging events such as the Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony while also active as a tea artisan. Later, in 1591, an angry Hideyoshi ordered him to commit suicide by the sword. He is the founder of the current Senke schools of tea ceremony and is called the greatest practitioner of the tea ceremony. The Camellia Well still exists on the site of the old residence and it is said that camellia charcoal was submerged to the bottom of the well. A roof construction over the well was made from old parts of a sanmon gate from Kyoto's Daitoku-ji Temple, to which Sen no Rikyu was connected. After restoration work in 2015, it is now possible to enter the site. Address 1 Chome-17-1 Shukuinchonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0958 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Please check the Sakai Convention & Visitors Association website for the latest information. Closed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Hankai streetcar line (Oshoji stop) Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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　The streetcar runs mostly along the old Kishu Kaido highway, through the town of Sakai, adding to the atmosphere of the town since 1911, for about 110 years. In the city center it mostly runs along Daido-suji Street and is perfect for relaxed travel to the sightseeing spots located near the line. The Hankai streetcar line runs mostly along the old Kishu Kaido highway, through the town of Sakai, which was cultivated by history. Since it began in 1911, for about 110 years it has added to the atmosphere of the town and been loved by locals as an environmentally friendly means of transport. 　The Hankai Tramway has two routes. The one that runs through Sakai City is the Hankai Line that stretches south from within Osaka City. The 15 stations between Yamatogawa station and Hamadera-Ekimae station are the section that is in Sakai City. Yamatogawa station is close to the Yamato-gawa River that is the border between Osaka City and Sakai City. In the city center it mostly runs along Daido-suji Street and is perfect for relaxed travel to the sightseeing spots located near the line. Hankai Tramway (between Abikomichi and Hamadera-Ekimae) and Nankai Bus (in designated areas) sell discounted tickets such as the Sakai Omotenashi Ticket that can be used multiple times in one day (500 yen for adults, 250 yen for children). 　Renting out a street car for an onboard party is an experience that is hard to come by elsewhere. Also, in the section between Ayanocho Station and Goryomae Station that runs along the middle of Daido-suji Street seasonal trees and flowers are planted on both sides of the median strip between the rail line and the road. Why not view this field of flowers from the streetcar window, or take a relaxed visit to sightseeing spots near the rail line with enjoying walking through the nearby streets. Address 1 Chome-1 Ichinochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0952 Phone no. 06-6674-5146 (Hankai Electric Railway Co. Opening hours Please check the facility's website or the facility for the most up-to-date information. URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Ebisu park (Xavier Park) Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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　In 1550, Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier came to Sakai. He was generously welcomed by wealthy merchant Ryokei Hibiya and this park was built on the former grounds of his estate and named Xavier Park to commemorate 400 years since Xavier's landing. This park was built on the former grounds of the estate of wealthy merchant Ryokei Hibiya, who generously welcomed Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier when he came to Sakai in 1550. In 1949 it was named Xavier Park to commemorate 400 years since his landing. Address 1 Chome-1 Kushiyachonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0949 Phone no. 072-232-1489 (Ohama Park Office) Opening hours Please check the facility's website or the facility for the most up-to-date information. Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Municipal Townhouse History Museum, Seigakuin Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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　This registered tangible cultural property located on the north edge of the Sakai moat region is known as a training center for Shugendo mountain asceticism and a teragoya school where Buddhist monk Ekai Kawaguchi studied. It can be seen on the Great Map of Sakai of 1689 under the name "Yamabushi Seigakuin" and has a history as a Shugendo temple. From the end of the Edo Period (1603–1868) to the start of the Meiji Period (1868–1912), under the name “Seikodo” it was a teragoya private school that taught local children to read and write. Ekai Kawaguchi (1866–1945), who was born in Sakai and was the first Japanese person to cross the Himalaya mountains to Tibet, also studied here. 　Located compactly on the grounds, in the style of a temple, are a main hall dedicated to the deity Fudo Myoo, a kitchen and a gate. 　It became nationally registered tangible cultural property in 2002 as a Shugendo facility that operated within an urban area during the Edo period, and as an important and rare example with the city of the existing remnants of a teragoya school. 　In 2011 it open as the Sakai Municipal Townhouse History Museum, Seigakuin, and displays material related to the teragoya school, to Ekai Kawaguchi, and more. On weekends and public holidays, volunteer tourism guides can show you around the interior. 　Joint entry ticket to the Sakai Municipal Townhouse Historical Museum, Seigakuin, and the Yamaguchi Residence: You can buy a discounted ticket that allows entry to both the Yamaguchi Residence and Seigakuin for just 250 yen. Address 1 Chome-3-13 Kitahatagochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0928 Phone no. 072-228-1501 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Admission until 4:30 p.m.) Please check the facility's website or the facility for the latest information. Closed on Tuesdays (the following day if Tuesday is a national holiday), Year-end and New Year holidays (Dec. 29-Jan. 3) URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Gunsmith's Estate (Sekiemon Inoue Residence） Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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　After the gun production methods of Tanegashima were brought to Sakai by people such as Matasaburo Tachibanaya, Sakai became Japan's leading gun-making area. The residence of Sekiemon Inoue is the only remaining example in Japan of an early-Edo Period (1603–1868) joint gunsmith's residence and workshop. As such it has been designated by Sakai City as Tangible Cultural Property and is known as "the gunsmith's estate." Gunsmiths and other related craftspeople gathered in the northern section of Sakai's moat area, where the Sekiemon Inoue residence is located, and specialization lead it to become a prominent gun production region within Japan. 　In recent years more than 20,000 old documents and historical artifacts related to Edo Period gun production were discovered on the estate. To broadly share these materials and an important building that is a place of actual traditional manufacturing, Sakai City is preparing to open, ideally in 2023, a facility tentatively titled the "Sakai Gunsmith's Estate Museum." Address 1 Chome-3-22 Kitahatagochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0928 Opening hours The building is currently undergoing conservation and repair work and is not open for tours. Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Teppokan（Sakai Gun Room） Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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The interior of this townhouse recreates a forge used to make guns and displays guns of foot soldiers in feudal times, the gun of a samurai, and a daimyo's (feudal lord) gun with impressive engraving. On the lintel is a battle surcoat and a soldier's hat. Here you can view a blacksmith and a battle encampment in one location. You can even receive instruction on how to use a matchlock gun and learn about the history of Sakai firearms. It is also possible to take a photo of yourself wearing a battle helmet and surcoat. 　Located in a corner of Sakai's Kitahatagocho district, where many pre-war buildings still remain, including a gunsmith's estate (interior area is closed to viewing) from the Edo Period (1603–1868), locals opened the Sakai Gun Room in 2009 in a townhouse that's about 100 years old, as a place where visitors can come in contact with the history of Sakai firearms. 　You can even receive detailed instructions about how to use a matchlock gun. You can also hear short lectures from the head of the facility on topics such as the effect of Sakai firearms on the rapidly changing civil war, which warlords challenged the conventional wisdom, and the skills required to use the weapons and their firepower. Address 1 Chome-2-7 Kitahatagochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0928 Phone no. 072-233-6601（Sakai Convention & Visitors Association) Opening hours 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (open Sundays only)*Hours may be negotiable *The store may be closed temporarily. Please check with the facility for the latest information. Closed on Closed in summer and winter, except Sundays. Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
SPinniNG MiLL Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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This photo studio and rental space is located on the second floor of the office building of a spinning mill built in the latter half of the Meiji Period (1868–1912). In a building made 100 years ago that maintains a retro feel, owner and photographer Kozo Ono says, "I want to do fun things that bring people together." Through various events, such as a market, photo sessions and music performances, he is sharing culture and promoting intergenerational interaction. Getting involved in these might help you meet some fun people and stores in the Sakai and the Shichido areas. Address 45 Namimatsucho, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0912 Phone no. 072-242-6894 Opening hours Please check the store website or the store for the latest information. Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Municipal Townhouse History Museum, Yamaguchi Residence Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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　The main building of the Yamaguchi residence was built immediately after the 1615 summer siege of Osaka burned down the urban area. It is an important cultural property of Japan and a place where you can feel the traditional way of life in a Sakai townhouse. It is extremely important as a rare example in Japan of an existing townhouse from the early half of the Edo Period (1603–1868) and in 1966 was designated a national important cultural property. 　In the Great Map of Sakai of 1689 the name of the Yamaguchi house, Echizen-ya, can be seen, showing that the site existed in its current location. After that, in 1775 the entrance area and the west storehouse on the south side were added, then in 1800 the north storehouse was added, completing the current layout. Fine beams are laid on top of an extensive dirt floor, creating a magnificent space. 　Centered on a large wax tree that is 200 years old, the garden shows a pleasing display of fall colors. Since 2009 it has been open to the public as the "Sakai Municipal Townhouse History Museum, Yamaguchi Residence." Tourism guides can show you around the interior. 　Joint entry ticket to the Sakai Municipal Townhouse Historical Museum, Yamaguchi Residence and Seigakuin: You can buy a discounted ticket that allows entry to both the Yamaguchi Residence and Seigakuin for just 250 yen. Address 1 Chome2-31 Nishikinochōhigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0932 Phone no. 072-224-1155 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Admission until 4:30 p.m.) Please check the facility's website or the facility for the latest information. Closed on Tuesdays (the following day if Tuesday is a national holiday), Year-end and New Year holidays (Dec. 29-Jan. 3) URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Old Sakai Lighthouse Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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　The symbol of Sakai, the old Sakai lighthouse. As the oldest, wooden, Western-style lighthouse in Japan, it is a nationally designated historic landmark. From the Muromachi period (1336–1573) through to the Azuchi-Momoyama period (about 1568–1600), as a naturally good port, Sakai harbor also developed as a port of foreign trade. The later connection of the Yamato River led to its decline, but repair by Edo merchants and the people of Sakai created the model that is the current former Sakai port. Thanks to donations from the people of Sakai, in 1877, a hexagonal, spindle-shaped, wooden, Western-style lighthouse about 12 meters in height was constructed on that seawall. The lighthouse protected the safe passage of ships leaving and entering Sakai harbor for about a century, but after land reclamation progressed in the vicinity, in 1968 that role came to an end. It is now preserved as a symbol of Sakai and is a nationally designated historic landmark as one of the oldest, wooden, Western-style lighthouses in Japan that exists in its actual location. After its deterioration had become clear in recent years, in 2001–2006 restoration work was carried out that returned it to its former appearance. Together with the nearby statue of the dragon goddess, it is being enjoyed as part of a new waterfront zone. Address 5 Chome Ohama Kitamachi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0974 Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum) Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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　The name of the Sakai Traditional Crafts Museum, which displays, sells and has workshop facilities on the traditional industries of Sakai, has been changed to Sakai Denshokan. In the first floor sales area called "Takumi Shop, knives & whetstones," there is a great variety of knives with different uses, materials and designs, which should allow you to find a knife that is to your liking. In "Takumi Shop, traditional industry goods & Sakai products," there is chusen dyeing, wazarashi bleached cotton, incense, and also seasonings for everyday use and fine products made by artisans that are perfect for gifts. In the second floor display area, "Takumi Exhibition, traditional industries exhibition," the space is utilized to display goods such as wazarashi cotton and works dyed using chusen & dyeing by printing and Sakai koi-nobori carp-shaped windsocks for the Boys' Festival in May. You can also watch demonstrations and participate in workshops on topics such as incense making and knife sharpening. The Sakai Knife Museum, "CUT," displays real articles, models and illustrations of the history and production methods of Sakai knives, as well as tools of manufacture. The "Hibana" chandelier that was made by using materials from each step of the knife-making process is a highlight. Address 1 Chome-1-30 Zaimokuchonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0941 Phone no. 072-227-1001 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please check the facility's website or the facility for the latest information. Closed on Third Tuesday of the month (if the day falls on a national holiday, the museum is closed the following day), Year-end and New Year holidays ( Dec. 29 - Jan. 3) (Other temporary closures may apply) URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko Sightseeing Facilities & Attractions
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This is a culture and tourism facility that expresses the wonder of the history and culture of Sakai via the lives and characters of Sakai-born perfecter of the tea ceremony Sen no Rikyu and a poet who opened up Japanese modern literature, Akiko Yosano. It is made up of the Sen no Rikyu Tea Ceremony Museum, which reveals the history and culture of Sen no Rikyu and the tea ceremony, the Yosano Akiko Museum, which shows the life of poet Akiko Yosano and the world of her works, and a Tourist Information Space that is a useful reference point for sightseeing in Sakai. The Tea Ceremony Experience Room faces the site of the Sen-no-Rikyu residence, which is where the Senke school of tea ceremony originated. Here you can enjoy matcha and an accompanying confection in a casual tea ceremony according to the school of either Omote-senke, Ura-senke or Mushanokoji-senke where you are seated on a chair, or experience making tea yourself, in a tea room, under instruction from one of the three schools of tea. The only remaining tearoom made by Sen no Rikyu, Tai-an, which is a national treasure of Japan, has been reproduced in its original form as "Sakai Tai-an." Not only can you observe its exterior, but you can also enter the tea room. 【Excavated Objects from Sakai Moat Encircling City Ruins -Bizen Objects】【Akiko Yosano Memorial Hall Exhibition Highlights】 Address 2 Chome-1-1 Shukuinchonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0958 Phone no. 072-260-4386 Opening hours Sen no Rikyu Chanoyu-kan Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum, Tourist Information Exhibition Room 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Admission to Sen no Rikyu Chanoyukan and Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum is until 5:30 p.m.) Chanoyu experience facility: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For the latest information, please check the facility's website or contact the facility. Closed on Sen no Rikyu Tea Ceremony Museum, Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum, Tea ceremony experience facilities: 3rd Tuesday of the month (or the following day if the day falls on a national holiday), Year-end and New Year's holidays Tourist Information Exhibition Room: Year-end and New Year's holidays URL Official Website Official Guide SAKAI tourism & convention Guide Website Google Maps Route Search
Tokiwa Hot Spring Public Baths
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This is the most well-known public bath in Sakai. Draws water up from 1,300 meters below ground to have hot spring water flowing fresh and untreated from the source. It has a tile illustration of Mount Fuji and old-fashioned, push-style faucets. A distinctive feature is that the bathtubs are in three layers, with water from the source pouring from the top layer, meaning that the higher the level goes, the hotter the water and the greater the ratio of regular customers. The water is colorless and transparent with an extremely mild smell of sulfur. It is soft and pleasantly smooth on the skin. Address 3 Chome-1-29 Shinmeichonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0938 Phone no. 072-233-5738 Opening hours 1:00 p.m. - 0:00 a.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on Fridays Google Maps Route Search
Sakai New Hot Spring Public Baths
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The older lady busily working on handicrafts as she sits in the attendant's booth at reception is a heartwarming image. This is an urban public bath that's Showa-period (1926–1989) retro. Both the waiting area and the bathrooms are large and there are many facilities, including a jet bath, a bath for beauty, a cold bath, a bath with an electric current, and a sauna. The cozy open-air bath is for men and women and is a radon bath with a television. The water is not too hot, so even people who don't usually visit a public bath can find the baths they like and enjoy leisurely relaxing in them. Address 2 Chome-2-13 Kainochonishi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0950 Phone no. 072-233-0756 Opening hours 2:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.Please check with the store for the latest information. Closed on Wednesdays Google Maps Route Search
Minatoshio-yu Public Baths
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Originally made to warm the bodies of fishermen chilled by fishing, this is Kansai's only seawater public bath. It was a skilled carpenter that founded the saltwater bath in 1923. "It was put on sale after the war and our grandfather bought it," say the three sisters who are the current third-generation owners. The picture decorating the attendant's booth is a nostalgic image of the seawater bath from long ago. The seawater that comes via a pipe that leads to Osaka Bay smells like the ocean. It also has an open-air bath made of stone and is an appealing place to take a relaxing bath at the end of the day. Address 1 Chome2-13 Dejimakaigandōri, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0833 Phone no. 072-241-9676 Opening hours 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.For the most up-to-date information, please visit the store's website or check with the store. Closed on Wednesdays URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Tsuruya Musical Instruments Traditional Crafts
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This is the only specialty store for traditional Japanese instruments in Sakai, which is the birthplace of the shamisen (Japanese three-stringed lute). "People say it is hard to enter, so I wanted to make it easier for them to try it," fifth-generation owner Ryuichi Ishimura says about the one-coin workshops for the shamisen and the koto (Japanese zither) (500 yen, booking required). "In the old days there were many legal red-light districts and luxury traditional Japanese restaurants around Sakai station, and even once we entered the Showa period (1926–1989) it was a daily experience to hear traditional shamisen ballads coming from restaurants," he says. Enjoy an enriching moment by learning a tone of music from the Azuchi-Momoyama period (about 1568–1600) that adheres to Japanese sensibilities. Address 3 Chome-1-6 Ochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0954 Phone no. 072-232-0521 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.Please check the store's website or the store for the latest information. Closed on Sunday・Holiday URL Official Website Google Maps Route Search
Manni Traditional Crafts
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Sakai's most noted festivals are the Danjiri and the Futon Taiko. "When it was festival time, we would string up paper lanterns all around the town in what is called 'machi-tsuri,'" a paper lantern maker says. "Until the beginning of Showa (1926–1989), they would apparently even build floats, as is done in Kyoto." The paper lantern maker describes exciting images of festivals. He not only makes paper lanterns for shrines and temples, but also flags for Sakai City. There is 300 years of history to this work that started in the early 1700s and is essential to this town. Address 2 Chome-2-26 Ichinochohigashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka 590-0952 Phone no. 072-232-0754 Opening hours 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Check the store website or store for the most up-to-date information. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays Google Maps Route Search
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Welcome to the "Map of Retro Japanese Confectionery." It is centered on the moat area within Sakai City that the streetcar runs through. It introduces information about Sakai City Japanese confectionery that developed together with the culture of the tea ceremony, and information about shrines, temples and other sites. We recommend using share bicycles to get around as you take short breaks at coffee shops and old-style bathhouses. Please use the GPS on your smart phone or tablet as you explore the retro vibes that remain in Sakai. Icons in Map Spot Information Information on each spot is introduced here. Information Button You can see the title and description of the map. SPOT LIST You can check the list of spots.You can change the display/non-display of each category. GPS Button Turn GPS on and off." (When blue)" Click→GPS Off" (When white)"Click→GPS On Can be switched with Google Maps. Precautions *When operating a smartphone, please check the safety of your surroundings and stand still. It is very dangerous to move around while looking at your smartphone. *Please allow "Use of Location Information" on your smartphone browser. *If your current location is not displayed even though you are within the map area, it is possible that the GPS signal is not being acquired properly. Please move a little and try again. *The opening hours of facilities and stores are subject to change due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection. Please check in advance before your visit. *Illustrations and photos are for illustrative purposes only. *Information is current as of March 2022.