Today, 800 years after the time of the samurai, Bushido is still the spiritual prop of the Japanese people and still influences the politeness and manners of the Japanese people. Some aspire to Bushido from childhood, learning calligraphy and tea ceremony as spiritual training to become a respectable adult like a samurai, and swordsmanship as training in the martial arts. In the past, a "respected person" was called a "samurai. Others in general are simply samurai. Those who have learned bushido from abroad and aspire to become "Samurai" will be wielding Samurai swords tonight. #katana #bushido #samuraiSword

The average life expectancy a samurai in the Warring States period is said to be about 42 years. The average life expectancy for men in Japan today is about 81.5 years, and 87.6 years for women. With only about half the time compared to today's life expectancy, these Samurai ran through an era when they did not know what tomorrow's life would bring... #katana #bushido #osakacastle #samuraiSword #samuraiarmor

Learning calligraphy is said to help children develop concentration, correct posture, etiquette and the ability to express themselves. It also helps children to learn to write beautifully, leading to increased confidence and ambition. - Benefits of learning calligraphy: Improved concentration➤ Writing requires attention to stroke order and balance, which can improve concentration. Correct posture➤ Calligraphy is done sitting on the floor, which helps to develop correct posture. Courtesy➤ Students can learn etiquette such as how to hold a brush, ink rubbing and paper handling. Improved self-expression skills➤ Allows students to express their feelings and thoughts through writing. Developing self-confidence➤ Being able to write well and achieving goals can boost your confidence and aspirations. Relaxation➤ Writing letters with a brush and ink in a quiet environment helps to relax and relieve stress. Preparation for primary school➤ It is also an opportunity to practise pencil holding and writing order before entering primary school. #Calligraphy #kanji #kimono #shodo

From Sakai to the Expo site by boat. No traffic, perfect views. Comfortable access via the water route✨ Departing from Sakai Old Port, it’s only 30 minutes to the Expo site. Take this boat and you’ll no longer worry about traffic jams or crowded crowds. No road congestion, no long lines on station platforms. Onboard, just enjoy the water-city scenery of Osaka as the breeze blows🏯 The evening sail is especially recommended. After enjoying the Expo, avoid the rush-hour trains and return to Sakai on a relaxing cruise. It’s travel that feels like a mini getaway even though it’s just transportation. With a slightly different way to get there, make your Expo experience more comfortable and more special. 🎫Search “Universal Cruise” to make a reservation!

Osaka Festival! — EXPO2025 Spring Showcase The Osaka Festival — EXPO Spring Showcase will take place at the Osaka-Kansai Expo EXPO Arena. Around 40 floats and platforms gathered from across Osaka, including danjiri, yagura, and taiko-dai, will come together in one place! A vibrant lineup of energetic festivals will open Osaka Week. From Sakai City, the Keana-cho danjiri and the Shinzaikehama futon taiko will be demonstrated and exhibited. 📅 Dates and times: Friday, May 9 — Danjiri Keana-cho (Naka Ward) Saturday, May 10 — Futon Taiko Shinzaikehama (Sakai Ward) 🔴 Registration: No advance registration required Anyone attending the Osaka-Kansai Expo is welcome to join. 🏠 Venue: Osaka-Kansai Expo EXPO Arena 🔍 For details, search “Re-Discover”! 🔍 Also be sure to check the Sakai Tourism Guide Expo special site (If you come to Expo, please come to Sakai too). We look forward to seeing you there!😄

📍 “Futari demo Sakai” Heart-Pounding Darts Journey! 🎯🚶‍♂️ Decide destinations with a dart throw and solve challenges about each spot as you tour the city on this fresh travel experience.✨ Rediscover Sakai’s charms and set off on an exciting adventure.💡💛 📅 Event Period: March 14 (Friday) – May 31 (Saturday) ✅ Free to participate 🆓 ✅ No reservation required 📆✖️ ✅ Win prizes 🎁🎯 🔍For details, search “Futari demo Sakai” on the Sakai Tourism Guide website!

[Osaka/Kansai Expo] Koinobori Workshop🎏✨ At the Osaka/Kansai Expo Jordan Pavilion, we will hold a workshop using Sakai’s traditional industry, the Sakai May Koinobori (carp streamers)🎏 If you are visiting the Expo site that day, please join us 📅 Date and time: Thursday, April 24 <Session 1> 10:00 AM–12:00 PM <Session 2> 2:00 PM–4:00 PM 🔴 Registration: No advance registration required (about 20 participants per session on a first-come, first-served basis) Anyone attending the Osaka/Kansai Expo is welcome to participate 😊 ⭐ Program: Participants will write wishes for peace and hopes for the future on hand-painted Sakai May Koinobori over five meters long to create a one-of-a-kind original carp streamer. The completed koinobori will be flown at the Jordan Pavilion from Thursday, May 8 through late May. 🏠 Location: Osaka/Kansai Expo Jordan Pavilion If you cannot participate on the day, you can still see the Sakai May Koinobori at Sakai Densho-kan, so please visit Sakai City🎶 🔎 For details, search for “Sakai Densho-kan”! 🔎 Also be sure to check the “Sakai Sightseeing Guide Expo Special Site (If you come to the Expo, come to Sakai too)” and the “Sakai City website: 2025 Osaka/Kansai Expo (collaboration with pavilions and information on local companies exhibiting).” We look forward to seeing you all 😄

Calligraphy is a hobby that can be enjoyed with friends. Calligraphy is a traditional Japanese culture and art. Exposure to a large number of calligraphy characters nurtures intelligence and sensitivity. It has also been proven that writing letters by hand has a positive effect on the brain. #Calligraphy #shodo #kanji

🌷✨ Seventy thousand tulips in full bloom! A spectacular spring view ✨🌷 At Harvest Hill, the tulips are now at their peak! 💕 A colorful carpet of tulips stretches across the fields, creating a beautiful floral landscape to enjoy 🌈💐 Step into the tulip fields to feel the arrival of spring and capture wonderful memory photos 📸 In addition, baby blue eyes (nemophila), north-pole daisies, and unique tulip varieties are also reaching their best viewing period 🌼 📍 Location: Village area flower field “Sun Hill” (about 3,000 m²) 🎟 Admission: Viewing is included with Harvest Hill park entry fee 🌷 Plus! A spring photo contest is being held ✨ 🌞 Come and enjoy the spring spectacle! 🌞 *The blooming period may vary depending on the weather, so please check the official website before visiting✅

~ Samurai Habits ~ Every morning a samurai prepares for death. In the quiet of the morning, he imagines himself being struck by lightning, doused by fire, or cut to pieces with a sword or spear. It is hard to remember that one step outside the doorway is the world of death. 〜Make this activity a memory of a lifetime ~ For activities where you can wear samurai armor and have your photo taken with Osaka Castle in the background: ➤Rise Plan ➤Honor Plan ➤Bushido Plan For tour guides: ➤Holy Land Pilgrimage Osaka Castle, Tamatsukuri Area, Tennoji Area

- Students will learn the basic stance of the katana. 1) Middle stance 2) Upper stance 3) Lower stance 4) Eight-phase stance (5) Side stance - From these stances, swing the sword. Swing. Swing. Swing. When swinging down, do not use your arm strength, but swing with the weight of the sword. If you are swinging correctly, you will know if you are swinging correctly because you will hear a "hirun" sound. #katana #samuraiSword #bushido #kimono

When children learn calligraphy, they learn to write beautifully. The benefits are especially great if they start learning before they start developing habits, so if they start by around age 5, they may have beautiful writing for a lifetime. In addition, calligraphy, as an ancient Japanese art, also teaches manners such as greetings and respect. #kanji #kimono #calligraphy #OsakaCastle

🍀May 25th (Sunday) 【Morning Yoga at the Temple】 Participants Wanted🍀May 25th (sun) – Start a refreshing morning at Myohoji Temple🎪🌿🍀 Revitalize your mind and body in the temple grounds glowing with fresh green leaves🌿 At Myohoji Temple, one of the oldest temples in Senshu with about 700 years of history, you will enjoy a welcoming morning rice porridge and tea service after yoga🍵 We look forward to your reservation😊🎶 Date: Sunday, May 25th 🎉Event likely to proceed soon🎉 Location: Myohoji Temple (4-1-3 Nakanomachi Higashi, Sakai Ward, Sakai City) Meeting time: 8:20 AM Fee: 5,000 yen ・ With rental mat 5,100 yen (2 spots remaining) For details, search “Sakai Morning Yoga”🔍 📢Event Notice📢 On the same day, the Daisen Tea Gathering will be held at Daisen Park’s Large lawn area, Dai-Shibafu Hiroba Plaza🍵🍡 It’s about a 15-minute bike ride or a 30-minute walk from Myohoji Temple to the venue. Why not spend the afternoon visiting Doigawa Park and Nansoji Temple along the way🌳 Please check the website for details about the Daisen Tea Gathering🔍

🎨 Special Exhibition "Mucha: The Mysterious Painting" ✨ 1 We present for the first time a new tapestry that weaves Alphonse Mucha’s painting Quo Vadis, a masterpiece by one of Czechia’s leading artists, using Sakai’s traditional craft Sakai Dantsu. This work marks a new chapter in the history of painting. 2 Alongside one of the world’s foremost Mucha collections, the exhibition unveils the full story of the enigmatic painting Quo Vadis. Exhibition Highlights Explore freely through five rooms designed like pavilions. A grand gathering of works related to the magnificent World Expo of 1900 Paris, held 125 years ago!

🎻 Osaka Symphony Orchestra Fenice Sakai Masterpieces Series Vol.3 🎼 The third installment of the "Masterpieces Series," in which the Osaka Symphony Orchestra based in Sakai selects and presents beautiful works🎶✨ 🌟 Conducted by Keiko Mitsuhashi, who was named one of Newsweek Japan’s "100 Japanese People the World Respects"🎼 🎻 Violinist Mariko Senju, who had a fateful encounter with the legendary Stradivarius "Duranti," appears🎶 Enjoy Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1, one of the cornerstones of the violin concerto repertoire, and Brahms’s Symphony No.1, a work he completed over 21 years with a strong awareness of Beethoven’s achievements. ●Performers Keiko Mitsuhashi (conductor), Mariko Senju (violin), Osaka Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) ●Program Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68

🔪✨ Knife Factory and Sakai Takayuki Knife Gallery Tour 🏭🔍 ~ Experience Sakai’s blade-making culture, where craftsmen’s skills shine! ~ Held on Thursday, May 29; Thursday, August 28; and Thursday, November 27! ✨ A special public opening of the factory that produces the world-renowned Sakai Takayuki kitchen knives! 🛠️✨ 🔹 May 29 is a special edition! Includes a Sakai Takayuki petty knife 🔥 ▶ Special plan for the JR Destination Campaign (DC)! 🔹 Highlights 🔹 Tour the Sanpou factory to watch knife-making processes (blacksmithing, rough grinding, etc.) 🏭 🔹 Visit the gallery displaying about 500 knives 🔍 🔹 Try a simple knife sharpening experience! ✨ 🔹 May 29 only: receive a Sakai Takayuki petty knife as a gift 🎁 💰 Participation Fee 🔹 May 29: ¥15,000 (includes petty knife 🎁) 🔹 August 28 and November 27: ¥4,000 📌 Application Deadline: Until 3 days before each event date! 🔍 For details and to apply, search for "Knife Factory and Sakai Takayuki Knife Gallery Tour with Simple Knife Sharpening Workshop"

From the end of the year to the beginning of the year, a large fishing flag was hoisted on a fishing boat at Kishiwada Fishing Port ... ( ˶>ᴗ<˶)🎌🚢 The colorful design is eye-catching and cool 🥰💙. The large fishing flag with various pictures such as sea bream expresses the wish for safe navigation and good fishing. It was ☀️✨ fluttering in the glittering sun and blue sky I wish for the safety of the fishermen in Kishiwada City and hope that the fishing industry will prosper this year ... 👏🐟 ・ ・ 📍 Kishiwada Fishing Port Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture Osaka Japan 2025.1

Brno National Theatre Mother Mother / Kansai debut! Brno National Theatre Mother Mother \ The famed work by Czech playwright Karel Čapek comes to Sakai! The cast from the Brno National Theatre will give passionate performances. (Japanese and English subtitles provided) Dates: Wednesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 5 Venue: Fenice Sakai Tickets on sale now📢

📢 Osaka Destination Campaign is here! 🎉✨ ✨Special Osaka DC experiences from April 1 to June 30 only! 📍Sakai offers a host of special experiences!📍 🛕 Kofun stroll｜Walk atop the normally off-limits Oritsuka Kofun!⛰️ 🌳 Japanese garden tour｜See a gardener’s craft up close🌿✨ 🍵 Tea ceremony experience｜Authentic thick and thin matcha services🍃🎁 🔫 Gunsmith (teppo blacksmith) house guide｜Romance of Edo-period history🏯 🖼️ Mucha exhibition｜Lost oil paintings paired with Sakai’s dantsu rugs🎨 🌷 Harvest Hill｜70,000 tulips in full bloom🌼 📖 Check the Osaka DC official website for details! Which one would you like to join? Tell us in the comments 💬

Calligraphy is an ancient Japanese art of learning. In addition to greetings, students learn to be respectful and polite to those around them. Many parents send their children to calligraphy classes because they can learn such manners from early childhood. #kanji #kimono #Calligraphy

Trial Slashing Try your hand at sword cutting with a real Samurai sword! Experience the world's best cutting performance. #SamuraiExperience #samuraisword #katana

Calligraphy, a traditional culture, is generally started in early childhood, when children are 3 to 5 years old, as a form of learning. It helps develop the ability to write beautiful letters, concentration, and etiquette, and does not cause great embarrassment or disgrace when they grow up. #kanji #Calligraphy #kimono

40th Anniversary Regular Performance Madame Butterfly “Everything begins in Sakai” 🔶 Founded by citizens more than fifty years ago, Sakai City Opera has held numerous exchanges with overseas opera houses and companies In 2006, it became the first Japanese company to co-produce a local staging of Puccini’s festival production of Madame Butterfly in Italy. On May 2, we will present a performance for young people—children who have grown through the COVID-19 pandemic and the youth who will shape tomorrow—so that their rich sensibilities can be entrusted to the future society. Madame Butterfly, a love opera set in Nagasaki, comes to Fenice Sakai, a source of pride for Sakai City. Enjoy the power of live music and the drama’s emotion this Golden Week! Ticket reservations → ticket＠sakai-city-opera.jp ★ Please contact us with “Madame Butterfly ticket request,” seat type, number of tickets, your name, address, and phone number.

📢 Monster Hunter × Sakai 🔥 A life-size tachi sword appears at Sakai City tea room Shin-an! ⚔️🏯 In Sakai City, we have recreated a full-scale tachi sword, about 2.2 m long, as seen in Capcom Co., Ltd.’s popular game series Monster Hunter, and it will be exhibited at Sakai City tea room Shin-an. 🎮✨ 📷 Plus! Show a photo of the recreated tachi at participating facilities to receive special perks in a campaign. 🎁🎉 ※The tachi displayed at the main site is a sculpted item made from metal materials and does not fall under the category of blades covered by the Swords and Firearms Control Law. 🛠️ This special piece was created for the collaboration event with the same series held in fiscal 2022. 💡 🔍 For details, please see the Sakai City website.

🌸Shūzuka Kofun Plaza "Cherry Blossom Viewing Party"🌸 Cherry blossom season has arrived! At the "Cherry Blossom Viewing Party" held at Shūzuka Kofun Plaza, many food trucks and vendor booths will be on site✨ Enjoy light meals and drinks while spending a spring moment🌷 When you visit Daisen Park, be sure to stop by!🌸🎉 📅 Date and Time: Saturday, March 29, 6:00 PM–7:30 PM 🚶‍♂️ Access: 5-minute walk from Mozu Station on the JR Hanwa Line 🎟️ Admission: Free 📍 Venue: Daisen Park (Sakai Ward, around the Mozu Kofun Group) 📞 Inquiries: PULLPUSH Planning Co., Ltd. 📧 Email: support@mycity-epco.co.jp 📱 Phone: 070-3184-0237 (Miko) 🔍 For event details, please see Sakai City’s official website

Calligraphy has a delicate sense of beauty, and the subtle changes in fine lines, dots, and shading enhance its beauty. There is also an aesthetic sense of stillness, and it is important to keep one's mind quiet and focused when writing. In addition, it is essentially important to perform basic manners, such as sitting upright, keeping the back straight, and holding the brush upright. #kanji #kimono #Calligraphy

This is the only place in Osaka Castle where the cherry blossoms bloom early！ A proverb that combines the dying moment of a samurai with the magnificent cherry blossoms in their waning moments. The flowers are cherry blossoms, the people are warriors. A proverb that combines the dying moment of a samurai with the magnificent cherry blossoms in their waning moments. The flowers are cherry blossoms, the people are warriors. For details on the most popular Hanami plans, please visit #SamuraiArmor #kimono #SAKURACelestialBlossom

Samurai Armor Experience In April 1615, the Tokugawa forces marched on Osaka Castle. Here, the "Osaka Summer Campaign" begins. You, a member of Toyotomi's side, will wear armor and participate in the battle. You will be the best soldier in Japan, and go into battle! #osakacastle #samuraiarmor

First, we will explain what calligraphy is, followed by an explanation of attitudes and tools first. You will better understand the difference between calligraphy as a form of character decoration (caligraphy), which also exists overseas, and Japanese "shodo" (calligraphy). Calligraphy is a traditional Japanese culture that uses brush and ink to express characters artistically, and is appreciated for its neatness, the way the brush is carried, the shade of the ink, and the beauty of the overall arrangement of the characters. #kanji #kimono #Calligraphy #tatamiroom #samurai

The Samurai sword is the most cutting blade to date and can only be worn by Samurai. After changing into a samurai costume and learning how to handle a sword, it's time to try your hand at sword cutting! Let's try zanjiri zanjiri! #katana #samuraiSword #bushido