Untying the Threads of Sakai — A World Tour in Sakai!? 🌍 “SAKAI Gourmet EXPO” Confirmed!


Gather hungry on the long weekend in March at Sakai Risho no Mori (@rishonomori)! ✨
A colorful lineup of international food trucks and tents will offer a global feast 🤤

From authentic flavors you rarely get to try to family favorites that kids and adults love,
six food trucks and two tent vendors will serve up fresh, delicious dishes! 🚚💨

Enjoy the open-air setting and savor world cuisine while spending a lovely spring moment. 🌸

Tag friends and family and strategize what to eat! 👇

📅 Date: Friday, March 20 (national holiday) and Saturday, March 21
⏰ Time: 10:00–16:00
📍 Venue: Sakai Risho no Mori
※ Exhibit lineup is subject to change

🔍 Search “Untying the Threads of Sakai 2026” for details!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

Himo Tokeba Sakai: Stunning Ink Art Live Painting Performance🖌️

“ICHIGO ICHIE” by Vít Kodoušek ( @squaremotionart ), an artist who served as the Ceremonial Director for the Czech Pavilion, will be held!
Using ink, he captures the atmosphere of the moment on canvas in a dynamic performance. Experience the birth of art that can only happen “here and now” up close✨

📅 Date: Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22
⏰ Times: ① 11:00 / ② 14:30 (about 25 minutes per session)
📍 Venue: Sakai Risho no Mori
💰 Admission: Free

🔍 For details, search “Himo Tokeba Sakai 2026”!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

Himototakeba Sakai: Sakai Risho no Mori × Czech Pavilion <Main Hall Tea Room × Contemporary Art Tea Utensils>

The masterpiece "La Traviata" turned into wagashi.
A special tea gathering featuring contemporary art tea utensils 🍵✨

At the Main Hall Tea Room of Sakai Risho no Mori (@rishonomori),
we will serve tea using original tea utensils created by contemporary artists that were also used at the Expo site ✨ The confection is an elegant limited fresh wagashi inspired by the Czech master Alphonse Mucha’s work "La Traviata" 👀

Enjoy a luxurious time in a serene space, savoring art with all your senses♪

"Main Hall Tea Room (each session about 60 minutes)"
📅 Dates: Friday, March 20 (national holiday) – Sunday, March 22
※ Session times vary by day, please check carefully
📍 Location: Sakai Risho no Mori
🍵 Participation fee: ¥1,000 (includes "La Traviata" wagashi)
✅ How to apply: Reserve in advance on the Sakai Risho no Mori reservation site (each session limited to 20 people)
(URL: https://reserva.be/sakairishonomori )
⚠️ The contemporary artists’ tea utensils are limited in number.
🎁 Special experiences available!※ See the reservation site for sessions and details.
・Tea whisking experience
On designated sessions on Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd, enjoy the chance to whisk your own tea 🍵
・Shamisen performance
On a designated session on Saturday the 21st, Tsuruya Musical Instruments (@tsuruya_music_instruments) will present a shamisen performance 🪕

🔍 For more details, search for "Himototakeba Sakai 2026"!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

Untie the Strings, Discover Sakai: Try Traditional Techniques! Make Wagashi Sweets 🍡

Learn authentic wagashi (nerikiri) making from Sakai’s craftsmen.

Handcraft two sweets: a seasonal wagashi and one inspired by the Expo.
Take your freshly made treats home with you.

Why not create your own little work of art?
Children are very welcome to join.

📅 Date: Friday, March 20 (national holiday), and Sunday, March 22
⏰ Times: 1) 13:00– / 2) 14:30– (about 60 minutes per session)
👨‍🍳 Instructors:
• March 20: Mr. Maeda from Sakai Hosen Kashisho
• March 22: Mr. Takada from Hamasaki Souka-an Minoya
📍 Venue: Sakai Risho no Mori Lecture Room
💰 Fee: 500 yen (cash only)
✅ No reservation required (10–15 participants per session, first come first served on the day)
※ Children under 3rd grade must be accompanied by a guardian

🔍 For details, search “Untie the Strings, Discover Sakai 2026”!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

🌸For a spring outing🌸 Take a leisurely tour of Sakai’s old highways and relax at Kokoan with views of the Mausoleum of Emperor Hanzei🍵

How about a stroll around Sakai’s old highways during cherry blossom season?🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶
A sightseeing volunteer guide accompanies the tour, so you’ll learn many new things✨

After the walk, unwind at Kokoan next to Hochigai Shrine⛩️ with sweets and tea🍡🍵
Enjoy a tranquil time in a lovely location overlooking the Mausoleum of Emperor Hanzei😌

Discover the charms of nearby Sakai you might not know, together with the cherry blossoms🌸
*Photo of the cherry blossoms at the Former Kosenji Temple Akai Site: taken on March 29, 2025*

📅 Date and time: Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Meet at 9:50 or 12:50. Reservations required at least three days in advance
💰 Fee: 4,000 yen (includes Kokoan voucher)
📍 Meeting place: Sakai City Hall 21st-floor observation lobby
*On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays one person may join. From Monday to Thursday we accept requests for groups of two or more.*

🔍For details, search “Sakai old highway tour”
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/201

#Himotokeba Sakai \/ Miyakumyaku Comes to Sakai🔵🔴

Himotokeba Sakai 2026
~OSAKA SAKAI EXPO~
Miyakumyaku Photo Session in Sakai Confirmed!

A chance to take photos and videos together🌟
Relive the excitement of the Osaka-Kansai Expo in Sakai once more!

🗓️Date & Location: Friday, March 20 @ Inside Daisen Park
Saturday, March 21 @ Sakai Risho no Mori, Lecture Room, 2nd Floor
⏰Times: ①11:00 / ②13:30 / ③16:00 (30 minutes each)
💰Free
✅Advance lottery system; application period: Tuesday, March 10, 10:00 – Monday, March 16, 10:00
※Winners will be notified by email on Wednesday, March 17.

🔍Search for "Himotokeba Sakai 2026" for details!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20260227145543

＼👧All children enter free👦／

From Wednesday, March 25 to Tuesday, March 31, for seven days, Noah Dolphin Dome celebrates its first anniversary by offering free admission for children (ages 4 through elementary school)🎊

We have many other special anniversary programs lined up just for the occasion📢
Of course, our regular animal-interaction programs will run as usual!
Make wonderful spring memories at Noah Dolphin Dome…🌸

Admission fees
◯ Regular rates
Adult (junior high school and older): ¥1210
Child (ages 4 through elementary school): ¥770

◯ Night time (entry from 17:00)
Adult (junior high school and older): ¥770
Child (ages 4 through elementary school): ¥550
*Children aged 3 and under are free all day*

Opening hours
10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:30)

Parking
None (please use nearby coin-operated parking; no partner parking available)

🔍 Search for "Noah Dolphin Dome" for details!
🔗 Website: https://www.dolphindome.jp/

#Untie the Ribbon Sakai 2026 MI-TE Sakai × Singapore Pavilion

Enjoy a special moment tasting the lingering excitement of the expo along with a spectacular 80 m high view 🍵

At Sakai City Hall’s 21st floor MI-TE Sakai, the Singapore Pavilion (@visit_singaporejp) brings the wildly popular limited wagashi (Japanese confections) from Saikai Housen Confectionery (takamotimoti)!
We will offer an adorable confection shaped like the official mascot Marley, a treat you can only find here 🦁🇸🇬

Plus, on Sunday the 22nd…
Shamisen performances by Tsuruya Musical Instruments (@suruya_music_instruments) will also be held ✨
Relax and enjoy a luxurious time with a panoramic view overlooking the Tomb of Emperor Nintoku♪

📅 Date and time: Friday, March 20th (national holiday) to Sunday, March 22nd, 10:00–16:00
📍 Location: MI-TE Sakai (21st-floor observation lobby, Sakai City Hall)
🍵 Participation fee: ¥800 (includes Marley wagashi)
✅ No reservation required (first-come, first-served on the day)
🪕 Shamisen performances: Sunday the 22nd at 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:30

🔍 For details, search “Untie the Ribbon Sakai 2026”!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

#Himo Tokeba Sakai Sakai City Teahouse Shin-an × Jordan Pavilion

The sensibility of contemporary art and desert landscapes mingle in a historic teahouse🍵🏜️

At Sakai City Teahouse Shin-an, a limited wagashi confection made by Okashitsukasa Tenjinmochi ( @tenjinmochi ) served at a tea gathering hosted by the Jordan Pavilion ( @visitjordan ) makes its debut!🍡
Enjoy a dreamlike sweet inspired by desert spaces with special contemporary-artist tea utensils that were used at the Expo🌌

Plus, on Friday the 20th (national holiday)…
There will also be a shamisen performance by Tsuruya Musical Instruments ( @tsuruya_music_instruments )✨
Spend a luxurious moment amid the atmosphere of the nationally registered tangible cultural property Shin-an♪

📅 Date and time: Friday, March 20 (national holiday) and Saturday, March 21
📍 Location: Sakai City Teahouse Shin-an
🍵 Admission: 1,000 yen (includes wagashi themed on a desert space) ※cash only
✅ No reservation required (15 seats per session, first-come, first-served)
⏰ Zashiki tea service times: 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:30 / 13:30 / 14:15
🪕 Shamisen performances: 20th (Fri, national holiday) 10:00 / 12:30 / 14:15
⚠️ The contemporary-artist tea utensils are limited in number.

🔍 For details, search “Himo Tokeba Sakai 2026”!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

📣 "Himo Toke ba" Sakai Cycle Stroll will take place 🚲

Explore the moated area and other spots by bike using the limited "Himo Toke ba Sakai 2026 Stamp Passport" ✨
🚩Meet the conditions and receive a "Myaku Myaku × Haniwa Chief collaboration pin badge" as a later gift! 🎁

📅 Date and time: Sunday, March 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📬 Applications: Until Tuesday, March 10

🔍 For details, search for "Himo Toke ba Sakai Cycle Stroll"!
🔗 https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kurashi/doro/jitensha/sansou/himotokebasakaisansou.html

Our popular “Morning Yoga at the Temple”
Rental mats for the session on Sunday, March 8 are now down to only 2 slots left! 🧘‍♀️✨

Spend a luxurious, quiet moment in the main hall of Myohoji Temple,
listening to your own breath.

After balancing body and mind with yoga, the deputy chief priest will offer
・a gentle, warming morning rice porridge that’s kind to the body 🥣
・relaxing matcha and wagashi (Japanese sweets) 🍵🍡
as a special treat.

“I’ve been feeling unusually tired lately…”
“I want to reset my body and mind for spring”
This is the perfect pampering plan for those feelings.

Only 2 slots remain with rental mats included—first come, first served! Hurry up 💨

📅 Date and time: Sunday, March 8 — Gather at 8:20 AM
📍 Venue: Myohoji Temple (4-1-3 Nakanocho Higashi, Sakai Ward)
💰 Fee: 5,000 yen (rental mat +100 yen)

🔍 For details, search “Sakai Morning Yoga”
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/173

📣 Exhibition of works by artist Aju! ✨

We will display works by Aju, an artist living in Sakai City who designed the mural inside the Lawson Cafe at the Osaka–Kansai Expo venue, in Gallery Yanagi 2 at Sakai City Museum.

🗓️ Thursday, February 26 – Sunday, March 1
⏰ 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Sakai City Museum, Gallery Yanagi 2
💰 Free admission

🔍 For details, search “Sakai City Aju exhibition”!
🔗https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/bunka/art_kanrenjigyo/expo_legacy/artist_tenzi.html

🌈Sumo Wrestlers from Ajigawa Stable and Chanko Party After Morning Practice
❖Thursday, February 26 only!
Enjoy a post-practice social gathering with the wrestlers of Ajigawa stable, home to ozeki Aonishiki (a Ukrainian who won consecutive tournament titles), and share a bowl of chanko ahead of the Osaka tournament!✨
Before the chanko party, you will watch a bit of morning practice. After feeling the power of sumo, you can take photos and receive a commemorative shikishi board with Aonishiki’s handprint.
This event is organized with the cooperation of Matsubara City Tourism Association!✨

⭐Highlights
🔹Watch Ajigawa stable’s morning practice from seated chairs
🔹Take photos with the wrestlers
🔹Enjoy a social chanko hotpot with wrestlers after practice
🔹Includes a shikishi board with ozeki Aonishiki’s handprint

⭐Date and Time
📅 Thursday, February 26, 2026, 9:50 AM–12:30 PM
💰 Participation fee: ¥15,000 (includes a commemorative gift 🎁)
📌 Application deadline: Noon the day before the event (first come, first served)


🔍For details and to apply, search “Sumo Wrestlers from Ajigawa Stable and Chanko Party After Morning Practice”
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/207
We also offer a limited number of accommodation package plans titled “Stay at Hotel Agora and Support Wrestler Agoura” for participants. (Transfers between facilities are not included)
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/207

＼ 14th Sakai Yosakoi Kaeru Festival is on 🐸✨ ／

A day when the city of Sakai comes together through dance
The "Sakai Yosakoi Kaeru Festival" returns this year🎶

Across generations and roles,
Change people, rejuvenate, revive, transform the city, return to hometown
This is a Yosakoi festival born in Sakai with those hopes🌱

At the venue,
✨ Powerful Yosakoi performances
✨ Friendly spaces full of smiles
✨ Programs that connect with the local community
Will be in abundance!

From children to adults,
Whether it’s your first time or you already love Yosakoi,
This festival offers fun for everyone 😊

📅 Date and time: Sunday, March 1 — 10:00 to 18:00
📍 Location: Daisen Park [Large Lawn Plaza], BiG-i Multipurpose Hall

For details, check @sakai_kaeru!

🔍 Search for “Sakai Yosakoi Kaeru Festival” for more information!
🔗 https://www.instagram.com/sakai_kaeru

Discover Sakai as you visit and encounter its charms. “Himotoku Sakai 2026 ～OSAKA SAKAI EXPO～” is coming!

An interactive event that unravels Sakai.
This edition centers on the theme “OSAKA SAKAI EXPO”🔍
Enjoy tea service, hands-on experiences, and local gourmet treats to relive the Expo experience in Sakai!
Take part in a stamp rally using the limited "Himotoku Sakai" stamp passport to collect official pavilion stamps and more while touring Sakai!
Those who meet the conditions will receive a collaboration pin badge featuring Myakumyaku and Haniwa Bucho!✨

📅 Event dates: Friday, March 20th (public holiday) to Sunday, March 22nd
※The stamp rally runs from Sunday, March 1st to Tuesday, March 31st
📍 Location: Various locations in Sakai City

🔍 For details, search for “Himotoku Sakai 2026”!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

♬ Sophia Sakai Planetarium February Screening Program Announcement ♬

We are announcing the Sophia Sakai Planetarium screening program running through Saturday, February 28.✨
(Closed: Mondays, February 24)
A new program features live commentary by an interpreter who will talk about constellations and the charms of the night sky!✩
Please come and visit☺♪

【Screening Program】
・The Night Sky Time with Live Commentary by an Interpreter
・Inazuma Delivery: A By‑the‑Way Space Journey!? — Encounter with a Black Hole —
・Shimajiro and the Wishing Star
・Maku‑maku’s Great Starry Adventure
・To the GRAND UNIVERSE — music by Joe Hisaishi (through Feb. 26)
・Nature‑rium: Aurora’s Melody — Exploring the Mysterious Light
・Rabi‑kun’s Space Trip (through Feb. 23)
・Seasons — The Star‑Falling Surface of the Water

📅 Through Saturday, February 28
📍 Sophia Sakai Planetarium (@sophiasakai_pla)
💰 Adults 600 yen Children 250 yen
👥 Capacity 140 people (first‑come, first‑served)

🔍For details, search for “Sophia Sakai Planetarium program”!
🔗 https://www.sofia-sakai.jp/planetarium/planetarium-program/

🚆A Tour to Visit the “Nankai Main Line Elevation” Construction Site Where You Can Go Up on the Viaduct👀

📣One Day Only: Saturday, March 28!
This special chance lets you go up onto the railway viaduct under construction and see the Nankai Main Line and the Hankai Tramway crossing point!
A walking tour along restricted access areas beside the Nankai Main Line “viaduct construction” route🚶🏻‍➡️

🔹Participants receive a rare railway collectible (not for sale) as a commemorative gift! 🎁

🔍Highlights
🔹 Suwanomori Old Station Building
🔹 A walk along the Nankai line through the viaduct construction area
🔹 A once-in-a-limited-time experience going up onto the viaduct before it opens
🔹 Hamadara Park Old Station Building

📅Date and Time
🔹 Saturday, March 28, 2026, 1:20 PM–3:00 PM
📍Suwanomori Old Station Building to Hamadara Park Old Station Building

💰Participation Fee
🔹 5,000 yen (includes commemorative gift🎁)
📌 Registration deadline: up to 3 days before the event date (first-come, first-served)

🔍For details and to apply, search for “A Tour to Visit the ‘Nankai Main Line Elevation’ Construction Site Where You Can Go Up on the Viaduct”!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/205

✨We will hold an art tea gathering in collaboration with Takahiro Koga✨

The art tea gathering that received high praise at the Osaka-Kansai Expo event hosted by Sakai City
will be held at Sakai Risho no Mori!
The venue is Muichian, a reconstructed four-and-a-half-mat tea room that Sen no Rikyu used for tea service at the Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony hosted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Surrounded by works from ceramic artist Takahiro Koga, active both in Japan and overseas,
you can enjoy a special experience of actually using his pieces to prepare and taste tea.
We will also offer a guided tour of Sakai Taian, the tea room that reproduces the National Treasure Taian—Sen no Rikyu’s only surviving work—in its original form.
Seats are limited and accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, so please make your reservation early.

📅 Date: Saturday, March 7
📍 Venue: Sakai Risho no Mori
💰 6,600 yen (includes admission to the permanent exhibition)
👥 30 people (first-come, first-served)
🔍 For details, search for "Sakai Risho no Mori Art Tea Gathering"!
🔗 https://sakai-rishonomori.com

📣 Morning Sumo Practice Observation at Ohtori Taisha and a Shinto Lecture “Shinto and Sumo” ✨

One day only: Wednesday, February 25!
With the Grand Sumo Osaka Tournament in March just around the corner, Arashio-beya will stay at Ohtori Taisha and hold morning practice sessions.
You’ll see rikishi training up close, sweaty and covered in clay as they clash seriously. It’s a different tension and power from the tournament itself.
We’re also holding a special lecture by a Shinto priest on “Sumo and Shinto.” Learning about the relationship between Shinto and sumo will make watching the sport even more enjoyable ✨

🔹 Participation gifts: commemorative items from Arashio-beya and a limited-time goshuin (temple seal) from Ohtori Taisha

👀 Highlights
🔹 Watch Arashio-beya’s morning sumo practice from front-row seats
🔹 Shinto priest’s lecture “Sumo and Shinto Rituals”
🔹 Shrine visit and a brief introduction to the shrine by a Shinto priest

📅 Date and Time
🔹 Wednesday, February 25, 2026 — 7:20 AM to 11:00 AM
📍 At Ohtori Taisha

💰 Participation Fee
🔹 ¥7,000 (includes a commemorative gift 🎁)
📌 Application deadline: up to 7 days before the event (first come, first served)

🔍 For details and to apply, search “Morning Sumo Practice Observation at Ohtori Taisha and a Shinto Lecture ‘Shinto and Sumo’.”
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/192

🔴Special Exhibition: “Fenice Sakai × Gashibaru Discovery! Sakai”🔵


🔷〈Encounter the active arm movement in Sakai today—people, things, and happenings〉🌈

■Dates: Tuesday, February 3, 2026–Thursday, February 19, 2026
■Hours: 9:00 AM–8:00 PM (last admission 7:30 PM)
*Final day only: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
*Closed: Monday, February 16
■Admission: Free
■Venue: 📍Fenice Sakai (@fenice_sacay)
Exchange and Creation Galleria (2-1-1 Okinabashicho, Sakai Ward, Sakai City)

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1. Nostalgic Record Jacket Exhibition💽
From the owner of jazz cafe cafe RVC (Sakai Ward, Sakai City), we present over 30 record jackets that colored the era, centered on jazz, drawn from a collection of more than 3,000 records.


2. My Bookcase📚
From the share-style bookstore HONBAKO (Sakai Ward, Sakai City), lively personalities of “box owners” bring a one-box bookstore—"bookcase"—to the event♪ (Sales on weekends only)
Experience building your own "bookcase," enjoy storytelling sessions, and visit the book exchange corner!


3. Visual Artist Yusen Yoneda and the Mansion Midori Renovation Project🎈
Showcasing woodblock prints by Yusen Yoneda, registered with the Sakai City Emerging Artists Bank, and the exchanges between young creators and local residents fostered through activities at Mansion Midori.
On February 15, Yusen Yoneda will hold a woodblock print workshop. (Advance registration required; details on the website)


4. Special Exhibit: Large Sheet Metal Roof Ring✨
A large-scale craft art piece—2 m in diameter and weighing 130 kg—previously exhibited at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, comes to Sakai.
Manufactured by Modern Industrial Co., Ltd., supervised by architect Sou Fujimoto.


5. Special Exhibit: Oceano⛓️
An artwork created in Sakai reusing the distinctive exterior ship ropes from the Portugal Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, expressing the sea that connects Portugal and Japan.
(By Vanessa Barragan / Owned by Sakai City)


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🔷Fenice Sakai × Gashibaru Collaboration Event
This year again, about 80 eateries and shops in the Sakai Higashi area participate in the food and drink festival🍴☕️
Collaborating with the 18th Gashibaru (February 17–20)!
・Gashibaru
🔗https://e-sacai.com/gashi-bar
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💁For more details
🔗https://www.fenice-sacay.jp/event/33048/
Search “Gashibaru × Fenice Sakai”
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/event/detail/850

🔪✨ Knife Factory and Sakai Takayuki Knife Gallery Tour 🏭🔍
~ Experience Sakai’s blade culture and the craftsmen’s skill! ~


Held on 2/26 (Thu), 5/28 (Thu), 8/27 (Thu), and 11/26 (Thu)! ✨
A rare public opening of the factory that produces the world-renowned Sakai Takayuki knives! 🛠️✨

🔹 For an additional option fee of 18,000 yen, add a tour-exclusive Sakai Takayuki ‘‘meat deboning knife’’ souvenir valued at about 30,000 yen! 🔥

🔹 Highlights
🔹 Tour the Sanpo Factory and watch the knife-making process (forging, rough sharpening, etc.) 🏭
🔹 Visit the gallery displaying about 500 knives 🔍
🔹 Try a simple knife sharpening experience! ✨
🔹 Optional knife ‘‘meat deboning’’ add-on available 🎁

💰 Participation Fees
🔹 Tour only: 4,000 yen
🔹 Tour with the exclusive souvenir knife: 22,000 yen
📌 Registration deadline: up to 3 days before each event date!

🔍 For details and registration, search for "Knife Factory and Sakai Takayuki Knife Gallery Tour with Simple Knife Sharpening Workshop"
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/183

💠⋆⸜ Sakai Tourism Concierge reported on 【O
osaka Sakai Balloon】 ⸝⋆💠

Before boarding the balloon, learn some tips, sights, and history that will make your experience more enjoyable, presented clearly on the website with photos💚
Please refer to it --ꕤ

▶️Check the website for more👀
〈 Sakai Tourism Guide Website 〉
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/107

🔍Search for "Sakai Tourism Concierge Experience Report"!

#Sakai City #Sakai Tourism Concierge #Tourism PR #Experience Report
#Oosaka Sakai Balloon #Balloon #Experience #Spectacular Views
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/107

Attention moms and dads! 🌸 Why not make spring memories by running the Sakai City Marathon? 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

The event takes place beside the World Heritage Tomb of Emperor Nintoku, in the verdant Daisen Park. 🌳 The popular Family Category is a short 2.5 km course, ideal for those returning to exercise or for little ones making their race debut. ✨

The sense of achievement from “I finished!” becomes a lifelong treasure that boosts your child’s confidence. 🏆 Hold hands with your child and aim for the finish line with your best smiles. 🤝💕

Seeing your child run with all their heart might just move moms and dads to tears… 🥺💖 After the race, enjoy a picnic in the park or stroll through Sakai—both are wonderful. 🍱🍡

This spring, let the whole family aim for a joyful finish line! 🏁✨ We look forward to your entries! 🤗🌈

Check the website for detailed rules and how to enter. 🔍✨

📅 Date and time: Wednesday, April 29 (national holiday)
📍 Location: Daisen Park, near Nintoku-tenno-ryo-mae — loop course

Search “Sakai City Marathon” for more details!
🔗 https://sakaicitymarathon.com/

🐬✨Half-price Admission for Sakai City Residents!✨🐬

One day only: Sunday, February 1, 2026
With thanks for your continued support
＼ Sakai Citizen Appreciation Day ／ celebrates with you🎉

On this day only, residents of Sakai City receive half-price admission!
Enjoy thrilling dolphin training sessions and paid hands-on programs suitable for both adults and children✨
It’s a special day the whole family can enjoy💙
We look forward to welcoming you😊

[Eligibility]
Residents of Sakai City
*Please present proof that confirms your residence in Sakai City.
*Discount applies only to the person shown per one form of ID presented.
*This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.
*The dolphin interaction experience program requires a separate regular fee.

[Admission Fees]
◯ Regular admission
Adult (junior high school age and older): ¥1,210
Child (age 4 to elementary school): ¥770
◯ Nighttime (admission from 5:00 PM onward)
Adult (junior high school age and older): ¥770
Child (age 4 to elementary school): ¥550
*Free for children age 3 and under all day

[Hours]
10:00 AM–8:00 PM (last admission 7:30 PM)
🔍 For details, search “Noah Dolphin Dome”!

https://www.dolphindome.jp/

HIPPO to MOCA Valentine Chocolates Reservations Now Open!

This is HIPPO to MOCA, a chocolate and rice-flour chiffon cake shop in Sakai.
Announcement: HIPPO to MOCA Valentine Chocolate Reservations Now Open

We offer many chocolates ideal for Valentine’s gifts or a treat for yourself, centered on bonbon chocolates made with ingredients linked to Sakai, along with smooth-melting raw chocolate, candied orange peel, and simple chocolate bars.

[How to Reserve] Instagram DM, in-store, or by phone (business days only)
[Pickup Period] February 1 (Saturday) – February 14 (Friday) ※Closed: February 3, 4, 5, 10

For details, please check HIPPO to MOCA’s Instagram (@hippotomoca).
🔗 https://www.instagram.com/hippotomoca

♬ Sophia Sakai Starry Teller keisuke’s Planetarium Laughter SHOW ♬

We invite starry storyteller keisuke, the owner of the “Hoshi Cafe SPICA” in Osaka and a performer who blends humor into sky presentations under the motto “making the starry sky entertainment,” for a laugh-filled starry sky entertainment show.✨
Sign up online via the website😊

📅 Date and time: Saturday, January 24, 18:00–18:45
📍 Venue: Sophia Sakai Planetarium ( @sophiasakai_pla )
💰 Admission: Adults 600 yen, Children 250 yen
👥 Capacity: 140 people (first-come, first-served registration)

🔍 For details, search “Sophia Sakai Starry Teller”!

https://www.sofia-sakai.jp/events/スターリーテラーkeisukeのプラネタリウムで笑いまshow/

The incense of agarwood favored by Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Have you been watching the Taiga drama “Toyotomi Brothers!” (Sundays at 8:00 PM)?
The incense made from agarwood, which Hideyoshi—older brother of the drama’s protagonist Toyotomi Hidenaga—loved, is gaining popularity✨
Regarding Hideyoshi’s fondness for agarwood,
it is said that the missionary Luís Fróis, who was close to him, recorded this in his writings, and you can experience that scent across the ages with this incense
Baieido, a long-established incense maker in Osaka and Sakai, planned and produced the Taiga drama “Toyotomi Brothers!” title logo licensed product “Limited Edition Toyotomi Hideyoshi Incense.” Why not try it while watching the drama?

🔍For details, search for “Limited Edition Toyotomi Hideyoshi Incense”!

https://www.kokoudo.jp/?pid=189254243

📣 The Candle Night that was hugely popular last year returns as "Chapter 2" 🕯️

Inside the dimmed restaurant, candlelight flickers gently.
A night theater is projected across an entire wall 🎥
This year we have amplified the production to create an even more immersive and special evening for you to enjoy 🍝
Perfect for dates and anniversaries, and also recommended for anyone who wants to spend a slightly more luxurious weekday night💕

🕯️ Candle Night Chapter 2
📅 Event period: January 13 (Tue) – February 28 (Sat)
🗓 Mondays through Thursdays only (excluding public holidays)
📍 AOI NAPOLI UMISOBA
We look forward to welcoming you.

A commemorative ema and goshuin designed by Kobukuro Kuroda-san of "Kugatsu Youka" have been created!✨ Heartwarming news has arrived from "Kugatsu Youka" in East Sakai!👀

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Kugatsu Youka in East Sakai has, with the cooperation of the local Hochigai Shrine,
prepared special ema and goshuin.
As it happens, there is a story from a mother who used to visit Hochigai Shrine when she moved from Harumidai to Makizukadai in third grade,
and we once again felt how deeply the shrine is rooted in Sakai.
When we consulted with Hochigai Shrine, who share this connection,
they said, “We have long known that Kugatsu Youka has been working hard to enliven the streets of Sakai. We are happy to cooperate.”
With those warm words, this initiative became a reality.
Visitors may write their wishes on the ema and dedicate them on the ema racks set up at Hochigai Shrine and at three locations within the Sakai Higashi Shopping Street.
Please come by and receive these special ema and goshuin along with your heartfelt wishes.
Details will be announced at Kugatsu Youka’s counter (@kugatsu.youka) and on their social media.
Look forward to it.
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🦀 A luxurious, reservation-only winter delicacy to savor❄

From Natural Garden in Naka Ward, Sakai City comes the winter reservation-only Crab Extravaganza Bento🍱✨
This indulgent bento is packed with the season’s crab, concentrating savory and sweet flavors
One bite delivers an unforgettable taste…!🤤
It’s a perfect treat for special occasions or a thoughtful gift for someone dear✨

At the shop, in addition to the Crab Extravaganza Bento,
you’ll find many items made with trusted ingredients and great taste!
Customers often say, “Natural Garden’s bentos offer a flavor you can’t buy elsewhere!”
They are very popular🍱

Natural Garden also hosts a much-loved buffet restaurant featuring seasonal vegetables and tofu🥦🍲✨

Experience these winter-only flavors at Natural Garden!
We look forward to your reservation✨

If you’re interested, check the details below👀
📅 Crab Extravaganza Bento sales period
Sunday, January 4 – Saturday, February 28
💰 Price: 2,900 yen (tax included 3,132 yen)
*Available for order from 5 boxes*
*Please reserve at least 3 business days in advance*

🚩 Store information Natural Garden
🕒 Business hours
Restaurant (90-minute seating)
▶︎ First seating: 11:00–12:30
▶︎ Second seating: 12:45–14:15
🍴 Shop hours
10:00–19:00
✖ Closed: Tuesdays (open on public holidays)
🚃 Access: 9-minute walk from Fukai Station on the Nankai Senboku Line; parking available

🔍 For details, search “Natural Food Restaurant Natural Garden”
https://sakai-natural-garden.jp/