This is a precious landscape captured in Osaka City. The site of the Expo '70 Osaka is hidden by a sea of clouds, creating a stunning contrast with the sunset and the cloud sea.

Unraveling Sakai SAKAI EXPO Stamp Rally is here!🌸

The official pavilion stamps are coming to Sakai!✨
Bring the limited "Stamp Passport" and explore Sakai in spring.

Collect five or more eligible stamps to receive an exclusive "MyakuMyaku × Haniwa-Bucho" collaboration pin badge you can only get here!🎁 (Conditions apply, limited quantities)

Enjoy a special month in Sakai filled with EXPO excitement.
Stamp availability varies by location, so please check the special site before you go🔍

📅 Period: Sunday, March 1 – Tuesday, March 31
📍 Stamp locations: Sakai Risho no Mori, Moz Kofun Group Visitor Center and 10 sites across the City Area
💰 Participation fee: Free (some facilities require an admission fee)

✅ For pin badge pickup conditions and details…
Be sure to check the profile link for "Unraveling Sakai 2026"!
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

Untie the String, Sakai — Touch the Sand of the Jordan Pavilion🏜️✨

Relive memories of Expo! This is a rare chance to feel a desert landscape on your skin.

The “Wadi Rum Sand” that was displayed at the Jordan Pavilion of Expo Osaka, Kansai is now in Sakai!🏜️

This special opportunity lets you actually touch sand delivered from the distant Middle Eastern land of Jordan.

Feel the world’s breeze that the Expo connected through the silky texture of the sand.

📅 Date and time: Friday, March 20th (public holiday)–Sunday, March 22nd, 10:00–17:00
📍 Location: Mozu Kofun Group Visitor Center
💰 Admission: Free
✅ No reservation required (first come, first served on the day)

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

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 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

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

✨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

📣 A program to rediscover the charms of the Expo will be held in the Daisen Park area!✨

At Daisen Park Japanese Garden, we will exhibit works that were displayed or sold at pavilions from 18 countries, including Japan, at the Osaka-Kansai Expo!
In addition, contemporary artists’ tea utensils will be used at Sakai City Tea House Shin-an to serve tea in a standing-seated (ryurei) style!

📅 Event period: Saturday, December 20 – Sunday, January 25

🔍 For details, search “Rediscover the Charms of the Expo in the Daisen Park Area”!
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/.../kohosakaievent/sinan.html
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/kanko/kohosakaievent/sinan.html

Commemorating the Osaka-Kansai Expo: Kofun Summit 🌈

🔴In honor of the Osaka-Kansai Expo🔵, we will explore the value and appeal of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group from an international perspective🌏, comparing them with sites such as Petra in Jordan and India’s stone tombs.
Attendees on the day will be entered into a lottery to win hot air balloon ride tickets✨ Please be sure to apply❁❁❁

📅 Date and Time: Saturday, November 29, 1:00 PM–3:30 PM
📍 Venue: Fenice Sakai Large Hall (2-1-1 Onihashi-cho, Sakai Ward)
Admission: Free
Capacity: 1,700 people (first-come, first-served application)

💁 For details, search for "Kofun Summit"!
🔗https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/.../r07/r07kofunsummit.html

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🔷 Concurrent Special Exhibition and Kofun Goods Sale (no registration required)
Location: Fenice Sakai Galleria
Time: 12:00 PM–4:30 PM
🔶 Concurrent Children’s Theater Park (no registration required)
Location: Fenice Sakai Onihashi Park
Time: 11:00 AM–6:00 PM


💁 More details here
🔗https://www.fenice-sacay.jp/event/31242/

#Osaka #Sakai #Sakai City #Sakai Higashi #Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group #World Heritage #Kofun Summit #Kofun #haniwa #Haniwa Division Chief #Fenice Sakai #Kofun Goods #Expo #Osaka-Kansai Expo #Post-Expo
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/rekishi/sei/samazama_torikumi/r07/r07kofunsummit.html

I couldn't go to the Expo, so I wandered around Osaka Station.
There was a myak myaku in front of the station, watching over people's lives.

📢 On Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th, “Otohime’s Holiday.” will take place at Sakai Old Port.

⚓ Around 25 food and drink vendors—mainly local shops from Sakai—will gather at Sakai Old Port.
Spend a relaxing weekend feeling the sea breeze along the beautifully maintained Sakai Old Port waterfront.

Enjoy a variety of gourmet foods and live performances by artists.
You can also try experiences like pleasure boat rides!✨
We look forward to welcoming you☺

(2025-06-07) Osaka Expo Night View
I went to the Osaka Expo Night View Shooting Bullet Tour
A unique project to take only the night view and turn around without entering the expo venue w
And with m(__)m a friend's drive
I was in a bad physical condition that I couldn't stop coughing, but it was a project that had already been postponed for a week, and the weather forecast for the next week (that is, this week) was not good, so I decided to go
09:00: Pick up and depart from Tokyo
16:30: Arrival at Sakishima Cosmo Tower
19:00: Shooting starts around sunset
20:30: Start walking Transportation for THE JEWELRY Light up photo shoot
22:30: Start of return to Tokyo
05:30: Return home
The Sakishima Cosmo Tower, the shooting point, is a skyscraper that houses the Osaka Prefectural Government Building, and the ground part was built as a mall, and it was intended to be a lively place for shoppers, but now it and like a ruin.
The observation floor on the top floor was not very Famous, or the Access was very bad Squid so it could be said that it was a rattle, so after setting up a tripod and preparing for shooting, I had enough room to leave my equipment and wander around and floor

🚢Hop aboard the MyakuMyaku for a trip from the Expo to Sakai🌊

Take the MyakuMyaku from the Expo grounds and zip straight to the old port!🌟
Department Head Haniwa also boarded the night sail and enjoyed the voyage😊🛳️

🌆On the night cruise…
🔵See the Expo’s giant roof ring lit up close from the sea!
🎡The illuminated Ferris wheel at Osaka Port
✨The otherworldly nightscape of the Sakai-Senboku coastal industrial zone
💎The lit-up Ryujin (Dragon Goddess) statue is right nearby

At the sight, Department Head Haniwa couldn’t help but doki-doki…💓
The sea breeze feels pleasant, perfect for summer nights!
Sit back and relax while taking in the views,
and return from the Expo without the crowds🎶

🎟️Night sailings are a perfect pick right now!
Seats are limited, so we recommend booking in advance🙌
This summer, treat yourself to a special cruise experience🌊

🔍For details and reservations, visit Universal Cruise’s official site (@universalcruise)!

📢 Special Exhibition “Sakai’s Craft and Beauty: Red & Blue That Color the Arts” 👀

📍 Enjoy the red ● and blue ● color world inspired by the Osaka-Kansai Expo at Sakai City Museum! ●● About 60 outstanding pieces on display—definitely worth seeing! 🍡🎤
This is the perfect event to soak in Sakai’s history and culture! ✨
📅 Exhibition Period: Tuesday, May 20 – Sunday, July 13, 9:30 AM–5:15 PM
📍 Location: Sakai City Museum, inside Daisen Park
🔍 For more details, search for “Sakai City Museum”

Osaka–Kansai Expo: Live Wagashi Demonstrations🍡

At the Osaka–Kansai Expo EXPO Messe, we present live demonstrations of wagashi, sweets that developed alongside the tea ceremony culture.😋🍡 Skilled confectioners from wagashi shops in Sakai City will be making sweets on site for you to watch.✨
Each shop will also offer many of their popular items, so if you visit the Expo venue, please stop by.🎵

📅 Schedule: Saturday, May 10 — Tenjinmochi 9:00–21:00
Sunday, May 11 — Minoya 9:00–16:00
🔴 Registration: No advance registration required (limited quantities available)
Anyone attending the Osaka–Kansai Expo EXPO Messe is welcome to join.😊
🏠 Location: Osaka–Kansai Expo EXPO Messe
You can also purchase each shop’s products in Sakai City, so please consider visiting Sakai.🎶

🔍 For event details, search for “Re‐Discover”!
🔍 For information on each shop, search “Tenjinmochi” and “Minoya”!
🔍 Also be sure to check the Sakai Tourism Guide Expo Special Site (If you’re coming to the Expo, come to Sakai too)!

We look forward to welcoming you all.😄

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!😄

[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 😄

Held in Events to the Osaka-Kansai Expo, which is only 50 days away from the opening!

Implementation plans to exhibit and sell in advance of the contents of Osaka Week together with local governments along the Kintetsu Line!

【Overview】
Date & Time: Saturday, February 22, 10 a.m. ~ 8:30 p.m.
Location: Kintetsu Department Store Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store 2nd Floor Welcome Galleria

In addition to Fujiidera City, Yao City, Higashiosaka City, Habikino City, and Tomitabayashi City will exhibit!

*Please note that the contents of the program There are subject to change due to circumstances.

Please come and visit us!

This is the interior of the Tower of the Sun in Expo Park in Osaka. You need to book in advance to go inside.
It is full of the greatness of the artist Taro Okamoto. It's worth a look.