Sakai City has a population of about 810,000 and is the second largest city in Osaka Prefecture after Osaka City.
When you think of the second largest city, you may think of a big city, but if you take a step away from the hustle and bustle, you will find a rich charm with a different history, such as Kofun Tumulus and History Shrines.
The Mozu Tombs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is also home to the largest tomb in Japan, the Tomb of Emperor Nintoku, making it a city where you can feel history and tradition firsthand.
We will Broadcasting Information full of the charm of Sakai City, so thank you!
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📣 The much-loved Candle Night from last year returns as “Chapter 2” 🕯️
Inside the dimmed restaurant, candlelight flickers gently.
A night theater is projected across the entire wall 🎥 This year’s production steps up the staging to deliver an even more immersive, special evening experience 🍝 It’s perfect for dates and anniversaries, and also ideal for anyone who wants to make a weekday night a little more luxurious 💕
🕯️ Candle Night Chapter 2
📅 Event period: Tuesday, January 13 – Saturday, February 28
🗓 Available Monday through Thursday only (excluding public holidays)
📍 AOI NAPOLI UMISOBA
We look forward to welcoming you.
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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//
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📣 A chocolate seminar at Sakai Risho no Mori💕🍫
Presented by HIPPO to MOCA, a chocolate specialty shop in Sakai Ward, this seminar invites you to taste and compare chocolates while hearing stories—“A Chocolate Tasting and Talk: Learn to Tell the Differences.”
You will enjoy both learning and tasting as the program includes accounts from a cacao farm, hands-on encounters with specialty beans, and a sampling of bonbon chocolates made with ingredients tied to Sakai. We look forward to your participation✨
🔍 For details, search “A Chocolate Tasting and Talk.”
https://sakai-rishounomori.com...
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📣 Recruiting Sakai Tourism Concierges for Fiscal Year R8! 🎉
Applications are now open for the Sakai Tourism Concierge program for Fiscal Year R8!
Share Sakai’s attractions at events across Sakai City and on the official website and Instagram of the Sakai Tourism and Convention Bureau Public Interest Incorporated Association, and help boost tourism in Sakai.✨
📅 The application period runs from Sunday, February 1 through Wednesday, February 25; postmarks on the final day are accepted.☺
We look forward to receiving many applications.✨
🔍 For details, search for “Sakai Tourism Guide”!
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251225133158...
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🎍 Happy New Year! 🐎
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Uenoshiba Station East Side Illumination
When night falls, a glittering tree bathed in light welcomes you at JR Uenoshiba Station🎄✨
Enjoy the warm illumination created by local residents and volunteers❄
📣Share your beautiful photos of the illumination in Nishi Ward on Instagram with #Nisshii-chan attached!💫
📅Event period: Until Saturday, January 31
🕐Lighting hours: 5:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.
📍Location: East side of JR Uenoshiba Station (3-1 Uenoshibacho, Nishi Ward, Sakai)
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Suwanomori Station Building Illumination
The old station building of Suwanomori Station, a nationally registered Tangible Cultural Property, charms visitors with its small Taisho-era waiting room and a stained-glass window depicting the Hamadera shoreline🧣
This winter, come and see the station building transformed into a magical scene wrapped in Christmas lights🎄✨
📣 For beautiful illumination photos in Nishi Ward,
post them on Instagram with "#Nisshii-chan"!💫
📅 Event period: Until Saturday, January 31
🕐 Lighting hours: 5:00 PM–12:00 AM
📍 Location: Suwanomori Station building (2-78 Suwanomori-nishimachi, Nishi Ward, Sakai City)
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From Sakai: A refreshing scent of green yuzu fills the air at the “Yuzukaralin Cafe”
— A collaboration cafe between SAKAINOMA and Yuzukaralin —
SAKAINOMA cafe and hotel Kuma (Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture) will host a special event, Yuzukaralin Cafe, in collaboration with the Kochi Prefecture yuzu-based seasoning brand Yuzukaralin for five days only, from Saturday, January 10 to Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
We will offer lunch menus, sweets, and drinks that make the most of the green yuzu’s fragrance, gentle acidity, and the faint spiciness unique to Yuzukaralin.
🔍For more details, search “SAKAINOMA and Yuzukaralin collaboration cafe”!
https://sakainoma.jp//
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Reusing the Portugal Pavilion ropes! Presenting the artwork "Oceano"✨
The Portuguese artist Vanessa Barragan created the artwork Oceano and is exhibiting it together with the ropes from the Portugal Pavilion. The piece was made in Sakai City starting in late October, and its production process was opened to the public in November. Oceano was crafted in Sakai using ropes from the Portugal Pavilion and expresses the sea that connects Portugal and Japan. It will serve as a legacy of exchange between Portugal and Sakai for the future.
○ The sea that connects Portugal and Sakai
Inspired by the Portugal Pavilion, ropes are displayed from the ceiling!
Two works produced in Sakai City on display!
🗓️ January 6 (Tue)–January 11 (Sun)
⏰ 10:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30)
📍 Higashi Cultural Hall (Hall Building) Gallery
🔍 For details, search "Sakai City Expo Legacy"!
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/bunka/art_kanrenjigyo/expo_legacy/SpecialExhibition_Portugal.html...
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Tsukuno Station West-Side Illuminations
This winter, JR Tsukuno Station brightens up with festive illuminations✨
A large tree, filled with the warm feelings of the local community, lights up the night🎄
Stop by and enjoy the sparkle of the lights❄
📣Share lovely photos of Nishi Ward’s illuminations
and tag Nissy-chan on Instagram!💫
📅Event period: until January 13 (Tuesday)
🕐Lighting hours: 5:00 PM–12:30 AM
📍Location: West side of JR Tsukuno Station (Tsukuno-cho 1-2, Nishi Ward, Sakai City)
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