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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🔴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...
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🔪✨ 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...
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💠⋆⸜ 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...
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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//
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🐬✨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//
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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...
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♬ 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/
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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...
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📣 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.
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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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