Discover and Experience in Sakai!

Enjoy experiences at traditional industries, historical events and tours around World heritage site in Sakai.
Guidance only in Japanese included.
Japanese support available or Japanese interpreter accompaniment requited.

You will have a special "shrine maiden experience" that you can enjoy only here in order to be more deeply exposed to Japanese traditions and spiritual culture through shrine maiden experiences, such as those performed while wearing a shrine maiden costume.

You can use the real thing at home through an authentic Japanese Sakai knife which is said to be used by 90% of chefs, making experience in Sakai, the cutlery town. The knives used for the experience are knives for everyday use, such as Santoku, that are easy to handle.
You will also be able to thoroughly experience how to sharpen, so you will be able to maintain it yourself. After the experience, please take home the "Sakai Japanese Knife,"  and use it for cooking at home.

Take a leisurely stroll through the area where you can see the representative burial mounds of the Mozu Kofun Group ; the only UNESCO World Hertage site in Osaka, and a tourist guide will introduce you. They will also visit the Mozu Visitor Center and the renovated Sakai City Museum ; entrance fee is not included, as surrounding facilities.

Enjoy making mini tatami mats and listening to the stories of tatami craftsmen. Even though it's a mini size, the material is the same as a real tatami mat.

Choose the color, material, and color and pattern of the tatami mat to complete your favorite mini tatami mat.