Sakai Station Tourist Information Center

Here you can find Sakai sightseeing information, such as the Sakai Sightseeing
Guidebook, as well as volunteer tourism guides who can provide advice on the best
things to see. You can also rent bicycles (regular bicycle: 500 yen, electric assist
bicycle: 1,000 yen), making this the perfect place from which to set out and explore
the historical sights that remain around Sakai Station.

The Sakai Station Tourist Information Center offers a selection of information
relating to sightseeing, including pamphlets such as a map of places to see, all
intended to make sightseeing in the city more convenient and accessible.
Volunteer tourism guides are also always on hand during opening hours (10:00 ~
16:30, not including the end of year period), providing guidance about what to
see in Sakai. You can also rent bicycles.
There are two locations for the Sakai Station Tourist Information Center, 1F in the
Nankai Sakai Station Building and next to the ticket gates at Sakai Station West
Exit. Either one marks the perfect starting point to explore the vicinity of Sakai
Station, which still retains many features from when Sakai flourished as a city
of trade during the middle ages. There is also an exhibit of Sakai local
industries next to the ticket gates at Sakai Station West Exit.

*A form of identification is required when renting bicycles, such as a driving license or health insurance.

　For more details about Sakai sightseeing rental bicycles, please click the URL below.
　　　　　http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/en/rentalcycle/

[Take a tour of engravings of Akiko Yosano’s works on a rental bicycle!]
There is also a panel located here that clearly explains the locations of the
engravings around the city of works by Akiko Yosano, famous poet and feminist pride
of Japan who was born in Sakai. Pick up a pamphlet to guide you on your way, take
to your trusty (rented) steed, and set out to seek a slice of literary history.

[Commemorate your visit to Sakai with a photo against a background panel
rich in the city’s history!]
From the middle-ages, Sakai was a city of trade, allowing for the exchange of a
variety of cultures. This history is recorded in screen doors currently housed at
the Sakai City Museum, and a panel recreating these screens can be used here
as the backdrop for a commemorative photo of your visit to the city. You can
freely take photos yourself using the panel, and those who wish to can even
dress in period attire, (no charge for photographs or loan of clothing).