Aguchi Shrine

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The only shikinaisha (a shrine listed in Engishiki laws) found in old Sakai city, this shine is dedi...

Statue of the Dragon Goddess

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This statue was placed in front of the Ohama Aquarium in 1903 for the Domestic Industrial Exhibition...

Sen no Rikyu House site

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Sen no Rikyu was born in Sakai and brought great success to the wabi-cha style of Japanese tea cerem...

Honganji Sakai Betusuin

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• Cherry

The largest wooden construction in Sakai City, and affectionately known as the "Monk of the North." ...

Gunsmith's Home

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The combined residence and workplace cum shop of the Sekiemon Inoue gunsmiths, active since the 17th...

Mozu Hachimangu

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A shrine said to have been created during the time of Emperor Kinmei. The large camphor tree in fron...

Shukuin Tongu

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The beginnings as a shrine of Shukuin Tongu lie in 1816, as the midpoint on the ritual procession of...

Sakai Tea Room Shinan

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• Dining
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• Café, Café with Japanese-style sweets

A building created by master tea house architect Rodo Ogi, and a national registered tangible cultur...

Hochigai Shrine

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Due to once standing on the boundary of three political districts - Kawachi, Izumi and Settsu - this...

Nansuji Temple

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A temple founded in 1557 by Soto Dairin, and at the behest of Nagayoshi Miyoshi in order to hold a m...

Chin-Chin Densha Hankai Tramway

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The so-called "Chin-Chin Densha" runs through Sakai pretty much exactly along the old Kishu Road, an...

Myokoku-ji Temple

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• Cherry

A temple said to have been founded by the Nichiren monk Nichiko in 1562. The grounds include a massi...

Sakai Tea Room Obaian

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A teahouse from the middle of the 17th century, originally located in Imaicho, Kashihara, and moved ...

Sakai Teppokan

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The interior of this townhouse recreates a forge used to make guns, as well as exhibiting a varying ...

Sumiyoshi Taisha

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The gods of the seas, sources of all life.Sumiyoshi Taisha is the head temple of the 2300 Sumiyoshi ...