Myokoku-ji Temple

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

Nanshuji 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...

Katagiri Seiryudo

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Traditional medicine in the middle of the city.The Katagiri Seiryudo was created in this location du...

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...

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...

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...

Sakai Municipal Machiya Historical Museum Seigakuin

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Alongside its history as a training temple this building was also used to teach children from the en...

Sakai Municipal Machiya Historical Museum Yamaguchi Residence

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This building was created in 1615, immediately after the city was razed to the ground during the Osa...

Hochigai Shrine

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

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...

Gunsmith's Home

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

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 ...

Sakai Tea Room Shinan

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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...

Sakai Teppokan

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

Aguchi Shrine

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