Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Sakai, Japan

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.4 km
Ascend 42 m
Descend 24 m

Experience Sakai in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Sakai

Sight 1: Daisen Park

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Daisen Park Oilstreet / CC BY 2.5

Daisen Park is a city park (general park) located in Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 大仙公園 (JA), Website

498 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Sakai Bicycle Museum

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Shimano Bicycle Museum is a museum about bicycles located in Minami-Mukaiyo-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. The "Bicycle Museum Cycle Center", which was adjacent to Daisen Park in Daisencho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, was relocated to a new building and reopened on March 25, 2022 (Reiwa 4).

Wikipedia: 自転車博物館 (JA), Website

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: 朝日寺

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Asahiji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Daisen-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka, Japan. The former main mountain is Tanimachi Myōkei-ji Temple, Seishi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 朝日寺 (堺市) (JA)

361 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Magodayuyama Kofun

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The Magoda Yuyamakofun is a circular mound located in Daisen Park, 2-cho, Yuun-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka, Japan. It is one of the burial mounds that make up the Hyakushitori Kofun Group, and is considered to be the tomb of Daisenryo Kofun (Emperor Nintoku's Mausoleum), and is registered as part of the World Cultural Heritage Hyakushitori Furuichi Kofun Group - Ancient Japan Tomb Group - as a constituent asset.

Wikipedia: 孫太夫山古墳 (JA)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Daisen Kofun

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Daisen Kofun 国土地理院 / Attribution

The Mozu Tombs are a group of kofun —megalithic tombs—in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Originally consisting of more than 100 tombs, only less than 50% of the key-hole, round, and rectangular tombs remain.

Wikipedia: Daisen Kofun (EN), Website

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