Best places: Tourist attractions in Sakai, Japan

Large science museum for children featuring indoor & outdoor play areas, plus interactive exhibits.

Traditional Japanese garden with a koi pond, pavilion & design highlighting Sakai’s history.

Tranquil, centuries-old pilgrimage site at a shrine to a deity believed to ward off evil.

Unique museum featuring exhibits on the history of bicycles, along with riding courses & events.

👍👍 If you like Mucha's paintings, please go see it! I think it's a world-class art museum. There are few people, so you can watch it slowly and calmly. We regularly hold special exhibitions and concerts, and the Noel concert the other day was really good. Basically, photography is prohibited, but ther...

Park with many species of trees, plus lawn areas, a pond, playground, sport courts & BBQ facilities.

👍 I've lived in Sakai City for many years and never been there. It was a place where you can feel the power of a big camphor tree. I searched for a nearby shrine to hold a memorial service for a doll I had at home that I wanted to dispose of. Donation for doll memorial service is over 2000 yen. Other...

Sprawling natural park with serene ponds, a playground & a greenhouse featuring floral exhibits.

Dramatic cliffs overlooking the sea of Japan are the highlight of this ancient, rugged destination.

Hilltop 3-story castle from around 1600, rebuilt after an earthquake, with park & city views.

Popular park with a rose garden & spring cherry blossoms, plus a swimming pool & playgrounds.

Seaside aquarium featuring touch pools, penguins, dolphin shows & encounters with resident seals.

Spacious, tree-filled park with a pond, Japanese gardens & tea house offering a serene environment.

👍👍 On a holiday, I went to Takidanji Temple in Mikuni for the first time 😊 There is this temple near Mikuni Station ♪ The weather is unfortunately cloudy sky ☁️ But in the rainy Hokuriku, this is still Lucky weather 😆 ♥ ️ Park your car in the parking lot and pay the admission fee 🚶🏻‍♀️ Walk along...

Huge tomb isolated from visitors on a forested isle, viewable from a trail around the perimeter.

👍👍 A small island that can be returned in about 40 minutes on foot. Access is via a red bridge. To go around, first of all, you have to climb the stone steps about 50 meters, maybe 40 degrees. Right turn or left turn OK, go straight ahead. Along the way, you will see a shrine, a lighthouse, Uriwari wa...

👍👍 Great museum, the whole visit would be approximately 1h and there is no admission fees! The museum is free! Two shops on 1F, one for knives with a large selection of knives made by local craftsmen, renown and less renown but great quality blades. The shop is maintained by an association and they kee...

👍👍 しだれ桜で有名な広場でキャンプ🏕🌸 炊事場１箇所、トイレあります シャワー室は無し代わりにたけくらべ温泉♨️が隣接してます。平日は20時まで祝日土日は15時までなので注意が必要です。旅館のため宿泊優先させるためやむなし。ほか自販機とセブンアイスもありますよ🍨 キャンプ場は平らな広場と温泉施設側の駐車場横とあ...

Family-friendly park & campsite, with extreme water slides, kids' pools, a roller coaster & golfing.