Sightseeing & Recommended Spots Around the Hotel
As a center of industry and culture, Sakai City is dotted with historic sites, including the Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun—the largest tomb in the world.
Here you can also trace the footsteps of the great figures who shaped Japanese culture.
A convenient base for business, sightseeing, and beyond.
A museum dedicated to two figures from Sakai—the tea master Sen no Rikyū and the poet Yosano Akiko.
The facility houses Japan's only dedicated tea house, where you can enjoy tea from the Omotesenke and Urasenke schools on alternating days.
Born in Sakai, Sen no Rikyū perfected the art of wabi-cha (rustic tea ceremony). Revered as the foremost tea master of his age, he is honored as the founder of the Senke schools and as the saint of tea.
The Tsubaki-no-Ido (Camellia Well) still remains on the grounds of his former residence today.
One of the world's three great tombs—alongside the Pyramid of Khufu and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor—and renowned as one of the largest burial mounds in the world. Surrounded by 47 additional kofun, the cluster is also known as the Mozu Tombs. It is Osaka's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Selected as one of Japan's "100 Best Historic Parks," this 380,000-square-meter park sits adjacent to the Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun and serves as the city's symbolic green oasis steeped in history.
A circular lobby offering 360-degree views from 80 meters above ground. Look down on Sakai's history-rich cityscape, including the Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun, and gaze across to Mt. Rokko, Abeno Harukas, and the Ikoma and Kongo mountain ranges in the distance—a popular vantage point.
Sakai Tourism Guide | Sakai City Hall 21st Floor Observation Lobby
Built in 1877 (Meiji 10) at the south breakwater of the old Sakai Port, this 11.3-meter-tall hexagonal-pyramid-shaped lighthouse retired from service as land reclamation progressed. Preserved as one of Sakai's symbols, it is the oldest surviving wooden Western-style lighthouse in Japan still standing on its original site, and is designated a National Historic Site.
Sakai Convention & Visitors Bureau Official Site | Old Sakai Lighthouse
Established in 1879 (Meiji 12) as a seaside park, this is the oldest municipal park in Sakai City and rose to fame in its day. In 1903 (Meiji 36), it served as the venue for the 5th National Industrial Exhibition held in Osaka, and the Sakai Aquarium—then celebrated as the finest aquarium in the East—was set up here.
A premium experience unmatched anywhere else in Japan: take in sweeping views of a UNESCO World Heritage Site from a hot-air balloon. From the skies above, feel the ancient romance of the Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun and the 44 burial mounds of all sizes that surround it.
From the observation hall, watch aircraft from around the world take off and land in dramatic fashion. The passenger terminal building and on-site hotels offer dining and shopping options as well.
A romantic stroll through history, where you can sense the flow of time
Spots Around Osaka Bay Plaza Hotel
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