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Sakai City CIR

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14/08/2026

🏝🐬 ‘NOAH DOLPHIN DOME’ opened in spring 2025 in the urban resort town ‘Porto Mare,’ located in the Old Sakai Port area. 🐬🏝
With the theme of “Make your life better with dolphins,” this facility invites people of all ages, from children to seniors, with or without disabilities, to interact and play with dolphins throughout the year. Through activities such as dolphin care, displays, and hands‑on experiences, visitors also gain opportunities to think about living creatures and the marine environment. Conveniently located just a short walk from the station, the facility is also close to hotels, restaurants and cafés, as well as Ohama Park. Why not enjoy interacting with dolphins in a comfortable semi-indoor pool during the hot summer?🎉
This time, I had the opportunity to observe a training session and try the dolphin feeding experience! It was amazing to be able to see the dolphins up close and touch them too. For more information, check the link in the highlights.🔗 https://www.dolphindome.jp/

🌊 Facility Overview 🌊
📍 Address: 4-1-1 Ohamakita-machi, Sakai Ward, Sakai City
☎️ Phone number: 072-268-5548
🚉 Closest station: 10 min walk from Sakai station (Nankai line)
💼 Opening hours: Open year-round 10:00-20:00 (last entry 19:30)
💰 Admission fee: Adults (junior high students and above) 1,210 yen, children (ages 4 through elementary school) 770 yen, children 3 and under are free.

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13/08/2026

🎉🌏❤️ For the ASEAN photo contest 2026, we invite you to submit photos that highlight the appeal of the ASEAN nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste & Vietnam) in scenery, people, history, culture and more. We also accept photos such as ASEAN food that you’ve made at home, or where you could feel the ASEAN culture in Japan, too. The application period is until August 31st 23:00. Hurry! View the details from the link below. The photo is the winning entry from last year. 🌏❤️🎉
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/shisei/kokusai/aseankoryu/sakai-asean/shashinten/asean-photo-contest-2026.html

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07/08/2026

🌻☀️ Harvest Hill is covered with sunflowers, one of summer’s most iconic flowers. 🌻☀️The vibrant contrast between the yellow flower fields and the blue sky creates a truly breathtaking summer landscape. Visitors can even walk into the sunflower fields and take photos among the blooms. The 70,000 sunflowers are currently reaching their peak bloom. 😍✨️

⛰️💚Harvest Hill💚⛰️
📍 Address: 2405-1 Hachigamineji, Minami-ku, Sakai City
🚶‍♀️ Access: Approximately 20 minutes by Nankai bus from Izumigaoka station on the Nankai Semboku line
🌄 Opening hours: 8:00-17:00 (August only, regular opening hours are available on the website)
💤 Closed days: August 5th, 19th, and 26th (regular closing days are available on the website)

💰 Admission:
👩 Adults (junior high school age and older): 1,500 yen
👧 Children (4 years and older): 1,000 yen
👶 Infants (3 years and younger): Free
👦 Visitors with disabilities (adults, junior high school age and older): 750 yen
🧒 Visitors with disabilities (children, 4 years and older): 500 yen
👩‍🦱 Caregivers: 750 yen

For more information, click the link in the highlights titled ‘Harvest Hill’
https://farm.or.jp/

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This is an official Instagram account of Sakai City, run by the English Coordinator for International Relations (CIR). We post about seasonal sights, local events and the best sightseeing spots in Sakai City in English for our local foreign residents and global visitors.

03/08/2026

Plaza of Multicultural Exchange Sakai will hold Beginners’ Japanese classes as below. Apply through the highlights. ✍️✨️

🗓 Date/time: September 25th ~ November 20th, every Tuesday & Friday, 14:00-16:00
📍 Venue: Plaza of Multicultural Exchange Sakai
🎯 Eligibility: For people living, working or studying (at university etc.) in Sakai City
🗣 Content: Speak in Japanese with classmates and Japanese people about things you like or want to do. Study useful everyday conversational Japanese.
💰 Fee: Free
To inquire/place of application: Plaza of Multicultural Exchange Sakai
📩 To apply: Fill in the application form and fax, mail, email or hand-in directly
🖱 Application form: Click on the link in the highlights titled ‘Beginners’ Japanese’
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/foreign-language/english/visitors/living/dailylife/POME-Sakai/nyuumon-nihongo.html　

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31/07/2026

The August/September 2026 edition of City Life English newsletter has been published!🎉🐬
You can view it online at our website at the link below or in the bio. Don’t forget that foreign residents living, working or studying in Sakai can sign up to have a paper copy sent to your house!🗞✨️

English newsletter: https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/foreign-language/english/visitors/newsletter/august_september2026/index.html 　

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24/07/2026

🎆🎉 Believed to have begun during the Kamakura period and have an impressive history of about 700 years, the Sakai Grand Evening Fish Market is a seasonal summer tradition of Sakai. It is said to have originated when fishermen from various regions gathered on the bay of Sakai in conjunction with the purification ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine to pray for abundant catches and safety. The main attraction is the exciting fish auction scheduled for the evening. Also, there will be fireworks, night stalls and industry PR booths etc. 🎆🎉

For detailed times and more information, visit the highlights (Japanese only). https://yoich.com/　
📆 Date: July 31st (Fri)
📍 Location: Ohama Park
🚇 Nearest station/access: Sakai station (Nankai line)

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21/07/2026

Welcome to July’s edition of – Volume 12!🍨☀️
The summer heat has arrived in Sakai, and there's no better way to cool down than with a scoop of authentic Italian gelato from Gelateria R. sweets&cafe. 😍🍦
Made fresh in-store using carefully selected ingredients, this creamy, additive-free gelato lets the natural flavours shine. From their most popular pistachio flavour to seasonal flavours available throughout the year, every scoop is rich, smooth, and irresistibly refreshing. Enjoy gelato in the café's charming interior, perfect for a relaxing break and taking nice photos. Save this spot for your next hot day in Sakai!💕🖱

💌 Basic Information

⭕️ Opening hours: 12:00-20:00 Mon-Thu, Sat & Sun, 13:00-20:00 Fri
⛔️ Closed day: Mainly Mon but it’s irregular so check their Instagram etc. to confirm
📍 Address: 5-14 Goryodori, Sakai Ward, Sakai City
🚍 Access: 350 meters from Daisen-nakamachi bus stop (Nankai bus)

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17/07/2026

Another hot summer has arrived this year. Enjoy yourself to the fullest at the pools in Sakai city! For more details, see the highlights for more information. 🏊‍♀️☀️
https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/foreign-language/english/visitors/enjoying/pools.html

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13/07/2026

🥵 Summer in Japan is very hot and humid. Beware of heatstroke! There are around 400,000 cases of heatstroke reported every year, with over 100,000 people needing emergency transport in 2025. Please seek help if you start to feel unwell in the extreme heat. Make sure to stay hydrated and avoid direct sunlight and hot environments. If someone loses consciousness or is unable to drink water by themselves, call 119 for an ambulance. 🥵

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08/07/2026

The ‘Parade of living things’ exhibition is currently being held at the Sakai City Museum. This exhibition focuses on the theme of living creatures, showcasing ceramic artifacts excavated in Sakai’s old moat area in collaboration with paper craft works by artist Kei Goto. In addition, a variety of related events will be held, including exhibit explanations, workshops, and talk sessions. 🦒🐧✨️

🗓 Date/time: Until September 6th (Sun)
📍Location: Sakai City Museum Exhibition Gallery
🚶‍♀️ Access: Around 500m from Mozu station (JR Hanwa line), around 280m away from Sakaishi Museum bus stop (Nankai bus)
🎟 Admission fee: General 200 yen, high school and university students 100 yen, elementary and junior high school students 50 yen
*Free of charge for junior high school students and younger living or studying in Sakai, Sakai residents aged 65 and over and those with disability status (proof of status required)
🔛 Opening hours: 9:30-17:15 (last entrance at 16:30)
😴 Closed: Monday (open if public holiday) and New Year's holiday
📸 Photo credit: ©KeiCraft/ごとうけい

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This is an official Instagram account of Sakai City, run by the English Coordinator for International Relations (CIR). We post about seasonal sights, local events and the best sightseeing spots in Sakai City in English for our local foreign residents and global visitors.

住所

3-1 Minamikawara-machi, Sakai-ku
Sakai-shi, Osaka
590-0078

営業時間

月曜日	09:00 - 17:30
火曜日	09:00 - 17:30
水曜日	09:00 - 17:30
木曜日	09:00 - 17:30
金曜日	09:00 - 17:30

電話番号

+81722227343

ウェブサイト

https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/foreign-language/english/visitors/index.html

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