Osaka Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Sakai
Sakai is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, home to about 824,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Sakai.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Nearest airport
- ITM23 km · Osaka Itami International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Sakai
Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Sakai
See
Sakai is home to numerous Tumuli. Large burial mounds in various shapes from circular to keyhole mounds with moats around them. The largest--Nintoku-ryo-- is approximately 480 m long, 250-305 m wide and 35 m tall. At Nintoku Ryo there is an accompanying tourist office and volunteer historical interpreters. Take the JR Hanwa Line and get off at Mozu Station.
Do
- Sakai City Hall Observatory Lobby
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Sakai
2 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Toyoko Inn Osaka Sakai Ekimae hotel |
| Toyoko Inn Osaka Sakai-higashi-eki hotel |
Where to stay
More hotels in Sakai
12 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay Prince Hotels | 1994 | 9.3 km |
| Hotel Fukuracia Osaka Bay | 9.1 km | |
| Bande Hotel Osaka | 6.0 km | |
| Comfort Hotel Sakai | 1.6 km | |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Sakai Higashi | 0.1 km | |
| Hotel Agora Regency Osaka Sakai | 1.8 km | |
| Hotel Fine Garden Sakai | 2.7 km | |
| Hotel Fine Sakai | 2.8 km | |
| Hotel Olive Sakai Osaka | 2.8 km | |
| Osaka Joytel Hotel | 4.1 km | |
| Quintessa Hotel Osaka Bay | 9.4 km | |
| Sakishima Cosmo Tower Hotel | 2019 | 9.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Sakai
Sakai has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 198 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Sakai: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kobe Airport (UKB, 25 km) and Kansai International Airport (KIX, 27 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Sakai has two main train stations. Nankai Railway's Sakai station (堺駅), is 15 minutes from Nankai Namba Station (南海なんば駅) in Osaka via the Nankai main line and costs ¥250. JR Sakai-shi station (堺市駅) is 7 minutes from Tennoji Station (天王寺駅) in Osaka via the JR Hanwa line and costs ¥170. This trip is fully covered by the JR Rail Pass.
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ITM · Osaka Itami International Airport
UKB · Kobe Airport
KIX · Kansai International Airport
Questions
Sakai: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sakai?
Sakai has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 198 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sakai?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kobe Airport (UKB, 25 km) and Kansai International Airport (KIX, 27 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sakai?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Sakai
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.