Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Sakai, Japan

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3.9 km
Ascend 36 m
Descend 45 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: 方違神社

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Houchi Gaijinja is a shrine located in Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. Locally, he is called "Hochigai Mr./Ms.". The former company name is Gosha. The deity of the festival is Katagaesachi Okami. Since ancient times, it has been worshipped as a shrine to ward off disasters such as misdirections, geographical phases, and family phases.

Wikipedia: 方違神社 (JA)

553 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: 紅谷庵

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Kokokuan is a temple of the Soto sect located in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 紅谷庵 (JA)

419 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Tadeiyama Tomb

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Tadeiyama Tomb

The Tadeiyama Kofun is a circular mound located in Kitamikunigaoka, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the burial mounds that make up the Hundred Tongue Bird Tomb Group, and although the actual burial place is not clear, it is ruled by the Imperial Household Agency as the "Hundred Tongue Bird Mihara North Tomb" as the mausoleum of the 18th Emperor Hirohito. It is registered as a part of the World Cultural Heritage Site of the Hundred Tongues and Furuichi Tombs - a group of ancient Japan tombs.

Wikipedia: 田出井山古墳 (JA)

1601 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 4: 開口神社

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開口神社 KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kaikuchi Shrine is a shrine located in Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. Commonly known as Daji Temple (Otara). It is called "Daiji -san" locally. Uji Shrine in Sakai Minami -gumi (south of Ognoji). At Shikinai Shrine, the former business is a prefectural company. Since Sakai is also the birthplace of Akiko Yosano, the opening shrine has a "Akiko Koi Song Kuji".

Wikipedia: 開口神社 (JA)

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Shukuin Tongu Shrine

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Shukuin Tongu Shrine KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

Shukuin Tongu is a shrine located in Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 宿院頓宮 (JA)

295 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Kenponji Temple

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Kenponji Temple

Kenponji Temple is a temple of the Honmon-ryu of the Hoka sect located in Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Jōjūzan, the last of Ōmoto Yamamoto Koji. The foundation of the foundation is said to be Nichiryū, and the opening of the mountain is said to be Nichijo.

Wikipedia: 顕本寺 (堺市) (JA)

658 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: 本伝寺

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Hondenji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Shōshū Buddhism located in Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Juryozan. It is said to have been the opening of the White Lotus Nikko, and it was once located in Meguchiji-cho (near present-day Ichinomachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai City), but it is said that it was moved to its current location in the 2nd year of Kanbun (1663).

Wikipedia: 本伝寺 (堺市) (JA)

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