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Designated city in Kansai, Japan
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Sakai (堺) is a city in Osaka prefecture.
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Get above street level and get a panoramic view of the city's many Tumulus tombs. There are exhibitions on the history of Sakai and English language videos and pamphlets. There is also a cafe with drinks and snacks.
A basic but presentable hotel a mere hundred meters from Sakai station.
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.
Read in the guideTrain service in Sakai is largely provided by Nankai rail service with trains running sometimes intermittently
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