Sakai (堺市 Sakai-shi) is a ceety in Osaka Prefectur, Japan. It haes been ane o the lairgest an maist important seaports o Japan syne the Medieval era.
Sakai 堺 | |
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Designatit ceety | |
堺市 · Sakai City[1] | |
![]() Frae top left: Daisen kofun, Auld Sakai Lichthoose, Ruins o Rikyu's hoose, Ōtori taisha, Myōkoku-ji, Skyline wi Daisen kofun in the centre | |
![]() Location of Sakai in Osaka | |
Coordinates: 34°34′24″N 135°28′59″E | |
Kintra | Japan |
Region | Kansai |
Prefectur | Osaka |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Osami Takeyama |
Area | |
• Total | 149.99 km2 (57.91 sq mi) |
Population (1 August 2011) | |
• Total | 842,760 |
• Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Willae |
• Flouer | Iris |
• Bird | Shrike |
• Flouerin tree | Tsutsuji |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
City Hall Address | 3-1 Minami-Kawaramachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu 590-0078 |
Website | Ceety o Sakai |
Follaein the Februar 2005 annexation o the toun o Mihara, frae Minamikawachi Destrict, the ceety haes grown further an is nou the fowerteent maist populous ceety in Japan,[2] wi 833,414 residents as o 2007-05-01.[3]
The current ceety wis legally foondit on 1 Aprile 1889 accordin tae the laws o Imperial Japan. Sakai became a designatit ceety in Aprile 2006[4] givin it a greater measur o sel-determination in govrenmental affairs. It is dividit intae seiven destricts.
Sakai is kent for its keyhole-shapit burial moonds, or kofun, which date frae the 5t century. The lairgest o these, Daisen Kofun, is believit tae be the grave o the Emperor Nintoku an is the lairgest grave in the warld bi aurie. Ance kent for samurai swords, Sakai is nou famous for the quality o its kitchen knives; maist heich-quality Japanese cutlery oreeginates in Sakai, an its production is a major industrie in the ceety.
Sakai haes seiven wairds (ku):