Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is a historic city renowned for its ancient Mozu kofun burial mounds, traditional craftsmanship, and role as a major commercial center since medieval times.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
associatedWith Japanese tea ceremony
Sen no Rikyū
borderedBy Fujiidera
Habikino
Hannan
Izumi
Osakasayama
surface form: Kawachinagano

Kishiwada NERFINISHED
Matsubara
Osaka
surface form: Osaka City

Osakasayama
Takaishi
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
surface form: Daisenryo Kofun

Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
surface form: Mozu Kofun Group

Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
surface form: Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun
country Japan
governmentType designated city
hasAdministrativeStatusSince 2006
hasPort Port of Sakai-Semboku
surface form: Sakai-Senboku Port
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicalRole autonomous merchant city in the Sengoku period
center of international trade in the 16th century
center of tea culture in the 16th century
major port city in medieval Japan
knownFor Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
surface form: Mozu kofun burial mounds

bicycle manufacturing
cutlery production
incense production
medieval commercial center
traditional craftsmanship
locatedIn Kansai region
Osaka Prefecture
locatedOn Honshu
majorIndustry bicycle industry
cutlery and kitchen knives
logistics
machinery manufacturing
steel and metalworking
partOf Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
surface form: Greater Osaka metropolitan area
populationEstimate over 800000 inhabitants
sisterCity Berkeley
surface form: Berkeley, California, United States

Lanzhou
surface form: Lanzhou, China

Wellington
surface form: Wellington, New Zealand
timeZone Japan Standard Time
transport connected by Hanshin Expressway
served by JR West rail lines
served by Nankai Electric Railway
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2019
UNESCOListing Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
surface form: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group
UTCOffset +9

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Sharp Corporation headquartersLocation Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group locatedIn Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan