SUMO EXPERIENCE
Sakai City
Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture
Sakai City
It is the birthplace of student sumo. At the Ohama Park Sumo Stadium,
which has produced many sumo wrestlers, visitors can step onto the main ring
and experience salt-throwing, said to “purify the ring” and “pray for safety.”
A former sumo wrestler introduces sumo rules, basic movements,
and collision drills through live demonstrations.
Visitors also get to watch former wrestlers compete on the main ring.
After watching, those who wish can step onto the main ring
to try salt-throwing, wrestle with a former sumo wrestler,
and take commemorative photos.
ACCESS
Osaka Prefecture
About 40m total
TrainAbout 40m
Tomb of Emperor Nintoku
The Emperor Nintoku Tomb is the largest in Japan and a representative of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, a World Heritage Site. When viewed from above, it has a unique Japanese keyhole shape combining a circle and a square, built in the mid-5th century. It is said that construction took more than 15 years even with up to 2,000 people working daily, and the total length is approximately 486 meters.
Sakai Densho Museum
Sakai Densho Museum brings together all of Sakai’s traditional industries. In addition to a wide variety of knives, dyeing and bleaching products, incense, and kelp products, the museum also displays and sells Japanese sweets associated with Sakai. The Sakai Cutlery Museum “CUT” displays the history of Sakai cutlery, manufacturing methods, and tools through actual items, models, and illustrations, and also offers demonstrations of various traditional crafts.
Sakai Risho no Mori
This tea ceremony experience facility, facing the former site of Sen no Rikyu’s residence, is equipped with a standing tea ceremony room (Nankaian) and authentic tea rooms (Seikoken, Furokuken, Tokuchiken, Muichian). Whether you want to casually enjoy the world of tea ceremony or experience an authentic formal session, come and immerse yourself in the world of chado.
