What is the address of Sakai City Museum?

2-cho Mozu Yuunmachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Osaka (in Japanese: 堺市堺区百舌鳥夕雲町2丁).

How do I get to Sakai City Museum?

The nearest station is Mozu (JR Hanwa Line), about 500 m. Sakai City Museum is in Sakai, Osaka.

How much does Sakai City Museum cost?

Sakai City Museum is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.

Museum

Sakai City Museum

Sakai, Osaka

Address

2-cho Mozu Yuunmachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Osaka 〒590-0802 堺市堺区百舌鳥夕雲町2丁

Hours

Tue to Sun: 9:30 to 17:15
Mon: Closed

Open on Mondays that are holidays. Closed over the New Year period. Last entry 16:30. Adult entry 200 yen, fees can change for special exhibitions.

Source: city.sakai.lg.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.

Low stone-clad entrance frontage of Sakai City Museum in Daisen Park, Sakai — Photo: Wei-Te Wong / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

The city museum inside Daisen Park, beside the Mozu tomb group. It covers Sakai's history and the burial mounds.

Nearest station Mozu (JR Hanwa Line), about 500 m

Cost ¥

Time needed 1 hr

Best time Daytime

Rainy day

Insider tip

Closed on Mondays unless Monday is a holiday. Last entry is 16:30.

View on the interactive map Google Maps directions

Tickets and tours

What's on at Sakai City Museum

Upcoming events at Sakai City Museum and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.

Exhibition On now ¥

Special Exhibition: Making Delicious, Sakai Food and the Knife Trade

企画展「「おいしい」をつくる－堺の食と庖丁商い－」

19 Sept to 13 Dec Sakai City Museum, Sakai (Daisen Park)

Time 9:30 to 17:15 (last entry 16:30), closed Mondays except 12 Oct and 23 Nov

The history of food in Sakai through its seafood, local produce, knife trade and seasonal dishes. Admission is ¥200 for adults and ¥100 for high school and university students, and it is free on 14 and 15 November. Guided tours run on 11 October, 22 November and 13 December at 14:00, and a knife trial-cutting experience runs on 5 December, with no registration for either.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0

Festival Starts in 2 days

Sakai City Greening Festival (69th)

第69回堺市緑化祭

25 Oct Daisen Park, Oshibafu Plaza (with the Urban Greening Center and the Japanese Garden), Sakai (Daisen Park)

Time 10:00 to 16:00

A one-day festival on the big lawn of Daisen Park, with the Sakai City Urban Greening Center and the Japanese Garden as sub-venues. The Japanese Garden has a special free opening that day.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Market

Sakai City Agriculture Festival (51st)

第51回堺市農業祭

23 Nov Daisen Park, Event Plaza and Ikoi Plaza, Sakai (Daisen Park)

Time 9:00 to 15:00 Station Mozu (JR Hanwa Line)

Farm produce, flowers, regional specialities and food stalls in Daisen Park, with a produce contest, farm machinery display, a character show at 10:30 and 14:30 and a stamp rally. A free shuttle bus runs from Nakamozu.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Festival

Sakai City Marathon

堺シティマラソン

29 Apr (dates to be confirmed) Daisen Park and the Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun area, Sakai (Daisen Park)

The city's annual events calendar lists the Sakai City Marathon on 29 April around Daisen Park and the Nintoku-tenno-ryo tomb mound. The 2027 edition has not been confirmed.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Smaller local events nearby

Intangible Cultural Heritage Panel Exhibition Exhibition
23 Oct to 13 Jan · Sakai City Museum, Mozu
A panel exhibition on intangible cultural heritage at Sakai City Museum in Daisen Park, running until 24 January 2027.
Map · Source: Sakai City Museum · 無形文化遺産パネル展

See every upcoming event in Osaka

Nearby

Daisen Kofun (Nintoku-tenno-ryo) Day trip · 10 min walk Japan's largest burial mound, 486 m long and built in the mid-5th century in Sakai. Shimano Bicycle Museum Museum · 2.3 km away A museum run by Shimano on three floors, with real bicycles, panels and video on the history of cycling. Alphonse Mucha Museum Sakai Museum · 2.3 km away A city museum of work by Alphonse Mucha, the Art Nouveau painter, inside Belle Mage Sakai Nibankan next to Sakaishi Station. Sakai Rishonomori Museum · 2.4 km away A city-run complex with the Sen no Rikyu Chanoyu Museum and the Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum under one roof. Sakai Denshokan (Sakai Knife Museum CUT) Museum · 2.8 km away Sakai's traditional industries hall, with displays on the history, methods and tools behind local crafts. Yamaguchi Residence (Sakai Machiya Museum) Landmark · 3.2 km away A merchant townhouse built soon after the 1615 Siege of Osaka, with a main house designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Around Sakai

Sakai has 8 places on the Roam Osaka map: 5 museums, 2 landmarks and 1 day trip.

Old Sakai Lighthouse Landmark · 3.7 km away

Good to know

What is the address of Sakai City Museum?: 2-cho Mozu Yuunmachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Osaka (in Japanese: 堺市堺区百舌鳥夕雲町2丁).
What are the opening hours of Sakai City Museum?: Tue to Sun 9:30 to 17:15; Closed Mon. Open on Mondays that are holidays. Closed over the New Year period. Last entry 16:30. Adult entry 200 yen, fees can change for special exhibitions.
How do I get to Sakai City Museum?: The nearest station is Mozu (JR Hanwa Line), about 500 m. Sakai City Museum is in Sakai, Osaka.
How much does Sakai City Museum cost?: Sakai City Museum is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Sakai City Museum?: Plan for 1 hr.
When is the best time to visit Sakai City Museum?: Daytime.

Stay near Sakai City Museum

Browse live availability and compare prices around Sakai.

See hotels near Sakai City Museum on Booking.comPrices are for the night of Saturday 24 October. You can change the dates on Booking.com. If you book, Roam Osaka earns a small commission from Stay22 at no extra cost to you.