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Events

Update：2024/8/2

City-Affiliated Events

For events at Harvest Hill, Sakai City Museum, Mihara History Museum, Sophia Sakai, Fenice Sacay, Alphonse Mucha Museum and Sakai Plaza of Rikyu & Akiko, please see our Museum & Facilities page. Below are some highlights of what's going on in the next two months:

  • New exhibition at Alphonse Mucha Museum
  • Sunflowers at Harvest Hill

Check the Flower Calendar page for upcoming blooming flower information!

Manto-e Buddhist Lantern Festival

Manto-e is a traditional Buddhist rite where people light lanterns for the spirits of the dead and also pray for good health. The Manto-e Buddhist lantern festival at Ho’unji Temple started in 1825 but stopped indefinitely until about 100 years passed and it restarted. The candles of the Manto-e calm and cleanse the hearts of all those who look upon them and are thus known as “healing lights”. On the night of Obon (August 15 th) as many as a thousand lanterns glow with the wishes and hopes of those who lit them, creating an enchanting atmosphere in the grounds of Ho’unji Temple.
Place: Ho’unji Temple (192 Imai, Mihara-ku)
Nearest Station: Catch the Nanaki bus from Hatsushiba Station (Nankai Koya Line) to Imai-minami bus stop

Free night concert

Date/time: August 30th 19:00-20:00
Venue: Sakai City Hall 21st floor lobby
Application: Unnecessary (first 200 people)
Why don’t you enjoy the calming sound of the clarinet on the 21st floor while admiring the night view?

Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers

Free invitation for 2000 pre-seasonal match tickets
Date: September 14th 15:00~18:00 (opening at 13:00)
Venue: Ohama Daishin Arena (5-7-1, Ohama Kitamachi, Sakai-ku)
Application method: register as a user on the Pia Getti webpage and apply or send a post card with your postal number, address, name, age, phone number and desired amount of tickets (up to 5) to Blazers sports club preseason match division, 1 Chikko-yawata-machi, Sakai-ku, Sakai 590-0901
Application period: August 1st -20th (post must arrive by deadline). If applicants are over capacity, they will be chosen by lottery (citizens will be prioritised)

Futon Daiko and Danjiri Festival

Both of these are autumn traditional festivals of Sakai. At futon daiko festivals you will see large portable shrines being shouldered and paraded around. At Danjiri festivals you will see giant floats with exquisite wood carving barreling down the streets pulled by many people. Please visit the website for more information.

Futon Daiko

The representative futon daiko will be at the entrance of Mozu Hachimangu Shrine which will be held on September 21st between 11:00-22:30 and will be leaving on September 22nd 9:30-22:00. It’ll also be held at the following shrines during September and October: Aguchi Shrine,
Sugawara Shrine, Funamachi Shrine, Hochigai Shrine, Kahyo Shrine, Iwatsuta Shrine, Ishizu Shrine, Yasaka Shrine (Noto-cho), Yasaka Shrine (Nakamura-cho).

Danjiri Festival

The representative Danjiri festival is at Otori Shrine between October 4th (Fri evening) to 6th (Sun), 10 Danjiri floats will enter the shrine on the 5th from 9:00, and leave the shrine from 11:00. Also, on the 6th at around 14:00 there will be the Nishi Ward festival parade! Danjiri floats will also be on display at Kusabe Shrine, Tsukuo Hachiman Shrine, Ishizu Shrine, Hishiki Shrine, Nonomiya Shrine, Yasaka Shrine (Minamihanada-cho), Hirokuni Shrine, Tampi Shrine, Sugo Shrine, Hagiwara Shrine, Tajihayahime Shrine, Sakurai Shrine, Mitami Shrine, Suearata Shrine, Atago Shrine and Hachita Shrine during October.

Gashi Festival

Refreshment booths, stage performances and bon-odori traditional Japanese dancing will be on display! Why don’t you enjoy this summer festival in Sakai Higashi?
Date/time: August 3rd, refreshment booths 11:00-21:00 , stage performances 11:00-17:30, bon-odori dancing 18:00-21:00 ※cancelled in case of rain
Location: Mina Sakai (Citizens Plaza in front of City Hall)
Application/fee: Unnecessary, free entrance

ASEAN Photo Contest 2024

We invite you to submit photos that highlight the appeal of the ASEAN nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam) in scenery, people, history and culture etc. We also accept photos such as ASEAN food that you’ve made at home, or where you could feel the ASEAN culture in Japan too.
The winners (the top 10 entrants) will be awarded famous goods of Sakai. In addition, the photographs of the top 50 entrants will be displayed on the first floor of Sakai City Hall high rise building.
Application period: Until 23:00, August 31st (Sat)
Application method: Sakai electronic application system (can’t apply by post)
Application conditions:

  • 1 photograph per person
  • Must be 18 years or older. Can be amateur or professional
  • A photograph that the creator has not yet published (regardless of date of photoshoot)
  • Do not infringe on the copyrights, portrait rights or any other rights of a third party
  • Do not violate the laws, public orders and morals
  • Photos cannot be overly photoshopped to add or erase objects (colour or saturation adjustments and trimming is allowed)
  • 3.8million, pixels 2200 x 1600 pixels and over, either in JPEG/PNG style (less than 10MB)

EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai

Next year from April 13th until October 13th, you can look forward to pavilions from countries all over the world and domestic companies at the EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Currently the tickets are on presale.
Sakai City and Chief Haniwa Officer (CHO) have been promoting EXPO 2025 so that many people visit Sakai, too, so let’s get excited for it!

Sakai Tea Ceremony

Sakai is the hometown of grand tea master Sen no Rikyu. The city has a tea ceremony ordinance that encourages anyone and everyone to enjoy chanoyu culture. Come enjoy a cup of matcha green tea and traditional Japanese sweet!
Date/time: September 9th (Mon), 14:00-15:00
Place: Inside Minami Ward Office
School: Omotesenke
Capacity: 45 people
Cost: Free. No reservations required however numbered tickets will be handed out from 13:30, first come first served.

Sakai-India children’s art exhibition “How We See Each Other”

Period: August 13th ~ 20th (open hours 9:00-21:00)
On the first day it’ll commence from 15:00, on the last day it’ll finish at 16:00
Venue: Sakai City Hall high rise building 1st floor north lobby.
The exhibition will be displaying drawings about what Indian and Japanese children learn about each other’s countries.

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