is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its kofun, keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The kofun in Sakai include the largest grave in the world by area, Daisen Kofun. Once known for swords, Sakai is now famous for the quality of its cutlery. , the city had an estimated population of 819,965, making it the fourteenth most populous city in Japan (excluding Tokyo).
Sakai is a major Japanese city in Osaka Prefecture that has served as one of the country's most important seaports since medieval times and is home to the world's largest grave by area, a fifth-century burial mound called Daisen Kofun. Today, the city of roughly 820,000 people is renowned for producing high-quality cutlery, having transitioned from its historical reputation as a center for sword-making.
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is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its kofun, keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The kofun in Sakai include the largest grave in the world by area, Daisen Kofun. Once known for swords, Sakai is now famous for the quality of its cutlery. , the city had an estimated population of 819,965, making it the fourteenth most populous city in Japan (excluding Tokyo).
==Geography== Sakai is located in southern Osaka Prefecture, on the edge of Osaka Bay and directly south of the city of Osaka.
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