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Also known as Sakai-shi

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).

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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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Settlement.name: Sakai
Settlement.official_name: Sakai City
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.settlement_type: Designated city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Sakai, Osaka.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Sakai, Osaka.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture
Settlement.image_map1: Sakai in Osaka Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kansai
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Osaka
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: F

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堺市ホームページ　堺市

堺市の公式ホームページです。市政に関する情報や各種手続きのご案内などを掲載しています。

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Wikidata facts

Population: 841966
Area: 149.83
Official website: www.city.sakai.lg.jp/yasashii
Image: Daisenryo Kofun zenkei-2.jpg
Dialing code: 72

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Commons category: Sakai
native label: 堺市
postal code: 590-0078
inception: 1889-04-01
name in kana: さかいし
hashtag: 堺市
social media followers: 9080

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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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