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By Plane

From Tokyo: Tokyo (Haneda) - Kansai Airport : 1 hr. 15 min.
From Sapporo: Sapporo (Chitose) - Kansai Airport: 1 hr. 55 min.
From Sendai: Sendai - Kansai Airport: 1 hr. 20 min.
From Tokushima: Tokushima - Kansai Airport: 30 min.
From Fukuoka: Fukuoka - Kansai Airport: 55 min.; Direct domestic flight from other locations are also available.; *From Kansai Airport to the inner city, take a JR Hanwa line to Sakai Station. (40 min.)

By Train

From Tokyo: Tokyo - Shin-Osaka (by Super Express Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen "Hikari"): 3 hrs.
From Nagoya: Nagoya - Shin-Osaka (by Super Express Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen "Hikari"): 1 hr.
From Kyushu: Hakata - Shin-Osaka (by Super Express Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen "Hikari"): 3 hrs. 40 min.
*From Shin-Osaka to Sakai: Shin-Osaka - Namba (by subway Midosuji line), Namba - Sakai (by Nankai Honsen): 25 min.
*From Osaka inner city to Sakai inner city: Namba - Sakai-higashi (by Nankai Koya line): 10 min.; Tennoji - Mozu (by JR Hanwa line): 25 min.

city cable car

Local Transportation

The best way to look around the city of Sakai is either to take a city cable car (Hankai Denki) or to rent a bicycle. It is convenient to use the cable car as the line connects the main sightseeing spots so that a tourist can get a feel of the town. However, since some places are a long walk from the station, it is better to rent a bicycle if you wish a time efficient tour. There are three rental shops in the city.

Cycle Center/ 072-243-3196 (10 min. walk from JR Hanwa line Mozu Station, in Daisen Park)
Rental Cycle Sakai-higashi/ 090-8653-8535 (2 min. walk from Sakai-higashi Station, in front of the City Hall north gate)
Sakai Station West exit Tourist Information Center/ 072-233-5258 (Nankai Honsen Sakai Station West Exit)
Each shop closes on Mondays (if Monday is a national holiday, the following day is closed instead). The office closes at 3 p.m., bicycles should be returned by 4:30 p.m.

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