Lighthouse Spots in Osaka Area

  • Old Sakai Lighthouse
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Sakai-shi Sakai-ku Ohamakitamachi 5-1-22
    This lighthouse is located in 5-Chome Ohama Kita-machi, Sakai Ward, Sakai City. Built in 1877, it is one of the oldest wooden Western-style lighthouses in Japan. Today, the lighthouse is no longer used to guide ships, but it has been maintained in excellent shape and continues to serve as a symbol of Sakai. It has also been designated a National Historic Site.

Osaka Areas

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While Osaka prefecture is the country's second smallest prefecture, its capital, Osaka City, is the country’s third-largest and arguably one of the most popular in the Kansai region thanks to its vibrant nightlife, the Osaka people’s openness, and its much-loved cuisine, which has earned it the nickname "the nation’s kitchen."

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