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Sakai

Sakai

About Sakai

792,034 in city
14,287,199 in metro
136 km² (53 mi²)
7 m
Sakai is the fourth largest city in the Kansai region of Japan, behind Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto. Bordered to the north by the Yamato-gawa River, Sakai is a modern city that prides itself on its ability to rebuild after a crisis; a trait characterised by the city's main east to west thoroughfare, known as Phoenix Boulevard.

Metro Cities

Amagasaki, Ashiya, Daito, Fujiidera, Higashi-Osaka, Hirakata, Ibaraki, Ikeda, Itami, Izumiotsu, Izumisano, Kadoma, Kishiwada, Kobe, Kyoto, Matsubara, Minoo, Moriguchi, Neyagawa, Nishinomiya, Osaka, Sakai, Shijōnawate, Suita, Takarazuka, Takatsuki, Tondabayashi, Toyonaka

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
201 All Buildings
199
existing
1
under construction
1
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Bell Marge Sakai, Tower A 478 ft 1999
2 Bell Marge Sakai, Tower B 469 ft 1999
3 1077 Kitanoda 354 ft 2007
4 RIHGA Royal Hotel Sakai 318 ft 1990
5 Sakai City Hall Tower 310 ft 1991

Building types

No. Type
193 high-rise building
3 low-rise building
3 skyscraper
1 mast (wired)
1 observation tower