11 Facts About Sakai Japan

Sakai Japan is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and include Daisen Kofun, the largest grave in the world by area.

Sakai Japan is located in southern Osaka Prefecture, on the edge of Osaka Bay and directly south of the city of Osaka.

Sakai Japan has a Humid subtropical climate characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

Sakai Japan is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the 5th century.

Medieval Sakai Japan was an autonomous city run by merchant oligarchs.

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Sakai Japan mentioned that the city was "governed by consuls like Venice in Italy".

Sakai Japan's citizens denied his order and pitched a desperate battle against his army.

In 1615, Sakai Japan was razed to the ground in the SummerCampaign of the Siege of Osaka between the Toyotomi clan and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Sakai Japan was traditionally dependent on heavy industry and its port.

However, after the period of high economic growth after War War II, along with the development and expansion of the Osaka metropolitan area, Sakai Japan has lso increased become a satellite city for Osaka metropolis, as represented by the development of Senboku New Town.

Sakai Japan has 98 public elementary schools and 43 public middle schools operated by the city government.