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Sakai, Osaka

Administration
Full name堺市 · Sakai City
Official name堺市 · Sakai City
JapaneseName
Settlement typeDesignated city
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureOsaka
Government
MayorOsami Takeyama
Geography
Total Area57.9 sq mi (149.99 km2)
Demography
Total Population838928 (May 1, 2010)
Density (pop.)5593/km2 (14485.9/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneJapan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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|} is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.

Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in Japan, with 833,414 residents as of 2007-05-01.

The current city was legally founded on April 1, 1889 according to the laws of Imperial Japan. Sakai became a designated city in April 2006 giving it a greater measure of self-determination in governmental affairs. It is divided into seven districts.

Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the 5th century. The largest of these, Daisen Kofun, is believed to be the grave of the Emperor Nintoku and is the largest grave in the world by area. Once known for samurai swords, Sakai is now famous for the quality of its kitchen knives; most high-quality Japanese cutlery originates in Sakai, and its production is a major industry in the city.

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10/16/2010 Sharp Corporation (ã·ã£ã¼ãæ ªå¼ä¼ç¤¾ ShÄpu Kabushiki-gaisha?) ((TYO: 6753) is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 54000 people worldwide as of October 31, 2009. The company was founded in September 1912. It takes its name from one of its founder's first inventions, the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa (æ©å· 徳次) in 1915. Since then it has developed into one of the leading electronics companies in the world. As a semiconductor maker, Sharp is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders and among the Top 100 R&D Spenders in a list published by IEEE Spectrum magazine. It gained public awareness in the United Kingdom when it sponsored Manchester United FC from 1982 to 2000, which was a period of great success for the club. en.wikipedia.org rapi:t (ã©ãã¼ã rapiito?) is a rapid train service between Kansai International Airport and Namba Station in Osaka, Japan. It is operated by Nankai Electric Railway, and the train service uses on the Nankai Main Line and the Airport Line. The name comes from the German word rapid, pronounced [ÊaËpiËt]. The futuristic six-car rapi:t trainsets, officially designated as the Nankai 50000 series, were designed by architect Wakabayashi Hiroyuki and won the Blue Ribbon Prize after entering service in 1995. en.wikipedia.org Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (åæµ·é»æ°ééæ ªå¼ <b>...</b>
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What could be more chill than DJs and live music by the marina? El Gringo takes a break from the decks to film a tour of the venue, Cafe Pangea in Sakai City, Osaka Pref., Japan.
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Here is my latest video of my Japanese Model Railway Layout which is named "Sakai" that is located in Osaka in the Kansai Area. This video is formatted in 16:9 as I filmed this video with my video camera instead of using my Digital Camera like I usually do with most of my Model Railway videos. The trains running on the local lines are my MicroAce Series 103 Osaka Loop Line EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) in Orange Livery, Kato JR Series 787 "Relay Tsubame" Semi-Fast EMU in dark grey livery. This unit looks similar to a Class 90/DVT with a BMW bonnet at the front on the driving cars. I know this particular unit doesn't run in the Kansai Area, but I got it for my layout because it looks stylish and I like it. The trains running on my High Speed Lines are the Tomix JR Series 100 (JR100) "Tokaido/Sanyo" Shinkansen 4-car set and my Tomix JR Series 700 (JR700) "Hikari Railstar" 8-car Shinkansen set. Just to clarify for those of you that don't know, the Shinkansen actually means Bullet Train in English, or atleast this is what I have been told. Comments & Ratings Welcome!
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please enjoy a small trip of Hankai tramway from Shinmeicho (Sakai,Japan) to Terajicho (Sakai,Osaka). Hankai tramway is only one tramway in Osaka. 大éªãã ä¸ã¤ã®è·¯é¢é»è»ãéªå ºé»è»éªå ºç·ã®æï¼ç¥æçºã¼å¯ºå°çºï¼ãã楽ãã¿ãã ããã Made on a Mac
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please enjoy a small trip of Hankai tramway from Abikomichi (Osaka,Japan) to shinmeicho (Sakai,Osaka). Hankai tramway is only one tramway in Osaka. 大éªãã ä¸ã¤ã®è·¯é¢é»è»ãéªå ºé»è»éªå ºç·ã®æï¼ãã³ãéã¼ç¥æçºï¼ãã楽ãã¿ãã ããã Made on a Mac
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please enjoy a small trip of Hankai tramway from Ishizu (Sakai,Osaka) to HamaderaEkimae (Sakai,Osaka). Hankai tramway is only one tramway in Osaka. 大éªãã ä¸ã¤ã®è·¯é¢é»è»ãéªå ºé»è»éªå ºç·ã®æï¼ç³æ´¥ã¼æµå¯ºé§åï¼ãã楽ãã¿ãã ããã Made on a Mac
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please enjoy a small trip of Hankai tramway from Terajicho (Sakai,Osaka) to Ishizu (Sakai,Osaka) . Hankai tramway is only one tramway in Osaka. 大éªãã ä¸ã¤ã®è·¯é¢é»è»ãéªå ºé»è»éªå ºç·ã®æï¼å¯ºå°çºã¼ç³æ´¥ï¼ãã楽ãã¿ãã ããã Made on a Mac
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Here is my most recent video of my N Scale Japanese Model Railway Layout that I am slowly building. As you may see, more progress has been made on the trackwork as the train yard is nearly complete. The Layout is named as "Sakai" as it modelled in the Kansai Prefecture in Japan near Osaka. There is two signal box towers on the layout with one overlooking the yard near the level crossing and the other one is "disused" at the station. When I get some cork sheets, I intend to board up the windows on this signal tower to make look more authentic. There is only two trains in the sidings as I am currently changing the trains around for the "Spring" timetable, these are a Dapol Class 153 in East Midlands Trains livery and the other train is a British Steel Class 60 numbered as 60006 by Bachmann Graham Farish. I just need one more point for the yard and its complete. The two shorter sidings will host the planned depot for the locomotives that are allocated to Sakai while the longer sidings will house the mutiple units and the railcars that are longer than three cars. Other details are that there is two road plates near the level crossing as I am using these for evaluation purposes on the layout for the town and for the road vehicles to make the town more interesting. These road plates are made by Cars Workshop and they came with the Dennis Trident Bus that is in the KMB livery (this is the gold coloured bus in the video), the Bus Stop and the Traffic Lights that are shown on the <b>...</b>
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Sharp to evaluate Eco House, aims to minimize energy consumption - PhysOrg.com Tweet this news
PhysOrg.com--Sharp Corporation has completed a Sharp Eco House at GREEN FRONT -SAKAI- in -Osaka-, Japan and in June 2011 began operation with the aim of realizing a house that emits "zero CO 2 emissions." Sharp's dual goals for the - Date : Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:08:25 GMT+00:00
Sharp Corp.'s Zero-CO2-Emissions Eco House - EP Magazine Tweet this news
EP Magazine--Sharp Corp. has completed a Sharp Eco House at -Sakai- Green Front in -Osaka-, Japan, and in June 2011 began operation with the aim of realizing a house that emits "zero CO2 emissions." Sharp's dual goals for the Eco Ho - Date : Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:41:25 GMT+00:00
Sharp suspends LCD panel production at two plants - THINQ.co.uk Tweet this news
THINQ.co.uk--The company is halting production at the -Sakai- plant in -Osaka- and the Kameyama plant in the Mie Prefecture until at least early May, citing a lack of demand for its TVs and shortages in a gas, believed to be nitrogen trifluoride, used in - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:32:32 GMT+00:00
Voters approve Ishihara, give DPJ a shellacking - The Daily Yomiuri Tweet this news
The Daily Yomiuri---Osaka- Ishin no Kai (-Osaka- restoration group), led by -Osaka- Gov. Toru Hashimoto, won a majority of seats in the -Osaka- prefectural assembly race. This was combined with gains for the group in the -Osaka- and -Sakai- city assembly - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:35:06 GMT+00:00
Sharp begins mass production of new single crystalline solar cells with high ... - Interfax Tweet this news
Interfax--Sharp Corporation began mass production of new single crystalline solar cells with high conversion efficiency on March 31, 2011 at its solar cell plant in GREEN FRONT -SAKAI-, located in -Sakai- City, -Osaka- Prefecture, Japan. The mass producti - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:54:19 GMT+00:00
Konosuke knives are a cut above - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--Forged in -Sakai- in -Osaka- Prefecture, a region historically renowned for its high-quality samurai swords, these once hard-to-find Japanese carving tools are now readily available through Toronto's Tosho Knife Arts, which carries th - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:52:22 GMT+00:00
FROM SQUARE ONE / Regional parties a key factor in unified races - The Daily Yomiuri Tweet this news
The Daily Yomiuri---Osaka- Gov. Toru Hashimoto has formed -Osaka- Ishin no Kai (-Osaka- restoration group), which aims to reorganize the prefecture and the cities of -Osaka- and -Sakai- into a new "-Osaka- metropolis" together with other - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:32:15 GMT+00:00
Kyodo Industry Brief (March 31) -2- - TMC Net Tweet this news
TMC Net--Sharp begins mass production of new single crystalline solar cells OSAKA - Sharp Corp. said it has begun mass production of new single crystalline solar cells with high conversion efficiency at its solar cell plant in -Sakai-, -Osaka-. ... - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:03:25 GMT+00:00
A Concert for Her Homeland Japanese Piano Teacher Holds Student Concert Fundraiser - Berkeley Daily Planet Tweet this news
Berkeley Daily Planet--With donations of talent and treats from her many students, -Sakai- hopes to raise money to donate to the relief fund in her homeland. Born in -Osaka-, Japan, -Sakai- moved to the US eighteen years ago. Her children, Momoko and Haru - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:55:20 GMT+00:00
Japanese former Saranac Laker collects 70 encouraging messages - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise Tweet this news
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise--Takamura lives in -Sakai-, near -Osaka- in central Japan, which was spared the tsunami and the worst of the earthquake. He had the idea of sending encouraging messages on his own and is figuring out how to make it work. He - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:32:27 GMT+00:00

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