Sakai City Greening Festival

Daisen Park Great Lawn and other areas (Sakai-ku, Sakai)

location
Daisen Park Great Lawn and other areas (Sakai-ku, Sakai)
period
October 25, 2026 (Sun)
Time
10:00–16:00
cost
Free entry (seedlings, food, etc. are sold separately)
access
About 700 m from Mozu Station (JR Hanwa Line) to the main venue. Parking is limited, so visitors are asked to use public transport.

Why You Should Visit

A free, one-day greenery festival in Daisen Park, next to the World Heritage Mozu tomb cluster, now in its 69th edition. On the Great Lawn, the IKENOBOYS, an ikebana group produced by the Ikenobo school, give a flower-arranging performance, alongside guitar and taishogoto music. Kids can try plane-shaving crafts and mini bouquet making, play sports like mölkky, and there are seedling stalls and food trucks. The Daisen Park Japanese Garden is open free of charge for the day.

Essentials

There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Daisen Park Great Lawn and other areas (Sakai-ku, Sakai), and 6 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

NOTE

Main venue (Great Lawn)

  • Stage: Sakai greening awards ceremony (from 10:00), ikebana performance by IKENOBOYS (Shogo Kaminishi and Yuto Teshima), guitar and taishogoto music
  • Green jobs area: hands-on work experiences with plants and trees (plane-shaving crafts, mini bouquets, etc.)
  • Kids area: wooden-toy booth, mölkky, balance balls
  • Picnic area: picnic mats to borrow, pine-cone decorating
  • Exhibitor area: seedlings and plants for sale, natural-material goods and workshops, SDGs booths
  • Food area: food trucks
  • Open-air library: a mobile library visits
  • GREEN×EXPO 2027 PR booth

Sub venues

  • Sakai City Greening Center: events by Kansai University students (plant dyeing, plant field guides, craft instruments)
  • Daisen Park Japanese Garden: free entry for the day

Daisen Park stamp rally

  • Collect stamps at 11 park facilities on course A or B to get flower seeds (first 500, exchange 10:00–16:00 at the main venue HQ tent)
  • First 40 also get an Osaka Sakai Balloon can badge

Tea plant giveaway

  • From 10:30 next to the main venue HQ, Sakai Lions Club gives away tea plant seedlings (first 50)

*The main venue (Great Lawn) is cancelled in case of rain

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FAQ

Is there an entry fee?
Entry is free, and the Daisen Park Japanese Garden is also free for the day. Seedlings and food trucks are paid.
Until when can I claim the stamp rally prize?
Flower seeds are exchanged 10:00–16:00 at the main venue HQ tent, first 500. The can badges go to the first 40 only.
Can I come by car?
Daisen Park has parking, but spaces are limited and visitors are asked to use public transport. The main venue is about 700 m from Mozu Station on the JR Hanwa Line.
Is it held in the rain?
The main venue on the Great Lawn is cancelled in case of rain.

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