Osaka: Sightseeing Balloon Flights Bring Tourists to Kofun Burial Mound City of Sakai
- Posted on December 20, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Osaka: Sightseeing Balloon Flights Bring Tourists to Kofun Burial Mound City of Sakai
SAKAI — Sightseeing balloon flights offering aerial views of ancient burial mounds, called kofun in Japanese, are immensely popular in Sakai, where many local burial mounds are on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Efforts are being made to take advantage of this popularity to further boost local tourism.
