Located just off the Sakai Exit of the Hanshin Expressway Route 15 Sakai Line, this lush park is located in front of the Hanadaguchi Station of the Hankai Electric Tramway, Osaka's only tram line. When Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier visited Sakai in 1550, Sakai's wealthy merchant Hibiya Ryokei is said to have given him hospitable hospitality. In 1949, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Xavier's arrival, the park was built on the site of Ryokei's mansion and named "Xavier Park." The park is home to large phoenix trees that exude a tropical atmosphere, as well as beautiful cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall, making it a popular spot for local residents to relax.