Osaka- 大阪

Osaka was a fun city to explore. They have a day pass for 2000 yen ($20) that allows you entrance into a bunch of different museums, attractions, and historical sites. We played professional tourist, packing in a lot of miles and a lot of memories in 10 hours. Here we go!

First on the tour is an area called Tennoji- Tennoji shrine, the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts and okonomiyaki for lunch.

View from the museum stairs overlooking the Osaka Zoo and Osaka Tower

Next stop was Osakajo, or Osaka Castle. It's a gorgeous structure architecturally and the surrounding grounds are equally impressive.

Panorama from the observation deck

Enjoying ice cream in the toasty 12 degree weather (celcius)

My favorite plum blossoms

Artwork made by survivors of the Osaka air raids during WWII- at the Osaka Peace Center

Artwork made by survivors of the Osaka air raids during WWII- at the Osaka Peace Center

Our final stop was the area around Osaka Station- Ferris wheel views and night views of the city from the Floating Garden Observatory in Umeda's Sky Building

 

Moon rise over Osaka

Looking down on the tracks of Osaka Station

 

The morning we left I stopped by the neighborhood shrine to explore a bit

 

Slightly initmidating...

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the whirlwind tour of Osaka!

It's a down-to-earth, energetic city and lots of fun to explore.