Showing posts with label Osaka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Osaka. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2015

2015 Japan Cherry Blossom Trip 17: Osaka Castle, the battlefield between Toyotomi and Tokugawa

It's 3 pm after we backed to Osaka. Since the closing time of Osaka Castle was almost ended, we quickly walked to there in spite of the rain.

After getting the entrance ticket, I climbed up the stairs to the highest level of Tenshukaku (Main keep of Japanese castle). There were too many tourists waiting for the lift.



North view of Osaka Castle


South view of Osaka Castle, the brown rectangular building is the Command Headquarter of 4th Division of Imperial Japanese Army during WWII.

Saturday, May 9, 2015

2015 Japan Cherry Blossom Trip 14: Dining and Shopping at Osaka

The schedule at evening today is just basically shopping and dining at Osaka.


First, we came to Kuromon Market. It's not so crowded around 4pm.




White strawberries from Kumamoto prefecture