Saturday, November 25, 2017

Osaka Castle

We walked to the castle from the station.



Definitely still blooming in his youth





The moat in front of the castle











The Otemon Gate



Osaka Castle

The original castle which was built in 1853 has been destroyed. This castle was rebuilt in 1931.

Osaka Castle (the interior)

This castle  consists of 8 storeys on the inside even though it appears to be a 5 storey building on the outside. It is now a museum.



Shachi (dolphin shaped fish) and Fusetora (crouching tiger)



The Siege of Osaka
where the Tokugawa Shogunate defeated the Toyotomi clan







Important people who fought in the war





The observation deck













Ice cream break before going to Tempozan


Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Osaka Kaiyu Ticket

We bought the one-day Osaka Kaiyu ticket which included the entrance fee into Osaka Aquarium and unlimited rides on the Osaka subway trains.





We changed train at Hommachi Station



Queuing for the train





We stopped here for Osaka Station



On the way to to Osaka Castle

Ramen breakfast at Osaka Station

We had our breakfast at Shin-Osaka Station on our last day in Osaka. We then took the subway to Osaka Castle.









Very good Ramen


Monday, November 13, 2017