While waiting for my friend to arrive so we can get some dinner and drinks, I enjoyed the amenities of this comfortable airport. There is a very lengthy observation deck/boardwalk with plenty of seating and little tents and shops selling food and drinks. There was live music and a nice, large children’s furniture display where […]

Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城, Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan’s most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The main tower of Osaka Castle is situated on a plot of land […]

Hokoku Shrine was erected under the edict of Emperor Meji and is dedicated to those three great benefactors of the Japanese nation, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hideyori, and Toyotomi Hidenga. Sharing the good fortune of the Toyotomi clan, Hokoku Shrine offers a charm of success to visitors coming to pray for good luck and prosperity. The […]

The hotel imitates the grandeur of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, and captures the Austrian royal court atmosphere that flourished at its cultural peak. Entering the hotel, guests will feel as if they have entered the graceful world of an Austrian royal palace, where nobles and dignitaries relax in comfort and luxury. The rooms combine […]

This is a ferris wheel in a mall on the 7th floor, right by Osaka Station. I ppudo Ramen Restaurant, right by the ferris wheel. The ramen here was amazing! ❤🇯🇵

A preist had been leading an ascetic life and training himself as a Buddhist at a thatched hermitage in the mountain. In the winter of that year, the snow lay so deep that he had no visitors from the village below, nor did he find any means to get something to eat. Finally, he ran […]

A small local Buddhist Temple. A monk was nice enough sign my book.

Just some small town local shrines and a Temple.