Osaka Skyline

Any guesses where this was taken from?


(Answer: the top of Osaka Castle)

Birds

Another Osaka Castle picture from last winter. We took some good pictures then.


Birds on the roof of one of the gates leading to the castle grounds.

Castle Kitty!

Another picture from last winter, taken in the park around Osaka Castle.

Old vs New

A couple of days ago I posted a picture of Osaka Castle at night. Here's one from the day.


It's a close-up view. You can really only see the edge of the bottom of the corner of the castle walls...

I took this last winter, with Brian's camera. I liked the contrast between the old stone walls of the castle and the skyscraper in the background. And the tree. Trees are always good.

Osaka Castle at Night

Shiny!

Even more plum blossoms...

This was probably the best Osaka Castle + plum blossom shot that I took :)


Ahh...I remember that day. The weather was so nice!
It's gotten a lot colder...

Osaka Castle Food?

In Japan, where there is an outdoor event, there will be food stalls!


This one appears to be selling onion konnyaku? Or maybe onions AND konnyaku? I'm not exactly sure. Although I remember seeing something onion-shaped the day I was there...in the picture, all I can see is the meat-on-a-stick from the front stall :p

More plum blossoms...

So I'm still milking my weekend at Osaka Castle for pictures. (Why not - I still have the sunburn :p)


This is the (least crowded part of the) main plum tree field from above. So many trees! The crowds are mostly to the left, out of view.

Osaka Castle

Went to Osaka Castle today! The plum trees are blooming, so the hanami (flower-viewing) crowds were out in full force!


In this picture, you can see not only Osaka Castle, but plum trees in bloom (or almost in bloom...the ones here are still rather sparse - maybe they're actually cherry trees), as well as a shiisa lion statue.