Osaka Castle (Osaka-jo)

1-1 Osakajo, Chuo-ku, Osaka , Osaka, Kinki, Japan - Phone: 06 6941 3044

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    iliaflax 8 contributions Israel Nov 8, 2011

    Beautiful castle

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    That's a fairly long bow they're drawing

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    Today's checklist - Maritime Museum, Santa Maria, Osaka Castle, Museum of History. Check x 4

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  • 2

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  • 3

    Have fun storming the (Osaka) castle!

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    This trip to Japan has been a long time coming. Arriving in Korea in mid-November meant there wasn't a lot of time to plan for Christmas vacation. Japan was my number one choice to visit over the winter break. I teamed up with Grace, another new arrival at the school, to plan a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. We left the winter wonderland of …

  • 4

    Down by the Bay

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    We liked it so much the previous day, that we ate another massive Japanese style breakfast at the inn, then checked out. We were given some chopsticks as gifts for staying there, then followed out the door, and bowed to upon our departure. I like that place. We walked to the train station, and left for Osaka. We arrived there around 10am stopped at …

  • 5

    First city

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    Hạ cánh xuống Kansai. Ấn tượng ngay bởi sự hiện đại và sạch sẽ.
    Làm thủ tục lâu lắc lâu lơ xong, cuối cùng cũng lết được ra ngoài.
    Anh guide ở Nhật tên Chris (or Kris), người Đài Loan, s&# …

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