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Osaka Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Osaka, Japan
Thursday April 7th
... castle, which really is quite spectacular. We headed on in to look round. In spite of the fact that all the signs said 'Osaka Castle Museum' I had expected the interior to be laid out in the furnishings and furniture, paintings, etc of a royal palace. But ...
N.A.S.A.
A - English B - Français A - So there's something that you HAVE TO know about Japan. Their machines are just totally crazy. I mean there's no way that a toilet will be just a toilet or that buying a metro ticket would be an easy ...
Feeling The Heat In Osaka
... and go into the castle (we got some money off as we are tourists) however the inside was somewhat of a disappointment. Osaka Castle is a reconstruction of the original, and from the outside it is very impressive, however inside no attempts have been made ...
Osaka: New York Lite?
... food and sights. And I managed to get myself utterly lost around the station area. I mean utterly--apparently there are two Shin-Osaka stations (one for the subway, one for JR trains) and I used the wrong one to landmark... But on the bright side, ...
Osaka is a Money Pit.
... outlets near Kansai Airport. It was about an hours journey, but luckily free for us with our rail pass. The only problem in Osaka is a significant lack of English signs (or clear signs at all) in the subway. The Premium Outlets were mostly full of ...
Osaka City Tour
... um von hier aus die Städte Kyoto, Kobe und Nara zu erkunden. Am Anreisetag haben wir die beeindruckende Burg (Osaka Jô) besucht. Die Burg hat ungefähr einen Quadratkilometer Grundfläche. Sie ist auf zwei erhöhten Plattformen gebaut, welche jeweils ...
day 411: a busy tourist
... , oh and an orange bridge. A very high and very round orange bridge reflecting nicely in the water. The typical Japan holiday picture. A temple on another grassfree ground and water turtles and fat koy fish underneith another bridge. The train station ...
Musings From a Random Internet Cafe in Osaka
... up until the eve of my departure!), and embarked from Pearson Airport in Toronto on October 28th, 2005 at 9am en route to Osaka, Japan. 16 hours, 5 in-flight movies, and 1 hours sleep later, Leanne and I arrived at Kansai International Airport, exhausted, ...
Finally landed in Osaka
... COURSE HOW NICE THE PEOPLE ARE, VERY WILLING TO HELP YOU AND VERY FRIENDLY, THE PLACE IS VERY CLEAN AND EFFICENT AND THE WOMEN REALLY LIKE TO DRESS UP AND WEAR SOME FUNKY CLOTHES THAT IS FOR SURE! ANYWAY OFF TO EXPLORE OSAKA TOMMOROW LOOKING FORWARD TO ...