Osaka Castle

In Japan, they have a holiday that coincides with Thanksgiving, although the spirit of the holiday is like labor day. Anyway, on that day, I went to Osaka Castle, "Osaka-jou."

Here is me next to an Osaka manhole which sounds like a really bad nickname.According to the sign, at one time, this cannon was used as a "noon marker." I used it for a pose.

There was a puppeteer outside the castle with a tiny Ray Charles puppet. May he rest in peace.

Around the castle, there were many pigeons and people willing to feed them.

I think somebody was drooling.

Here is Saori and I posing in some traditional Japanese tourist picture boards. With her face in there I think it looks pretty realistic.

Here is Mt. Fuji (the flower version).

Here is a tree with red leaves. I like the how building is in the background.

Here is Saori overlooking part of the moat. Yes, there was a moat.

Here is a closer shot of the castle.

From the castle, here is the flower Mt. Fuji.

Here is what I suppose is a fish gargoyle made of gold.

Here is a shot of the view.

Here is a very reflective building.

Here is a wider shot of the view from the castle. On the right, is the NHK building (like Japan's PBS.) You can also see a little bit of a golden fish.

Here is a shot of the moat. I think it is pretty amazing where the algae stops. I definitely would not want to swim in that moat past that one point.