Osaka Castle and Park 2016

On Friday, we went to the main site in Osaka, the Osaka Castle and its park. The castle is surrounded by two moats which have been partially but not completely rebuilt after numerous historical misfortunes. Depending on how you approach the castle you might not notice one or the other moat. On the way to the castle we didn't really notice the outer moat.

The Aoyamon Gate to the inner moat

Kevin in front of the inner moat.

Moats are cool that's why.

Have fun storming the castle! (That never gets old.)

Me and Kevin in front of Osaka Castle

There aren't that many sites in Osaka, and though we would have liked to eat all the delicious food all day we just couldn't. So even though we knew the inside of the castle isn't supposed to very exciting we went in it anyway. It wasn't that exciting.

Top of the castle

View from the top of the castle

Diorama of an ancient battle

Ice cream and beer break! Woo!

This bring me to a point about beer in Japan. It's available the way soda is in the US, and it's fine to just have one wherever you buy one. It seems very normal and civilized.

Japanese wedding! Gorgeous!

Back of wedding dress/ outfits

Kevin being interviewed by school children

We walked around outside the castle for a little while. There was more to explore but it was Friday already and my feet were just one big blister. We were both excited to head to the baseball game. Kevin because he loves baseball- and me because I was excited to sit for hours!

Toyokuni Shrine

Outer moat!

Fountain in "Citizen's Forest"