Japan Diaries, Part 9: Osaka

Back by popular demand - this is a re-post of the travel diary of our recent trip to Osaka, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Nagano.

We took the Shinkansen bullet train to Osaka, a huge city located South of Tokyo in the central part of Honshu.

Our Shinkansen train arrives at Tokyo Station

The restaurants in Osaka have unique ways of attracting customers.

Osaka is split by at least three major rivers.  It makes for breathtaking views, but you have to wonder how much extra work has gone into bridge-building over the centuries.

Near Oebashi