Day 301: ...it wasn't so bad...
Just as Australia has its 'Sydney-Melbourne' differences, so too Japan has its 'Tokyo-Osaka' rivalry. The language is a little different, the atmosphere is too; Osakans follow the Hanshin Tigers, Tokyoites are all Yomiuri Giants. it is said that Osakans care for food (i.e. 'deep') whereas as Tokyoites are into fashion (i.e. shallow...). I don't think so. But then, I'm as much a Sydney-born Tokyoite as anyone.
We opted to take a few hours in between train connections to have a bit of a look around (Jinko likes to look at particular castles and temples). Good day for it, but the Osaka Castle was undergoing a bit if a facelift. Oh well.
Some good photo-ops along the way...
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Sunrise as we prepare to leave Wakayama
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| There's something about castle walls |
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| The kooyoo (autumn leaves) are coming |
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| Modern, contemporary |
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| One view of Osaka Castle |
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| There's something about pine trees, and castle walls |
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| Never one to let a good autumn leaf go by |
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| The moat (there's something about walls, of castles... |
...until it was time to get back on board the Shinkansen for the run home. Aways good to be back at (my second) home.
[Camera : Canon EOS 60D, 28-80mm; iPhone 6; times various]
