Osaka Castle! Another re-construction, but it has wonderful views.
The original rocks are simply huge:
Ok, so that WAS the biggest one, but to show some context on the average sized-rocks...
Castle photos - just scroll through :)
Inside, it was mainly a large stairway (elevator option was there, but the queues were a little off-putting! We slowly climbed to the top, stopping at each of the eight floors to see a couple of replica exhibit pieces, and then onwards and upwards to see the views!
The Crystal building in Osaka is beautiful, we popped in to check out the cafe - and the wind was crazy - quite exciting to see the building create it's own wind tunnel we think!
Finally, a cute shrine to round off the day.
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