Osaka is Japan's second major metropolitan center |
Osaka license plate |
Osaka City Guide |
Osaka FM |
Christmas at Todobashi Umeda |
Christmas in Osaka |
Yodobashi Umeda Christmas 2005 |
Yodobashi Umeda Christmas 2005 |
Lunch on top of Yodobashi |
Kinokuniya Books, Osaka |
Mitsubishi, just north of Umeda Station |
Mitsubishi, just north of Umeda Station |
North of Umeda Station |
Just north of Yodobashi Camera |
Bicycle license plate? |
Road leading north from Osaka Station |
Near Osaka Station |
Sake ad, Osaka |
Hankyu Dept. Store, by Osaka Station |
Near Osaka Station |
Near Osaka Station |
Osaka Hilton |
Osaka Hilton |
Near Osaka Station |
Travel Court, Osaka Station |
Hotel Monterey Osaka |
High level wedding chapel? |
Woman in a beautiful Kimono near Osaka Station |
Osaka International Trade Fair poster |
Komatsubaracho, Kita-ku |
Osaka History Museum and NHK |
Osaka History Museum and NHK |
Osaka History Museum - NHK |
Expo '70 time capsule |
Osaka History Museum |
Japanese souvenir shop, Osaka |
Japanese t-shirts |
Plastic food, Osaka |
Plastic food, Osaka |
Plastic food, Osaka |
Plastic food, Osaka |
If that fails ... |
...there's always McDonald's |
To Kobe and Kansai Airport |
Osaka is a huge sprawling city |
This view is from the Kintetsu train from Nara |
Universal Studios Osaka |
Amerika-mura, Osaka |
Amerika-mura, Osaka |
McDonald's, Amerika-mura |
Amerika-mura, Osaka |
Amerika-mura, Osaka |
Statue of Liberty, America Village, Osaka |
Amerika-mura, Osaka |
Amerika-mura, Osaka |
Amerika-mura, Osaka |
Amerika-mura, Osaka |
Tower Records, Osaka |
Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Arcade, Osaka |
Shinsaibashi-Suji, a 3 km shopping arcade parallel to Midosuji-dori |
Hello Kittz, Shinsaibashi-Suji arcade |
A festive procession I happened upon in the Shinsaibashi district 11 Jan 05 |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Osaka, Japan |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Repetitive chanting through loudspeakers |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi district, Jan 2005 |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Pet shop, Shinsaibashi district, Osaka |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
A temple on Midosuji-Mitsuderacho (Shinsaibashi) |
A temple on Midosuji-Mitsuderacho (Shinsaibashi) |
The Wheel of Fortune? |
Temple on Midosuji-Mitsuderacho (Shinsaibashi) |
Shinsaibashi area temple |
Shinsaibashi area temple |
Peacock above the entrance to the Daimaru Department Store, Osaka |
Shinsaibashi Subway Station on the Mido-suji line |
Painted Osaka manhole cover, Shinsaibashi |
Beautiful cloth obi |
Obis in a shop, Shinsaibashi arcade |
Japanese obi |
An obi is a sash or belt worn with a kimono |
Osaka - Shinsaibashi |
Maruzen Foreign Bookstore, Shinsaibashi arcade |
Restaurant with Guiness in Shinsaibashi |
A neat dragon over the Ryugu restaurant, Shinsaibashi-Suji |
Ryugu |
Ryugu |
Kirin Centre |
Kirin Centre |
Kirin Centre |
Dotomburi-gawa River, Osaka |
Dotomburi-gawa River, Osaka |
Osaka |
Dotomburi-dori is a main entertainment street in Osaka |
Sailing ship facade, Dotomburi-dori |
Small shrine, Dotomburi-dori |
Dotomburi has many restaurants |
Midosuji-Dori at the Dotomburi-gawa River, Osaka |
Spotaka, Midosuji-dori, Osaka |
Sporting goods store, Midosuji-Dori |
Neon advertising along the Dotomburi-gawa River, Osaka |
The Dotomburi area must be a spectacular sight at night |
Asahi Beer ad, Dotomburi-dori |
Dotomburi-dori |
Dotomburi-dori |
Dotomburi-dori |
Dotomburi-dori |
Dotomburi-dori |
Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Kabuki theatre, Dotomburi-dori at Midosuji-dori |
Kabuki theatre, Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Kabuki theatre, Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Osaka kabuki theatre |
Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Seafood restaurant, Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Giant crab above a restaurant on Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Along the Dotomburi-gawa River |
Another of the many interesting restaurants on Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Aria Blu, Osaka |
Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Grill Parizo, Dotomburi-dori, Osaka |
Japanimation, Dotomburi-doibles in Japan |
The new Harry Potter bookin Japan |
Poster for the new Japanese movie Yamato |
Display for the Japanese movie Aegis |
Shining Boy and Little Randy, a Japanese movie |
The Incredibles in Japan |
Japanese magazine rack in Osaka |
Yomiuri event in Osaka |
Aeon, a Japanese langauge training company |
Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka stage 1780-1830 |
Ebisubashi arcade |
Ebisubashi arcade, between Dotomburi and Namiba |
Traditional items, Ebisubashi arcade |
Ebisubashi arcade |
Election season in Japan, Aug 2005 |
Namba 1 Ban, gaming since 1952 |
Namba 1 Ban |
Something August 1st |
Karaoke Room near Namba Station |
Osaka is a city for eating |
Street food in Osaka |
Osaka restaurant poster |
Osaka restaurant poster |
These are just north of Doguyasuji |
Doguyasuji, "Utensil Alley" |
Doguyasuji, "Utensil Alley" |
Doguyasuji is lined with shops selling housewares and restaurant supplies |
Doguyasuji, "Utensil Alley" |
This would go over well in Dubai |
Shop selling those red paper lanterns, Doguyasuji |
Doguyasuji |
Doguyasuji |
A bit off the utensil theme, but you can get your genuine samuri wig in Doguyasuji as well |
Samurai wig |
Samurai wig in use |
Doguyasuji |
Doguyasuji |
Yet another big plastic cat, Doguyasuji |
This was near the Doguyasuji cinema |
Japan |
Edge of Den Den Town, the electonics souq |
Den Den Town area |
Saurus, Osaka |
Yahoo! Japan, on the edge of Den Den Town in Osaka |
Shanghai Xtd, Osaka-Nipponbashi |
Shanghai Xtd |
Nipponbashi |
Restaurant in Nipponbashi |
Sake bottles, Osaka |
Banqueting hall, Osaka |
Adult nightlife near Namba Station |
Adult nightlife near Namba Station |
I don't know if this is adult entertainment as well |
Osaka restaurant |
Cyclist in Osaka |
Statues near Namba Station |
Osaka |
Paper lantern |
The Hub British Pub near Namba Station |
Posters |
Posters |
A giant cat for a giant gaming hall |
Slots in Osaka |
...with a Statue of Liberty |
Arcade east of Namba Station |
I didn't quite figure out the drum machine... |
...but they seemed to be having fun |
Video drum game, Osaka |
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Japanese heart throbs for teenage girls |
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Namba |
Namba |
Namba |
The square in front of Namba Station |
Namba Station |
Namba Station |
Homeless guy in front of Namba Station |
In a materialistic society, it takes a lot of stuff even to be homeless |
Homeless guy's bicycle |
Election season? |
Namba Station |
Namba Station |
Mosaics at Namba Station |
Mosaics at Namba Station |
Mosaics at Namba Station |
Mosaics at Namba Station |
Mosaics at Namba Station |
Namba Station |
Namba Station |
Escalators up to the Kansai Airport Express |
Namba Station |
German bakery Die Güte, Namba Station |
Die Güte |
Namba Station has a large underground shopping concourse |
Shop below Namba Station selling kimonos and obis, traditional Japanese woman's clothing |
Traditional kimono...very expensive |
Japanese kimono |
Japanese kimono |
Japanese kimono |
A moderatly priced kimono |
Sake bottles, Osaka |
Japanese crosswalk sign |
Osaka Sewarage Science Museum |
Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden |
Umeda |
Paper lantern in front of a Umeda restaurant |
Samurai Blue 2006 - Japanese World Cup Soccer |
Umeda |
Umeda |
Umeda |
Hankyu Railway Umeda Station |
Bicycles parked in front of Osaka Station |
Joshin, Osaka - Nipponbashi |
Osaka - Nipponbashi, Den-Den Town electronics shopping district |
Sofman - Den-Den Town |
Osaka - Nipponbashi (Den-Den Town) |
Ninomiya - Den-Den Town |
Scoop Land - Den-Den Town |
Osaka - Nipponbashi (Den-Den Town) |
Osaka - Nipponbashi |
au by KDDI, Den-Den Town |
Osaka - Nipponbashi |
Amateur Ham Radio Shop - Nipponbashi (Den Den Town) |
Some items of aviation interest at the Den Den Town's Ham Radio Shop |
Joshin - Disc Pier, Super Kids Land |
Osaka - Nipponbashi (Den-Den Town) |
Osaka - Nipponbashi (Den-Den Town) |
Osaka Metro - Den-Den Town |
Osaka - Den-Den Town |
Osaka - Den-Den Town |
Osaka - Den-Den Town |
Ninomiya, Den-Den Town |
Nipponbashi - Osaka |
Sony Laptop in Den-Den Town, but tough to find international versions |
Nipponbashi - Osaka, Den-Den Town |
Osaka |
Okonomiyaki Shop welcoming airline crew |
Route 58, Osaka |
Plastic food menu, Osaka |
View from the Imperial Hotel, Osaka |
View from the Imperial Hotel, Osaka |
View from the Imperial Hotel, Osaka |
Panoramic view from the Imperial Hotel, Osaka |
View from the Osaka Hilton |
Panoramic view from the Osaka Hilton |
Round tower near Osaka Station |
Near Osaka Station |
A decent Ramen shop |
View to the west from the Osaka Hilton |
Plaza beneath Umeda Station |
Wheel on top of Hankyu - Umeda |
E-Street - Komatsubaracho |
E-Street - Komatsubaracho/Doyamacho |
In front of an arcade, Osaka |
Udon Shop, Doyamacho |
Doyamacho |
Ale House, Osaka - Doyamacho |
Ale House, Osaka |
Ale House, Osaka |
Yona Yona Real Ale - Excellent |
Ale House, Osaka |
The Japan Beer Times |
Christmas hotel |
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