Osaka Castle

Southwest tower, Osaka Castle	Inner gate, Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle 1931 concrete reconstruction of the 1583 original	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle's donjon	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle donjon detail	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Monk with begging bowl	Monk with begging bowl
Monk with begging bowl	Tour bus	Osaka Castle at dusk	Osaka Castle at dusk
Osaka Castle	Osaka Business Park, Shiromi, from Osaka Castle	Osaka Business Park, Shiromi from Osaka Castle	Osaka Business Park
Osaka Business Park and the moat of Osaka Castle	Osaka Business Park	Osaka Business Park at dusk	Osaka Business Park at dusk
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle moat and Rokuban-yagura Turret	Osaka Castle is reachable from the Osakajo Koen Station on the JR Osaka Loop Line	It is also reachable from the Tanimachi 4-chome station on the Chuo and Tanimachi lines
Map of Osaka Castle	Otemon Gate at the southwest corner of Osaka Castle	Japanese runner racing by Osaka Castle	Way to Osaka Castle main tower
The main tower through Sakuramon Gate	Japanese school group visiting Osaka Castle	Originally from 1583, Osaka Castle's main tower was rebuilt in 1931	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Garden in Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Reflection of Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle overlooking the moat
Autumn foliage, Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle	Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle	Northeast view from Osaka Castle	Osakajo Hall	North view from Osaka Castle
West view from Osaka Castle	Northwest view from Osaka Castle	Samurai helmet	Samurai helmet
Samurai helmet	Samurai long sword, Osaka Castle	Samurai short sword, Osaka Castle	Samurai armour
Model of Osaka Castle	Me at Osaka Castle	Osaka bird watchers club at Osaka Castle	They are well equipped
No bird in there is safe from view	The Osaka birders discussing strategy	Hokoku Shrine, Osaka Castle	Hokoku Shrine, Osaka Castle
Hokoku Shrine, Osaka Castle	Hokoku Shrine, Osaka Castle	2005 is the Year of the Rooster	Inside the Hokoju Shrine, Osaka Castle
Offerings of kegs of sake	Sake	Sake	Hokoku Shrine, Osaka Castle
Osaka International Peace Center	I was surprised to find squatter camps in the park around Osaka Castle	Squatter camps, Osaka Castle Park	Squatter camps, Osaka Castle Park