Osaka

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First stop - Osaka!
Arrival in Kansai sometime in the morning of the 6th November.

There was the Shittenoji Wasso Festival close to the Osaka Castle.














Our first taste of takoyaki and okonomiyaki was at the street corner


Day 2. wandering around Osaka checking out the sights, restaurants, streets and alleyways. 


Ice cream filled butter cookie freshly baked


Generally you sit behind the counter around the kitchen as they prepare your order

Ramen with sides of rice and gyoza








Little shrine in the midst of commercialism


Umeda Sky Tower

A whole afternoon of performances by Japanese pop bands

Lots of food stalls with takoyaki stalls everywhere!


Every billboard has to be big





Looks different at night

Lots of alleyway hiding little restaurants

Making cheesecake


Day 3. Osaka Aquarium

















Dinner in Dotonbori



Day 4 and off to Nara to see the deer and temples. 

























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