Posted on October 27th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: aerial photography, night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, osaka, Umeda Sky Building 梅田スカイビル. Comments Off on Osaka after dark

Posted on April 22nd, 2017 under Japan. Tags: castle, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, osaka. Comments Off on 大阪城

Very close to Osaka Castle is where I found the ramen shop featured in today’s photo. All of the employees, and most of the customers, were female–odd for a ramen restaurant in Japan.

Posted on January 7th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, osaka, ramen. Comments Off on らーめん亀王

Izakaya (居酒屋) alley near Tennoji Station (天王寺駅)

Posted on December 14th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: izakaya, lanterns, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600, osaka, signs, Tennoji 天王寺. Comments Off on Tennoji pub crawl

Hideyoshi Toyotomi Statue @ Osaka Castle’s Hokoku Shrine

Hideyoshi Toyotomi began construction of Osaka Castle in 1583. Construction was completed just prior to his death. His family (the Toyotomi clan) held the area until Tokugawa took over in 1615 and the Edo Period began. The Hokoku Shrine was built in his honor on the Osaka Castle grounds late in the 19th Century.

Posted on August 28th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, osaka. Comments Off on 豊國神社 (大阪市)