Osaka Castle Park, a public urban park which lies on the south of Okawa river . It is the second largest park in Osaka city . There is no admission fee to Osaka Castle Park.
Temmabachi , Tanimachi Yonchome , Osaka Business Park and Morinomiya stations on the Oskaka subway network and Oskajokoen station of the JR Osaka loop line are all near to the park.
Fallen sakura petals covering the whole area, a strong zen feeling
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| Seasonal flower for sale under full bloom cherry blossom tree |
Flight of stairs leading to castle
Groups of picnickers enjoying themselves under full bloom cherry blossoms trees . Japanese are basically quiet people, they don't make a lot of noise in the public.
Along the walkway to Osaka Castle
A close-up view of Osaka Castle
One of the four gates to the castle
Pigeons are well-fed by park visitors. Pigeons are often seen in the park area and they all look healthy and strong.
Osaka Castle from near
Amateur performer entertaining the crowd. In order to be able to fully enjoy the performanace. understanding of the japanese language is a must.
Cherry blossoms viewing is popular in spring, we were just in time to join in the fun.
is the tower (the one with the museum)close to the subway or train station?or is it quite a walk?
ReplyDeleteIt is quite a walk ..
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