Japan 2010 - Arrival to Osaka & Osaka castle

In Kyoto station waiting for train to Osaka

On the 1-hour train ride to Osaka

While walking on the street of Osaka.. we saw 'Osaka castle' on the manhole cover

Hotel Monterey Osaka, our hotel in Osaka, just a minute walk from Osaka station

View from our hotel ally, Umeda building can be seen

Complementary cookies and flowers from hotel


The lift has this pointer thingy that would moves with the lift


The rotating door of the hotel that we like to go through everyday

On our way to Osaka castle

Osaka castle


On the top of Osaka castle


In a park near Osaka castle

Japan 2010 - Nara

It started as a gloomy day..

Pagoda at Kōfuku-ji

Feed for the deers

Nara's deer.. the messenger of God

Tōdai-ji, the largest wooden building in the world

The world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana which is housed in Tōdai-ji

Shinto monk on a bridge in Nara

Heijō Palace, the imperial palace of Japan during the Nara period

The emperor's view from within Heijō Palace

Loading up on goodies at the shop outside Heijō Palace. The 'deer man' is the mascot of the Nara 1300th anniversary commemorative event.

Nara's version of domo

What are these?? Deer's dropping??

Japan 2010 - Arashiyama

Spend one whole day around Arashiyama

Tenryu-ji

Portrait of Daruma.. didnt want to look straight into his eyes..

Bamboo forest


Abstract view of bamboo forest as seen through gf's camera


On the romantic train ride

Rested at a famous teahouse for Sakuramochi

Monkey park

Views from monkey park

Portrait along Katsura river

Back to Kyoto station