Adidas --> Ashidas?!?!?!

I laughed my ass off when one of the customers were wearing this!
Ashi means 'foot' or 'leg'. He said he bought this shirt from Hokkaido.

Also, the lighter is suppose to say "Puma", but it says "Kuma" instead! Kuma means 'bear' in Japanese. rofl. XD

Extra! Kanoka-chan (8 yrs old and the youngest) with her friend!

Me, Yukata, and a Taxi

This is a summer kimono (yukata) that I am wearing.
Yes.. do not mind the pose. lol.
That night we saw fireworks across a river... my god it was the greatest combination of fireworks I have ever seen!
I wish you guys could have seen it too..




This is what a Japanese taxi looks like.
Pretty cool, huh?
And.. I have not yet ridden in a Japanese taxi before.
I have ridden a Korean taxi.
I am actually scared of how much it costs for each ... block?
But the thing is around here, you can get to your destination must faster on a bike than in a car. Scooters will get to your destination fast (because you can weave your way through the traffic). Plus, there are many long stop lights (due to the many passengers).

Osaka Castle! Part 8!

Osaka Castle! Part 7!

OBSERVATION AREA of Osaka Castle!

It is on the 8th floor? 10th?! Can't remember..
This is what it looks like from up top.
You can really see all sides of Osaka.

A garden.

You can tell it is raining really hard.... cool huh?!

I am not sure if it is gold or not.. but it was on the railing.

Osaka Castle! Part 6!

This is where you get your tickets to get into the castle.
In Osaka Castle's area, there are a lot of foreigners like Chinese, Korean, American, Europeans, Eastern Asian.. etc. A lot of the people are Japanese too. Japanese people are amazed at their history. But a lot do not really care about the history either.

My host mom about to enter Osaka Castle.

Entrance to Osaka Castle.

Cool, huh!? XD

Osaka Castle! Part 5!

ANGLES OF OSAKA CASTLE!

Osaka Castle! Part 4!

Scenery stuff.

This is where water goes.. They said that the water hasn't came yet...

Osaka Castle! PART 3!

This is the outside wall.. and the hole is where the cannon or arrows go through.
Cool, huh?

I have no idea what it says. So don't ask.
But there is a clear bin .. and there was money in it.
I can't add it up together.

This guy stands at the same spot all day.
I couldn't understand the explanation my Host Mom was trying to tell me.
I asked if he was a homeless guy, she says no.
So what is he, I don't know. lol
If somebody knows, please tell me!

Osaka Part 2!

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This is like the 2nd main gate. There is one big gate, and then this is the second one to protect it.




This is where you cleanse yourself.

OSAKA CASTLE! Part 1

I AM A SAMURAI WARRIOR!!!

Puahahahaha!

We paid like 3 bucks for me to put on the suit and headgear.

Omg. the headgear is SO FRICKEN HEAVY!

I have to say, I look pretty decent in a Samurai Warrior's outfit, PUAHAHAHA!

I am touching the stone wall that has been built and touched by people WAY WAY back in the days....

Osaka Castle has been here since.. im not sure, but a long time ago, and they have American trains for visitors??? Wtf?! Yeah I cannot comprehend it either.

This is the river that surrounds the castle.. I think.

Part of the wall that is surrounding Osaka Castle.