OSAKA

Osaka is one of the Japanese main cities as well as Tokyo.
It takes about 2 hours and a half by a train from Tokyo.
When it is an airplane, it takes about 1 hour.
The figure in the bottom expresses a position of Osaka in Japan.




Osaka developed as a commercial town from old days.
It is the city where a lot of buildings are built in the present age.



Osaka was known as the town where many cooking ingredients gathered.
Therefore Osaka was called "a kitchen of the world".
Of course there is still a lot of delicious food in Osaka.
Representative food of Osaka is "Takoyaki"."Takoyaki" dissolves wheat flour with water and cooks it on a special iron plate.
"Takoyaki" is usually eaten as a snack.
A photograph in the bottom is men cooking "Takoyaki".



A photograph in the bottom is "Takoyaki".





There is a big castle in Osaka.Osaka-jo Castle was built in 1583.



It is "Hideyoshi Toyotomi" of the samurai who ordered by construction.



Cherry blossoms bloom in April and are very beautiful.



There are a lot of interesting area and culture around Osaka.I introduce it after the next time.
Let's go to Osaka for a trip!

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