Osaka Castle (大阪城）

I recommend foreign students to visit Osaka castle to experience Japanese culture.
Osaka castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1853.
It is located in the center of Osaka, it is surrounded by many modern buildings.
This is a rare case that you can see historical building like Osaka castle and modern buildings at the same time.
This time I went on the picnic there.

The admission fee of 600 yen is paid for going into a castle tower.
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

 Can you see me? This is one of a stone of rampart. How did people of old time carry such a big stone? It seems that this stone was carried from the place 200km-away.  I could find many stones like that there. so huge.

People of old time carried such a big stone by ship. The huge stone was hung in underwater and carried with the rope.

Osaka castle. That was beautiful.

 I recommend you to bring your own lunch. Because you can eat your lunch , looking at Osaka Castle.

It is a panel which often exists at the tourist resort in Japan. You applies your face and takes photos. We took a photo with a panel that makes us Samurai.

Many foreign people took their photo there. 

 The season of cherry blossom viewing is the most beautiful. I want you to visit there in Spring.
In Japan, we do Hanami in spring. If you paid 500 yen, you can enter the open space of a lawn and the castle from there looks very beautiful. I strongly advise you to go to view the cherry blossoms.

  It is good to do hanami,looking at a Osaka castle and cherry trees

. In an open space,you can do Frisbee or badminton or something too. You can enjoy yourself.