Travel Date: December 2, 2012
Location: １-１ Osakajo, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 540-0002, Japan
Open: 9:00am - 5:00pm (last 4:30pm)
Entrance:
Osaka Castle (600yen) + Osaka Museum History (600yen) = 900yen
Map:
http://www.osakacastle.net/english/park/map_new.pdf
How to
get there:
From
Osaka City Subway Chuo Line, drop-off at: TANIMACHIYONCHOME (C18), and take
EXIT 09.
I
was welcomed by these waste bags of dried leaves, Oh no! As if I wanted to throw them back on the
castle grounds.
Good thing that there are still areas those were not yet swept away by the cleaners.
Try to
budget your time and visit the insides of the castle.
Must try are the street food like takoyaki and toasted dumplings. The same as seen in Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X) movie, 2012.
Summary of 5 days itinerary in 2012 Autumn Osaka, Kyoto Trip:
Day
|
Places
to see
|
Food
and Restaurants
|
Where
to Sleep
|
Day
1
|
Kyoto
Guided Tour (JAPANiCAN.com)
Nijo Castle Kinkakuji Temple Imperial Palace Heian Jingu Shrine Kiyomizu Temple |
Il
Bar, Kyoto Station
|
Hearton Hotel in Shinsaibashi
|
Day
2
|
Pasta
Frolla, City Walk
Dinner in 3rd Planet |
Hearton
Hotel
|
|
Day
3
|
[Kyoto]
Saga-Arashiyama: Sagano Scenic Railway
Fushimi Inari Taisha Tofuku-ji Temple Gion-Shijo Kennin-ji Temple |
Snacks
(sushi) in Sagano Station
Restaurant in Gion Dinner in 3rd Planet |
Hearton
Hotel
|
Day
4
|
Lunch
in Daimaru
European Market in Umeda Sky Street Food near Osaka Castle Dinner in 3rd Planet |
Hearton
Hotel
|
|
Day
5
|
Hearton
Hotel
|