We did a day trip via train to Osaka The major attraction in Osaka:  The White Castle, begun in 1583 JP 20160527 8160 Francisco on bridge leading to White Castle 052716 1664 052716 1669 IMG 5711 JP 20160527 8183
Golden ornaments on the Castle Exhibits inside Castle JP 20160527 8175 On the top deck of the Castle View of the surrounding moat and boat Bill posing with picture of Castle Francisco with exhibit Umeda Sky Building, with escalators running between towers
Funny event happening at the Umeda Sky Building on the way up, overlooking the city below 052816 1470 Sitting in the observation area 052816 1475 Francisco photographing the city Francisco on top of Umeda Sky Building Bill, Francisco
looking down at the escalators 052816 1491 IMG 5727 052816 1482 2 052816 1485 JP 20160527 8200 052816 1495 Grand Front Osaka stairwell, with water cascading down
052816 1509 On the way back to Kobe. Not easy to determine which train, track, or time