Osaka Kitahama Retro Cafe (北浜レトロ) A pre-war Glasgow style building houses a cafe serving up high tea overlooking the rose garden on Nakanoshima island and the Tosahori River.
Osaka Minō Kōen (箕面公園) Walk A forest valley on the outskirts of Osaka leading up to a beautiful waterfall.
Osaka Osaka Kitahama Hanami (大阪北浜花見) The riverbank along the Tosahori River in central Osaka near Kitahama is lined with cherry blossoms great for a Hanami party.
Osaka Yayoi Kusama Exhibition (草間彌生) The National Museum of Art in Osaka held an exhibition titled "Eternity of Eternal Eternity" by Yayoi Kusama
Osaka Truck Furniture & Bird Coffee Cafe Osaka A vintage-style, Osaka-made furniture store called Truck Furniture by designers Tokuhiko Kise and Hiromi Karatsu sits beside Bird Coffee Cafe serving delicious croque madames.
Osaka Pristine Cars, The Yodogawa Great Barrier (淀川大堰) & Ramen A cycle from Umeda to Kyoto over the Yodogawa Weir with a stop for ramen at Teru and a peek at the new, design focused capsule hotel called Nine Hours.
Osaka Sun Child (サン•チャイルド) March 11, 2012 marked the one year anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and became the opening date for the statue ‘Sun Child’ or ‘Taiyo no Ko’ in Japanese.
Osaka Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum (司馬遼太郎記念館) Architect Tadao Ando designed a museum dedicated to Shiba Ryotaro, a post WW2 author known for his novels based on historical events.
Mie Forty-Eight Waterfalls of Akame (赤目四十八滝) Walk An unexpectedly amazing walk starting from Akameguchi Station in Mie, through a salamander museum, along a river through a valley and into a forest.
Osaka Osaka Skyline (大阪市スカイライン) A brilliant city that gets overshadowed by Japan's capital. The skyline from the Breeze Breeze Building in Umeda lets you take it all in.
Kyoto Tadao Ando Designed Oyamazaki Museum An entrepreneur's Tudor style home from the 1920s received an addition in 1995 by architect Tadao Ando for the Oyamazaki Museum.
Osaka Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan (海遊館) & Osaka Culturarium at Tempozan (大阪文化館・天保山) The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan (海遊館), designed by Peter Chermayeff and the Culturarium (大阪文化館・天保山) by Tadao Ando sit beside each other overlooking the bay; a short stroll from Osakako station.
Osaka Mount Myoken (妙見山) A one hour train ride north of Osaka Station is Mount Myoken; a great place to observe the beauty of Autumn in Japan.
Osaka Empty City Streets, Osaka (大阪市) Central Osaka is a maze of concrete and overhead expressways. At night cars speed past metres away from apartment and office buildings.
Hyogo Namaze To Takedao Abandoned Fukuchiyama Railway Line Walk The hike starts 10mins walk from Namaze Station in Nishinomiya along the Muko river and takes you through an old tunnel and over a rail bridge; ending at Takedao Station.
Osaka An Empty Osaka Metro Station Japan's inner city subway stations are rarely empty. This particular evening at SakaiSuji Hommachi Station in central Osaka, there wasn't a soul in sight.
Osaka Sakai Bicycle Museum (自転車博物館サイクルセンター) This museum in Sakai, south of Osaka City, showcases Japan's love of the bicycle; one of the most popular forms of transport in Japan.
Osaka Osaka Umeda (大阪梅田) The busiest train station in western Japan offers some great views from the rooftop, including a garden.
Osaka Perfect Liberty (パーフェクトリバティー教団) The Church of Perfect Liberty (パーフェクト リバティー教団) headquarters in Tsuzuyama (廿山), Osaka
Osaka Osaka's Expressways (大阪の高速道路) Osaka's multi-layered expressways criss-cross throughout the city; over rivers and in some cases through buildings.
Osaka Banpaku Kinen Koen (万博記念公園) Osaka (大阪) Osaka hosted the World Expo in 1970 and constructed a vast site now called Expo '70 Commemorative Park or Banpaku Kinen Koen.
Osaka Before The Osaka Yodogawa (大阪市淀川) Fireworks Festival Every year, thousands of people sit at the banks of the Yodo River to watch a large fireworks festival.
Osaka D & Department Project Osaka (大阪) A design store with the motto 'Long Life Design' with many locations throughout Japan.
Osaka Osaka Dotonburi (道頓堀) Dotonburi (道頓堀) The tourist hotspot in Southern Osaka City; known for it's abundance of lit signage at night; as well as an area full or bars, restaurants and nightclubs.
