Slideshow Photos ONLY of my second trip to Japan. On this 10 day trip I spent several days in Osaka, a half day in Kyoto, and the rest in Tokyo. I was in my Tokyo hotel room when the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan (March 2011). Had to walk down eight flights of stairs and stand outside for several hours until being allowed to return indoors. I’ve never been through something like that. This was an extremely fun trip and I got to see some new areas of Japan and also had my first experience riding the bullet train (Tokyo to Osaka).
Chapters:
0:00 Intro | DAY ONE (Tokyo Hotel Room | Denny’s lunch)
0:46 DAY TWO: Shibuya | Japan Rail Bullet Train (Tokyo)
1:48 Osaka Arrival, Dōtonbori (eating Horse meat sushi)
2:24 DAY THREE: Osaka Castle | Corinne Baily Rae concert
3:10 Osaka Castle Cherry Blossom trees
3:58 DAY FOUR: Uji, Uji River (Kyoto)
4:42 Soba Noodle Shop Lunch (Kyoto)
5:25 Byōdō-in Buddhist temple
7:01 DAY FIVE: Tsūtenkaku tower (incorrectly said it’s Osaka tower)
7:11 Billiken statue (Tenjinbashisuji, Osaka)
7:42 Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street (longest covered shopping street in Japan)
8:38 My second hotel room (Osaka)
9:15 DAY SIX: Earthquake & Tsunami (Tokyo)
10:20 DAY SEVEN & DAY EIGHT (Dinner plate | Koto City | Tokyo Fish Market)
11:20 Food and Desserts from Tokyu Store grocery
11:49 DAY NINE: My 3rd Hotel Room (Koto City, Tokyo)
12:30 DAY TEN (Bus to Narita Airport | Mass Exodus of people from Japan)
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Shibuya
Shibuya (渋谷区) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station.
As of May 1, 2016, it has an estimated population of 221,801 and a population density of 14,679.09 people per km2 (38,018.7/sq mi).
The name “Shibuya” is also used to refer to the shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area.
Dōtonbori, Osaka
Dōtonbori or Dōtombori (道頓堀) is one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka, Japan, running along the Dōtonbori canal from Dōtonboribashi Bridge to Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba district of the city’s Chuo ward. Historically a theater district, it is now a popular nightlife and entertainment area characterized by its eccentric atmosphere and large illuminated signboards.
One of the area’s most prominent features, a billboard for confectionery company Glico displaying the image of a runner crossing a finishing line, is seen as an icon of Osaka within Japan.
Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城, Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan’s most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Uji, Kyoto
Uji (宇治市) is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Founded on March 1, 1951, Uji is between the two ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto. The city sits on the Uji River, which has its source in Lake Biwa.
Uji River
The Yodo River (淀川, Yodo-gawa), also called the Seta River (瀬田川 Seta-gawa) and the Uji River (宇治川 Uji-gawa) at portions of its route, is the principal river in Osaka Prefecture on Honshū, Japan. The source of the river is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture to the north.
Byōdō-in Buddhist temple
Byōdō-in (平等院, “Temple of Equality”) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in the late Heian period. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) and Tendai-shū sects.
This temple was originally built in 998 in the Heian period as a rural villa of high-ranking courtier Minamoto no Shigenobu, Minister of the Left.
Billiken
The Billiken is a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Throughout Japan representations of the Billiken were enshrined. Pre-World War II statues of the Billiken could be found in Kobe city’s Chinju Inari and Matsuo Inari shrines.
Tsūtenkaku tower (NOT Osaka tower)
Tsūtenkaku (通天閣, lit. “Tower Reaching Heaven”), owned by Tsūtenkaku Kanko Co., Ltd. (通天閣観光株式会社, Tsūtenkaku Kankō Kabushiki-gaisha), is a tower and well-known landmark of Osaka, Japan and advertises Hitachi. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Its total height is 103 m; the main observation deck is at a height of 91 m.
Earthquake & Tsunami
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred at 14:46 JST on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake, and lasted approximately six minutes, causing a tsunami.
It was the most powerful earthquake recorded ever in Japan, and the fourth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900.
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