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View from Kanazawa to Osaka train
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Entrance to Dōtonbori area, Osaka
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Covered arcades stretch over 2 km
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Dōtonbori
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Motorized sign outside the King Crab Restaurant
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Grilling crab legs
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Takoyaki (octopus balls) are the specialty here
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Didn't try the risk-laden fugu (puffer fish) but enjoyed the sign
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Dōtonbori Canal
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Iconic Dōtonbori neon
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Outside a capsule hotel in Namba
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View of Namba Parks development from our hotel room
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And the same view in the morning
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Looking back from Namba Parks to our hotel (Swissotel Namba)
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View down into Namba Parks
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And looking down in the other direction - lots of greenery
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Namba Parks at ground level
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Kaiten zushi (conveyor belt sushi) in Namba Parks
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Rapt students at the ABC Cooking School, Namba Parks
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Looking across the Tosabori Gawa River to Osaka City Central Public Hall on Nakanoshima Island
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And another view along the bank of the Tosabori Gawa
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Paul on Yodoyabashi bridge
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Model inside the Osaka Museum of History
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The detail is amazing
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View of Osaka Castle complex from Museum of History
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Osaka Castle
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Looking across the walls of Osaka Castle complex
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And the Castle again
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View through one of the Castle gates
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A field trip to the Castle
