Here are some photos of the Osaka skyline taken from the top of Osaka Castle . It's an attractive, modern city. Of course there ar...

Skywatch Friday

Continuing with our visit to Japan last year, here are some more photos taken around the Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城) grounds, starting with i...

Everywhere we went in Japan we visited castles, and Osaka was no exception, as it includes Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城). The grounds were beau...

Here are more shots of the  Nijō Castle (二条城 Nijō-jō) gardens, which include some pretty lakes. Everything's kept up beautifully. ...

Nijō Castle  (二条城 Nijō-jō) is one of the main sights in Kyoto. As we approached we saw this tower on the edge of the grounds. After vario...

For this week's Skywatch Friday post, here's a close-up of Himeji Castle's roof. Notice the impressive detail in every aspect o...

Finishing my Our World Tuesday series on Himeji Castle , here are some views from within. As you're climbing to the top you see many be...

This week I'll show you the inside of Himeji Castle . It's beautifully kept, though mostly empty. To help keep it in pristine con...

To answer a couple of questions from Monday's post about  Himeji Castle : It's built on such a tall foundation for defensive purp...

On our next day in Japan we took the bullet train from Hiroshima to Osaka, but made a stop at the city of Himeji, home of the incredible  Hi...

One of Hiroshima's must-see sights is the Hiroshima Ca stle . Since the original from the 1590s was destroyed in the atomic bombing, ...