極楽浄土の庭 (Gokuraku-jodo Garden) This garden is located right next to 四天王寺 (Shitennō Temple). I didn't visit it the previous day because it closes earlier in the day (4PM? 5PM? Somewhere…

四天王寺 (Shitennō Temple) 四天王寺 (Shitennō Temple) is about a 20 minute walk from my hotel. This is the entrance. "Introspection is to transform the future self." The Kanji on the…

I went to 回転寿司六鮮 (Revolving Sushi Rokusen). They didn't have much sushi on the train until later on in my stay when more people arrived. I special ordered most of…

Convenient butter chicken curry. I decided to splurge on a full meal of 串かつ (kushikatsu). It has 牛 (beef) 豚 (pork) ウイナー (wiener) うずら (quail egg) きす (japanese whiting) ホタテ…

Headed Towards Osaka Castle I decided to go to Osaka Castle. Its in the middle of the city. The Osaka Castle grounds are large but on every side there is…

Another lazy day of food. I had this fruit sandwich for breakfast. It's filling is strawberry, mikan (Japanese orange), and pineapple and whipped topping. This place specialized in お好み焼き (Okonomiyaki)…

ビリケン神社 (Billiken shrine) This is ビリケン神社 (Billiken shrine) back in the crazy streets of 通天閣 (Tsutenkaku). Catching so many Pokemon the previous day wore my feet out so I decided…

Traveling to the Osaka Pokemon Center This is the subway station that is right next to my hotel. It's called 動物園前駅 (Doubutsuen mae eki) it literally means the station in…

Since I had done so much walking the prior day, I decided that I would enjoy nearby food on Monday (3/18). The New World 通天閣 (Tsutenkaku) dog party is actually…

I saw on google maps three temples that are on the same large block as the zoo. I decided that I would go visit all of them. Fancy Dancy Sushi…