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The Osaka Castle This is the last post for Japan Tour which covers the Metropolitan Osaka. Osaka is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan with over 19 million population. This historical merchant city located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay. Osaka has also been known as the "nation's kitchen" and during the Edo period served as a center for the rice trade. A view of Osaka from the highest building in Japan, the Abeno Harukas A bird eyes view of Osaka at night To save some budgets, I bought the Osaka Amazing Pass (Y2500 for 1-day; Y3300 for 2-day) which comes with a complete guide and map. This pass covers all metro and bus connectivities within the city and fees for major attractions such as Dotonbori River Cruise, HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel, Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, Osaka Science Museum, Tsutenkaku Tower, Osaka Tennoji Zoo, Osa

The early blooms of sakura This post covers my second day in Japan, lets visit Kyoto. A city located in the central part of the island of Honshu, Japan. Kyoto was formerly known as the Imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years and now serve as the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture. The dialect spoken in Kyoto is known as Kyo-kotoba or Kyoto-ben. When Kyoto was the capital of Japan, the Kyoto dialect was the de facto standard Japanese and influenced the development of Tokyo dialect, the modern standard Japanese.  Kyoto Station I started my adventure in Kyoto by visiting Arashiyama. It is the second-most important sightseeing district in Kyoto. It’s filled with temples and shrines, but the star attraction is the famed Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. The main street of Arashiyama, along with the famed Togetsukyo Bridge is the major tourist path.  The main street of Arashiyama The Togetsukyo bridge as the background. The bamboo grove For