Between Kyoto and Osaka there are only constructions, no free space at alll, which is astonishing. It rained, so my first glimpse on the city was a wet one! My accommodation was in a crowded and central area, Shinsaibashi. America Mura and Dotonbori, two objectives visited by a tourist when he comes here, were very near, at walking distance of my hotel.
Dupa o saptamana de vizite la temple si gradini, m-am deplasat la Osaka, la cca. 40 km est de Kyoto, in cautarea vietii moderne din Japonia. Osaka este al treilea oras ca marime in Japonia, dupa Tokyo si Yokohama, cupeste 2.5 milioane de locuitori. Asezarea sa in Golful Osaka, i-a prilejuit dezvoltarea ca port si mare centru comercial. Triunghiul Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto numara peste 18 milioane de locuitori, cam cat Romania astazi.
M-a surprins sa vad mergand cu trenul spre Osaka, ca intre cele doua orase nu mai exista, practic, nici o delimitare. Nu numai ca nu exista nici o palma de pamant neacoperit de vreo constructie, dar casele sunt foarte mici, mai mult ridicate pe verticala, decat intinse pe orizontala. Exista mai multe variante de a ajunge dintr-un oras in altul. Daca la sosirea in Japonia am ales shinkansen-ul, fiindca eram dupa multe ore de zbor si abia asteptam sa ajung, in sfarsit, la locul de cazare, de data aceasta am ales o varianta ieftina (400 yen), un tren care facea o ora de la Kyoto la Osaka. Vremea era inchisa. Ceturi deasupra muntilor si chiar ploaie din loc in loc, aratau ca trec in alt registru, nu doar arhitectonic dar si climatic.
Intrand in Osaka, au inceput sa apara blocurile mari si circulatia s-a intensificat.
Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan blogger
Hi, I love cities with good underground transport. Makes travelling around so much easier!
Joop Zand
Good serie again……. i like these.
Greetings, Joop
Traveling Hawk
You are right, Duncan! Taking into account the distances, it would be expensive to take a taxi everywhere. Thanks for the comment!
Traveling Hawk
Thank you, Joop!
LifeRamblings
such a bustling metropolis. i’d definitely get lost in that big city.
Traveling Hawk
Thanks for the visit Life Ramblings! With a map, you will do fine, I’m sure.
Randy
That’s one busy city. I like that silver sculpture.
Traveling Hawk
It’s near the Art Museum, Randy. Thanks!
VP
A different face of Japan, not always charming like the other, but always interesting.
Traveling Hawk
It’s very different and that’s what I looked for in Osaka, VP!
黄清华 Wong Ching Wah
I lived in Japan for few months in my early 20’s, your pictures shows much the same of typical Japanese street I remember (at least from this sample). Thinking back, I really like the tidiness, the way most people behave on the streets, and in many places still keeping the old together with the new.
Traveling Hawk
Thank you, Wong, for your contribution. I think a blending of new and old is characteristic for Japan.
J_on_tour
Nice to see the Art of sculpture in this series and some interesting and varied architecture.
Traveling Hawk
Yes, J_on_tour, it is completely different from old Kyoto.