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Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Mittwoch 4 Mai 2016 02:59
Turning around from the photo before, a short walk brings you to the Sakura-mon with its distinctive style. The view here is southwards away from the main tower.
And if you're wondering why I'm holding so much luggage there: As I said, all big enough lockers at Ōsakajō-kōen Station were in use, so we had to take it with us. It sounds worse than it was, but it was probably a good thing we decided against visiting the castle museum. That might have been problematic.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Mittwoch 4 Mai 2016 02:53
On the upmost platform of the hill now and a view onto the castle tower from the south. The small elevator tower to the left is where we passed through on our way up. To the right is the entrance to the castle museum. Around the place are various souvenir stores and remaining buildings of the army arsenal of the Meiji era. Various performers may be found here as well. One group being hidden just behind the big stone on the left side.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Mittwoch 4 Mai 2016 02:46
And down onto the moat from the same terrace as on the picture before. The picture doesn't really do the view justice. It is an impressive drop down into the water from here!
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Mittwoch 4 Mai 2016 02:44
View on the last part of the way up to the tower from the second terrace this side of the hill.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Mittwoch 4 Mai 2016 02:40
The bridge over the second moat. A bit to the right from the signpost on the picture before. And the first time you actually get a view on the full tower and realise its sheer size.
The golden ornaments on the tower truly are magnificient.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Mittwoch 4 Mai 2016 02:36
Through the gate and the second look on the castle. It gets increasingly impressive while getting nearer.

Don't worry about the climb too much when looking up to the main tower. It is not as bad as it looks from here.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Mittwoch 4 Mai 2016 02:33
The first gate coming from Ōsakajō-kōen Station, right after passing the Ōsaka-jō Hall. It's still on the lowest level at the first moat. The second moat being just behind, between the signpost and wall visible through the gate on the photo.
And I'm on luggage watch, while Christof took the photo.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Mittwoch 4 Mai 2016 02:18
Our final full day in Japan. We travelled the short way to Osaka and after changing trains two times started our approach to the castle from Ōsakajō-kōen Station. This being one of the first views on the castle proper that greeted us.
Unfortunately the big luggage lockers at the station where already in use, so we had to take it with. Good thing we had decided for trolley cases and backpacks, otherwise that would have been really awkward.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag 5 Februar 2016 00:45
The view directly down from the staircase connecting the two levels of the observation platform.
Lukas Bürgi (lb) - Freitag 5 Februar 2016 00:21
Short ways north-east of the tower, we noticed this excavation site on the grounds of a former parking lot. We guessed that new construction was planned and the digging an emergency action to preserve what surely was to be found beneath. Of course it might just as well have been a long and carefully planned regular excavation.