May 11, 2016 | Area Guides, Culture, Experiences, Osaka, Reviews
I’m not a big museum guy. I wish I were. I certainly enjoy learning and think it’s important to see items of significance in person to help make the relevance of history come alive, but most of the time the experience is so static that it’s tough for...
Apr 7, 2016 | Culture, Experiences, Osaka, Photography
Another year, another Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) season. Last year we were in Tokyo for the blossoms and had a great time at Shinjuku Gyoen Park. This year I was personally lucky enough to have two good sessions on the same weekend. Last Saturday, I headed out to...
Mar 24, 2016 | Osaka, Photography
As I’ve mentioned before, when I’m in a new place for any length of time, one of the first things I like to do is get up high and get oriented to the surrounding geography. Sure you can look at a map, but it’s just not quite the same as eyeballing...
Jan 9, 2016 | Osaka, Photography
Wow, been a while since the last update. Truth be told, I’ve been struggling to maintain a decent pace of photo output ever since restarting blog operations here. It certainly hasn’t been a challenge getting out and taking photos (there’s always...
