Up one level Roger's Pictures

Osaka & Maruyama

7 April 2024

We headed to Osaka to see a large exhibit of Monet paintings and stopped to enjoy the cherry trees in full bloom in and around the grounds of Osaka Castle.  On our way back, we stopped at Maruyama Park behind Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto to see the blossoms lit up at evening.


cherries over the Aji River, Osaka

cherries over the Aji River, Osaka

growing from the tree limb

cruise boat

fake paddlewheel boat

old house, Osaka

sign for Yakitori (sticks of grilled chicken) resturant

cherries

scherries along the Aji River, Osaka

cherries

Watchtower

outer moat

cherries along the castle moat, Osaka

cherries along the castle moat, Osaka

entering the castle via Otemon Gate

entering the castle via Otemon Gate

wall supports

Watchtower roof

Watchtower roof

Watchtower roof

Watchtower roof

wall

cherries

cherries and pine

shadows

shadows



old growth in the moat wall



large stone

looking across the inner moat

cherries

hanami - enjoying a picnic under the cherry trees





back of stone lantern



concrete version of Osaka castle

looking down on Nishinomaru Garden, Osaka castle



boats on the outer moat

Kikumomo -- literally chrysanthemum plum, botanical name: prunus persica stellata

Kikumomo -- literally chrysanthemum plum, botanical name: prunus persica stellata



Rhododendron

Rhododendron

flowering bushes and trees, castle grounds

camellia

cherries

shadows



bento lunch under the cherry blossoms

Oaska manhole cover

Monet: Water Lily Pond, 1907

Monet: Study for the Wisteria, 1919-1920

Monet: Water Lily Pond, 1918

cherry blossom viewing

cherries

pink and white on the same tree

food stall vendor

cherry blossom viewing beyond Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto

cherry blossom viewing, Maruyama Park, Kyoto

cherries

complete with gas grills!

dusk under the cherries

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