Osaka, the third largest city in Japan, is one of the most famous cities, although not especially noted for anything in particular. Culturally always been overshadowed by Kyoto, which is really close, and that as a city is much more refined. However, Osaka’s nightlife has a fervent, almost comparable to that of Tokyo, albeit on a smaller scale. Osaka is a city of rabid modern living for the future and that’s exactly what we find there.
While visiting Osaka have the feeling that only looks forward, it is a very ancient city with history, and to check, if we wish, we will visit the Osaka-jo, a castle recently renovated.
This is the most visited monument of all over Japan, but many attribute it to is all the old classic that can be seen in Osaka, and possibly this objection has some degree.
The park surrounding the Osaka-jo is especially beautiful during the cherry blossom – Sakura – and there they celebrate traditional festivals. But if you want to see is the modern part of Osaka, we should not miss the Umeda Sky Building, one of the most emblematic skyscrapers of the city. It is possible to climb to the Umeda Sky and watch from the ‘Floating Garden Observatory’, on the 39th floor, an interesting view of the city.
Another of the great attractions is the Aquarium, known as Kaiyukan, “is one of the largest aquariums in the world, is a very interesting visit, both for animals can be seen there, for interior design the building.
The aquarium consists of sixteen tanks elongated, the tour starts at the top of them and surrounding them down in a curious spiral that can observe the different levels of underwater life. In each of the tanks recreate different habitats of the most remote places on earth. But perhaps what most Western travelers will attract the liveliness that is breathed into the crowd of Namba district.
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