Umeda Sky Building

Osaka 1 Umeda Sky Building day and night!

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May 9th 2008
We got to Osaka on the afternoon of the ninth after a long bus and trian journey! We decided to go to the umeda sky building to get a view of the city. It was really cool because we stayed up there all afternoon so we saw Osaka by day and night! There is a glass enclosed escalator on the way up which is supposed to be terrifying but really wasn't! Ideally we wanted to watch the sun set over Os ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more