Walking Along the Dojima River in Nakanoshima, Osaka

Dojima River (堂島川) in Osaka

       In 2019, my husband and I visited Osaka for the first time in six years. Actually, many years ago, we had lived in Osaka city for years, and when our families had visited Osaka, we had taken them to popular sightseeing spots of Osaka. That's why we are pretty familiar with many places in Osaka. (You can check my previous entry, Must Go to Places in Namba - Our Traveling in Osaka, Japan.) Yet, we hadn't visited some places such as the Mint Museum (大阪造幣局 造幣博物館) and Abeno Harukasu (あべのハルカス). 

      Before checking into the hotel, Conrad Osaka, we asked a bellhop if they could store our luggage, so we were able to enjoy sightseeing in Osaka. We decided to go to the Mint Museum, which is a 40 minutes walking distance from Conrad Osaka.

Walking Along the Dojima River in Nakanoshima, Osaka

Dojima River (堂島川) in Osaka

       We walked along the Dojima River (堂島川) in Nakanoshima (中之島), a sandbank in Kita-ku (北区), Osaka city.  Actually, my former workplace in Osaka was located in Kita-ku, but I had hardly ever gone to Nakanoshima on foot.

Osaka City Hall (大阪市役所)

      This huge building is Osaka City Hall (大阪市役所).

 

Dojima River (堂島川) in Osaka

Sparrows (すずめ)

Rock Dove (カワラバト)

Dojima River (堂島川) in Osaka

 

Osaka City Central Public Hall (大阪市中央公会堂)

     This retro building is Osaka City Central Public Hall (大阪市中央公会堂). This is more beautiful with lighting at night.

 

Nakanoshima Rose Garden (中之島バラ園)

     We walked through Nakanoshima Rose Garden (中之島バラ園). If you love flowers, you should visit this place in May and late October to early November. 

 

Nakanoshima Park (中之島公園)

     It was a pretty great workout. We really enjoyed walking along the Dojima River.

Great cormorants

     We also enjoyed bird-watching. While we were living in Osaka, we were really busy and didn't notice that there were so many kinds of wild birds in Osaka. After moving to the U.S., we became more interested in watching wildlife.

Great cormorants

     The cormorants were so cool. The one of them looked like having mohawk.

Coots and Ducks

      Actually, I didn't know there were coots in Japan. I've sometime seen American coots in the U.S. though.

      Next time, I will write about Mint Museum in Osaka. Actually, I hadn't expected much but it was a really great place. If you love Japan or are interested in Japanese coin, you really should visit Mint Museum. You can also touch huge real gold with your hand there. 😊

 

 
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