We took a boat on Sunday. The river is either the O River or the Kyu-Yodo river, the maps differ. Honestly there is a maze of waterways in Osaka that all intertwine and flow in a sinuous way. We only tracked a short bit before we reached the Nakanoshima Island which splits the river into two branches, the Tosabnori and the Dojima branches. The island starts out with a park and a rose garden but soon it hosts some very large and fancy buildings. Most everyone on the banks was ready with a quick smile and wave. The rain started again after we started back upriver but before we had gone through the low bridges. We had to make it under these bridges before the Captain could put the roof up. He finally got the cover up and we sat under it for the remainder of the trip.
It was spitting rain as we boarded
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Our captain, Mr. Komaki, showed us his phone and said that we would have an one hour window with no rain. Fingers crossed
Shrines along the way
Perhaps this is a windmill? It was rotating the day pervious
The start of the Nakanoshima Island that splits the river into the
These looked like Magnolia trees
Many of the 20 plus rivers were very quaint and seemed to be from another long ago era
I counted 20 bridges on the way down
Some clearly decorated nicer than the others
This big green apple was outside a library. The library housed only picture books!
The river side of the lions we saw a few days ago
Very beautiful and over 100 years old
Name that bridge
An amphibious vehicle
Sneaking under the bridges
The lowest bridge yet!
Got to duck
Lower!
His hat is still on!
Public art is everywhere
Love this facade
A toll booth on the actual bridge?
Rock and roll!
Let the cherry trees kick in the blooms
Logo on a sporting goods store
The International Convention Center aka the Osaka Cube
So many bridges
A parking garage with elevators fo the cars
The river was a bit greenish here, it is St Patty's Day after all
The pink boat
These boats can not go upstream, they are too large to make it under the bridges
We have gotten as close to the sea as we will get
A classic looking low riding boat
We also passed Under 2 pipelines
Watch out for car crashes
A ski jump for the roof?
This is the Osaka Cube
Hello Mr Building
The National Science Museum
The National Museum of Art
It looks like three snow owls on the top
My favorite skinny building
More St Pat's water
The Festival Tower, home of the
We had to take the roof down for this bridge
A very low bridge indeed
The Osaka City Public Hall
It was built in 1918 and is an important cultural heritage
Folks toughing out the rain
Very elaborate brick work
The lions from the other side of the island
Tea anyone?
One of several bird related art pieces
Not an actual sidewheel
A peek of the Osaka Castle at the end of the ride
Our train home was very posh! We were not allowed into the Premium Car
One umbrella six boys
