An Osaka day, told through the medium of, Japanese haiku

What better way to start a Japan trip than with an Osaka day, as told through the medium of, Japanese haiku? (Yes, those commas are intentional – it’s a haiku.) Here is a list of things to do in Osaka, squeezed into Japan‘s famous three-line poetry.

Odes to Osaka

Travelling Japan,

No time for any blogging,

Keep it short and sweet.

Tenno-ji Temple

Tenno-ji temple,

Oldest temple in Japan,

Inside scaffolding.

Wandering the streets

A city where even,

The drain covers are pretty,

And sweetly painted.

Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle,

Rebuilt 1931,

Ancient history?

Castle cosplay

Inside the castle,

Two kids are playing dress-up,

So? It’s cultural!

Umeda Sky Building – Floating Gardens

The sun dips down low,

Endless orange horizon,

Ignites the city.

Dotombori-dori

Neon noise, strange smells,

Vending machine pork ramen,

And floating fugu.

Japan’s Kitchen

Oh, tako-yaki,

Octo-pancakey promise,

Yet, tako-yucky.

Canals

Canals and cyclists,

What are you Osaka-shi?

Asia’s Amsterdam?

And now…

Farewell, Osaka,

Hello Kobe, Nara,

Kyoto, Tokyo…