Osaka Castle and the Japanese kids

During our Osaka visit, we took a train ride and walked in the park to reach Osaka Castle.

Osaka Castle from afar

Osaka Castle which is locally known as Ōsakajō, is associated to ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who intended the castle to become the center of the new and unified Japan. The castle has miraculously survived the various air raids during the war.

In 1997 the castle was renovated and today it is entirely modern as it features an elevator and houses a museum focusing on the castle's history and the Toyotomi lineage.

Masugata square which means "square surrounded by
stone walls" was built to guard against enemies

Uphill entrance towards the Osaka Castle

Front view of the Osaka Castle

Troops of Yukimura Sanada , Toyotomi's bravest
general  shown in a battle scene depicted via
a diorama in the museum of Osaka Castle

The 360 degree view from the top of the castle is really nice since you get to see Osaka's modern buildings and greenery from the viewing deck.

The Osaka Museum of History building (left),  NHK Broadcasting
building(center) and the Osaka Police Headquarters is the wide
building(right).

The disc-like structure is the Osaka-jo hall and behind it is the
New Hotel Otani Osaka

Apart from enjoying the view from the castle, we also got a chance to meet some Japanese kids around the castle grounds who went there for a field trip.

My friend's daughter is a natural at  establishing good
rapport with kids

Two Japanese kids showed us their talent in dancing

No wonder Japanese people love history and art. They are certainly exposed to learning about history and art at a young age during their school field trips.

A Japanese kid with his drawing of the Osaka
Castle

The park surrounding the Osaka Castle is clean and walking is quite relaxing as you get to see lots of trees. 

It is also common to see senior citizens riding their bikes to get some exercise and fresh air in the area.

Our visit to the Osaka Castle was certainly good. 

The view from the top of the castle gave us a better view of Osaka city and the interaction with the kids certainly showed us that the love for history and art for the Japanese  people is certainly instilled at a young age but executed in a fun way since the kids are taught to express it through art.