Photography by Mark Carnaby

The moss covered statue of the deity Fudomyoo at Hozen ji Temple Osaka
An early morning visit to Hozen ji Temple Osaka
Interesting building that reminds me of bird cages Osaka
Japanese salaryman mascot posing for the camera Osaka
The Gate Tower Building in Umeda that has a highway exit run through it Osaka
Reflection of The Gate Tower Building in Umeda Osaka
The TKP Gate Tower Building in Umeda Osaka
View from the street of the Gate Tower Building in Umeda Osaka
The Umeda Sky Building Osaka
Osaka manhole cover Osaka
Umeda Osaka
Looking up a the architecture marvel of the Umeda Sky Building and the sky escalators Osaka
View of Osaka from the Umeda Sky Building Osaka
View from the Umeda Sky Building of the TKP Gate Tower Building Osaka
Looking out onto the Yodo river from the top deck of the Umeda Sky Building Osaka
Close up view of the Hep Five Ferris Wheel from the Umeda Sky Building Osaka
Yodobashi building in Umeda Osaka
SOGO shopping mall in Umeda Osaka
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe the longest suspension bridge in the world taken from the bullet train window.
Kyowa Dori shopping centre Himeji
Traffic cop and Himeji Castle in the background Himeji
Statue of a naked man playing the saxophone Himeji
Cool street signage of the happy castle and friends Himeji
Look where your going whilst on the mobile phone Himeji
The magnificent Himeji Castle at dusk Himeji
Close up of Himeji Castles white white temple roof tiles Himeji
Japanese man posing with his bike companion his pet dog Himeji
Artistic shop shutter Himeji
Himeji decorative drain cover Himeji
Run down shop front Himeji
Taiyaki shop Himeji
Taiyaki waffle shaped like a fish with bean paste filling and ice cream Himeji
Animate store two floors chocked full of Manga Himeji
Manga Himeji
Burger and beer at Himeji station Himeji

Me, Myself & Japan: Day 8 of 10

JAPAN 2017: DAY 8 – Osaka & Himeji – Hozen-ji Temple, TKP Gate Tower Building Umeda, Himeji Castle (Inc. Video)

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PHOTOS/ VIDEOS IN THIS GALLERY:

34 Photos/ 1 Video

LOCATIONS:

Osaka & Himeji, Japan

ABOUT MY TRIP:

These 18 new galleries are a combination of a month and a half’s work of whittling down & post-processing around 5000 photos that I took on this dream trip to Japan in November 2017 down to 561, many late nights & tired eyeballs, 5 months planning & preparation for the actual trip (no package holiday tours here!), raising the funds, praying everyday that war wouldn’t break out in Korea, surviving two crazy long flights on zero sleep, navigating around the Japanese cities of Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Tokyo & Hiroshima, getting up crazy early to get to some of these places before the hoards of mostly Chinese tourists arrive and generally walking & hiking until I couldn’t feel my feet anymore! I present to you ‘Me, Myself and Japan 2017 Trip!’ (and my camera of course… ;] )