Tsutenkaku

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Tsutenkaku is one of the symbols of Osaka, and it is a tower which has 103 meter height. This tower was built in 1912, which was modeled on the Eiffel tower and the Arch of Triumph. However, it was removed during the Second World War, and rebuilt in 1956.
In this tower, there are an event hall, a tearoom, a stand, and an observation deck. At the fifth floor, the floor of an observation deck, there is Billiken. Billiken is a statue of god of good luck. Billiken has a tradition that if you stroke the sole of the foot of Billiken, you can have good luck.
The top of this tower, there is a neon light which turns on a light which depends on the weather. There are four colors. Sunny is white, cloudy is orange, rainy is blue, and snowy is pink. So, this is also a light equipment of the weather forecast which tells us the tomorrow weather.

Fireworks of PL

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It’s July and it’s summer!! Fireworks bring us the real feeling of summer!!
I’ll talk you about the fireworks of PL.
PL is held in Tondabayashi City in Osaka and it is held in August first every year. It was started in 1953 to pray the World Peace.
The scale and contents of the fireworks of PL is said as the biggest fireworks in Japan. This is very grand and luxurious. The number of people who went to see PL last year was 250,000.
The time of fireworks is from 19:40 to 20:50. The number of skyrocket is about 120,000 and it is 1714 shots every minute!!
The most beautiful fireworks I can recommend you with confidence is the finale. The finale is said as Niagara and a set piece of fireworks which reaches 1 kilometer and gets light all around with a rumbling of the ground. In the finale, 8000 shots of the fireworks are launched at once.
I like PL very much, but I have never seen it so close up, so I want to see it at close range this year!!

Kyocera Dome

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This is Kyocera Dome in Osaka. This was built in September 20, 1997, and opened March 1. At first, this dome was called “Osaka Dome” but the name was changed from it to “Kyocera Dome” in July 1, 2006 because the right of naming was sold.
The structure is a Dome with ninth stories above ground level and one beneath. The height is about 83 meter, and 55,000 people can come into it.
We can use this Dome with a lot of purposes. For example, you know, we can go to there to watch baseball game not only professional baseball but also high-school baseball. And, many musicians held live concerts. Grobe, Kanjyani∞, Arashi, B’z are the examples. Recently, Celine Dion held a live concert in there.
In addition to these events, we can use it to hold an athletic meet, a sports day, an exhibition. Moreover, we can also hold a wedding ceremony if you pay expensive charge.

Banpaku Park

This picture is the tower of the sun in Banpaku Park.

This is a park where put the vacant lot where Osaka Bankoku Hakuranakai used to be in good condition. There are an open space, cultural facilities, and so on. This park is about 65 times as wide as Koushien baseball stadium!! At the time when Osaka Banpaku was hold, there were three towers in all. Its are the tower of the sun, the tower of mother, and the tower of youthfulness.

Osaka Castle

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This is Osaka castle. This was built by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in 1583, Azuchi Momoyama periods. Now, we can enter it and look around. An entrance fee of people twelve and above is 600 yen. In it, we can take a picture with a warrior's helmet or jyunihitoe which was restored. Around this castle, there is a big park, Osaka castle park, and many people enjoy.

A garden of the sky

This is in Umeda. We can look around a magnificent view at 360°. The height of the rooftop is about 173 meter, an entrance fee is 700 yen, and the business hours is from 10:00a.m. to 10:30p.m. We can overlook the town of Osaka which is shining brightly in the night. I don't know how to express the beauty. In any case, it is a moving sight!! This is worth going.

DOUTONBORI

This is DOUTONBORI, in Namba. This is a bridge between Ebisubashi and Shinsaibashisuji. When Hanshin Tigers, a baseball team, win, some of lovers of Hanshin Tigers dived off the bridge into the river. Of course, it is very dangerous, so this bridge was put in good condition recently.

A billboard of GURIKO is also famous and many people take pictures. GURIKO's costume is changed depending on event.