Exploring Japan: Osaka

Series Info: 2015 · Canon EOS 60D · Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM · Osaka, Japan

A foggy morning blanks Osaka’s city skyline

Umeda Sky Building, two 40-story towers connected by the Floating Garden Observatory completed in 1993 and designed by architect Hiroshi Hara.

These vending machines are a symbol of Japan’s efficiency, convenience and reliability referred to as “jidōhanbaiki culture” (自動販売機文化)

A traditional Japanese izakaya (居酒屋), a casual pub‑style restaurant

Bo‑zashi (棒差し) is a Osaka dining tradition, it literally means stick‑serving.

Shin-Osaka Station watching the arrival of a Shinkansen (新幹線) bullet train.

The N700 Series Shinkansen introduced in 2007, is one of Japan’s iconic bullet trains with an aerodynamic duckbill nose, connecting major cities and reaching a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph)

Passing by Mt Fuji in the distance while en route from Osaka to Tokyo on a Shinkansen (新幹線), colloquially known as the bullet train