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The City Find The Osaka Museum Of History
Osaka is the third city in Japan, and is located on the island of Honshu, where the flowing waters of the river Yodo.
Osaka, is strongly identified drinking and haute cuisine and surrounded by modern buildings and ancient temples and castles, as representative of Asian culture. Dotonbori is one of the most popular streets, and commercial and gastronomic center.
Osaka is the Umeda Sky Building, two striking 40-story twin towers, which at its peak, are connected by a bridge, which is a sight to see.
An example of the above is the Osaka Castle, considered the most visited Japan. This represents the top of the unique Japanese architecture, covers an area of 15 acres, and known through numerous reconstructions without losing its style.
Touring the city find the Osaka Museum of History. This area shows traces of human settlements dating back to the sixth century BC. This museum is fascinating and also gives us a magnificent view of the city.
Shitennoji Buddhist temple, is another place to visit, where you sit in the air, the culture of the city, was built around the year 593.
Finally, we mention the Museum of Science. This has a 3D planetarium, and was the first in all of Japan with this technology. 3D Planetarium is an experience not to miss, because it gives us scope to exceptional three-dimensional graphics, which allow you to live a very different experience conventional.
An Area Of Great Volcanic Activity
Japan is a mountainous country that lies on an area of great volcanic activity so there are numerous hot springs and mineral. These hot springs that form are called onsen and are ideal for relaxing and pleasant to take a bath
There are 3000 onsen that are spread in every region of mainland Japan with a tourist town. They are very rich in minerals with therapeutic properties and high temperatures help to eliminate toxins and purify the body. The onsen may be artificial, inside a covered roof environment or natural outdoors. These are called rotenburo most recommended because in them the head stays cooler and prevents sleepiness itself produces heat inside the onsen.
To get the most out of these hot springs is advisable to put a cold towel over the head with closed eyes and relax completely naked in the water collectively. For the latter, most areas have separate onsen for men and mujeres.Existen options for those wanting to experience the pleasant sensation of entering these hot springs. Some onsen are located in national parks and most are free, others are in resort hotels or resorts built for this purpose called Ryokan. The most popular are those found in mountainous areas close to Tokyo but also the offer is very varied throughout the country.
The New Hotel Lastel Yokohama City
The new Hotel Lastel Yokohama City, has a common aspect to most of the hotels and no external signs indicating their peculiar form, happens to be very special designed for guests whose category does not include you because … is a hotel for dead. Yes, as you read.
It is well known that Japan is a country of old and has one of the highest mortality rates in the world, according to data provided by the Japanese government only in 2010, died in the country about 1.2 million people, 55,000 more than the average of the previous decade. Most worrisome is that seem to be just the beginning and that by the year 2040, the funeral is expected to receive 1.66 million deaths a year.
The numbers are growing so fast that portend a future concern, which is why it has decided to seek alternative measures. It happens that relatives of the deceased, must wait an average of 4 days to get an appointment at the crematorium and prefer to hire a hotel service, instead of having the body in his house while they wait.
So then, for a price of 12,000 yen per day (about 100 euros), the family can accommodate the remains of their loved ones in any of the 18 rooms of this hotel properly refrigerated it ‘has become the rage in the market, “according Teramura words of its owner, 71, who also founded the development company for 45 years Nichiryoku cemeteries.
Largest City in Japan
Osaka is the third largest city in Japan. Its population is 3 million, but its metropolitan area of 22 million people!. It is a gigantic city of moles of cement and pervasive industry. Of course Kyoto is not refined, but also has attractions beyond its concrete landscape.
At the heart of the city has always been the Osaka-jo Castle. Has important temples like Shitenn?-ji and Sumiyoshi Taisha. It also has modern architecture and the Osaka Dome sports stadium, shaped to mimic a space ship and the aquarium located in the port area of Tempozan. They have also made a giant theme park, Universal Studios Japan.
The people of Osaka Japanese speak a dialect called Osaka-ben and are much more effusive and friendly to the people of Kyoto. The march is Shinsaibashi area in the center. In its hundreds of street restaurants or you can try the local dish, takoyaki, or octopus balls of batter.
In Osaka is the largest colony of Koreans in Japan. If you wish to excursion can travel from Osaka to Takarazuka where you can see theater and the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum, an exhibition of local artist Tezuka, known as the god of manga drawings.
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