🧳🇯🇵🧳 OSAKA, JAPAN - March 30, 2019 - Osaka Castle

Today two sights and a perfect somewhat sunny day. Osaka castle 大坂城 is one of Japan’s most famous landmarks. It played a major role in the unification of Japan during the 16th century.

 Costume photo opportunity 

Every castle has to have a cannon

And a small climb and an elevator and the views ...

And, near the castle walls, excitement over nesting raptors. Not sure what birds they were but there was one in a cranny in the massive walls. With the photography professionals present,  cab only assume it was somewhat uncommon. My feeble photo was with my regular lense as by the time I changed lenses, the bird had moved away.

Equally exciting ... a wedding photo session. Traditional Japanese wedding.

And paparazzi that I am ... the whole wedding party

The thing to do on a sunny afternoon at cherry blossom time is picnic 

Brown-eared Bulbul watching it all

Primo fruit at primo prices. Special apricots 2500 ¥ C$30.10) which is $3.34 per apricot. 

And the most expensive strawberries I have ever seen. White, pink and traditional red. Nine premium size white strawberries for 5500¥ or C$66.23 and that works out to be $7.35 per strawberry.