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 「大阪城」// OSAKA CASTLEPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) Hiked up a knoll on a blisteringly hot day to visit Osaka Castle, but at least we got ice-cream for breakfast and a gorgeous azure sky above the gilded castle! |  「立花通り」// ORANGE STREETPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) 「AMEMURA & 立花通り // TACHIBANA DORI」-- soaking up some street fashion and culture. |  「立花通り」// Orange StreetPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
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 「之島バラ園」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) Giant rubber ducky. |  Osaka's great flyoversPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  12779233_1083237991737466_88224330465430 |
 「大阪市中央卸売市場本場」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) The tuna auction. |  「大阪市中央卸売市場本場」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) The tuna auction. |  「大阪市中央卸売市場本場」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) Overfishing is evident from the number of juveniles available for auction. The start of the auction is signaled by the bright, careening peal of a weathered bell; the bids are chanted with a nōgaku quality, only with quarts of octane heaped in! |
 「大阪市中央卸売市場本場」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「大阪市中央卸売市場本場」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「 中央市場 ゑんどう寿司」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
 「 中央市場 ゑんどう寿司」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「難波八阪神社」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  People of OsakaPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
 A casual Osakan izakayaPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  A common sight in OsakaPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  People of OsakaPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
 People of OsakaPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  梅田スカイビル // UMEDA SKY BUILDINGPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  Feeling like a period drama!Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
 Like a Hayao Miyazaki scene.Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「道頓堀」 // DŌTONBURIPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「大阪」// OSAKAPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) A tako restaurant offering アルバイト(meaning 'part-time job' - from german, 'arbeiten') |
 「大阪」// OSAKAPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「大阪」// OSAKAPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「大阪」// OSAKAPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
 「大阪」// OSAKAPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
OSAKA (大阪) is the boisterous and extroverted sibling to Tokyo. 'More is more' frequently appears to be the modus operandi. Ingenuous flyovers careen through the bellies of behemoth skyscrapers and hyperactive neon signs bleat their electric hearts out. The beloved Osakan creation, okonomiyaki (お好み焼き, which literally means 'grilled as you like it') epitomises the city the way rojak does for Singapore. Okonomiyaki is simple flour at its core and expert flourish on the outside; generous, over-the-top, anything-goes, a whole lot of soul.
 「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) ➊➋ a toy craftsman, carving toys from wooden blocks in front of 有馬玩具博物館 ➌ open foot bath ➍ 炭酸せんべい, crackers made with carbonated spring water |  「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) ➊ japanese parenting ➋ almost-anachronistic cars squeezing through the narrow streets ➌ arima town's classical edo-style architecture ➍ a bamboo weaver |
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 「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
 「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) 「有馬麦酒」// this local black ale seems very popular in the town (even though, if you google 'arima beer' you will be returned virtually zero useful webpages), everyone is having a swig of it! (๑°o°๑) |  「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) おばあちゃん giving out free confectionery to children, as the sun began to retreat for slumber (◡‿◡) |
 「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「有馬温泉 // ARIMA ONSEN」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) This beautiful girl and her friends were playing a soccer-like game with a scavenged toyota wheel rim. Childhood. :) |
ARIMA (有馬), a sleepy but dignified onsen town draped in redolent foliage, is perfect for a day trip if you are in Kansai. Traditional wooden shophouses sell local confectionery and crafts. We had the serendipitous opportunity to take part in the Autumn Festival celebrations too, where a mikoshi led a lion dance procession throughout the town, the lion cheekily badgering young children and restaurant patrons.
 「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
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 「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
 「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「飛田新地 / 飛田遊郭」// TOBITA SHINCHIPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
 「飛田新地 / 飛田遊郭」// TOBITA SHINCHIPhotographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |  「 西成区」Photographed by: bonferroni Album: Kansai 関西 (2015) |
NISHINARI (西成区), or Kamagasaki (釜ヶ崎), is a ward in Osaka - but it is so visually and demographically distinct that I've created a separate album for these images. Nishinari is effectively a slum; the yakuza are active, and the largest red-light district Tobita-Shinchi (飛田新地) in Japan is located here. Walking through anachronistic sheaths of corrugated aluminium and desolate concrete, there was instead no shortage of indomitable vibrancy: I found its people blithe and chatty, the shoyu-drenched offal street foods delicious and robust, the spartan spaces communal and undemanding. One easily understands why it's also nicknamed Airin-chiku (あいりん地区), or the "loving neighbourhood". Nishinari is ultimately a place of escape, but not for broken people; rather, those who have rejected corporate Japan.