Looking Back on 2025 (2)

July and August
It got suddenly hot from the middle of June, and we entered a period of intense heat in July and August. I went out only to the neighborhood or when I had a promise – I basically stayed home during this summer.
Early Afternoon in Hot Summer

I went to Yotsubashi in Osaka for the birthday party of my niece. Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, which stands near Shin-Kobe Station on Shinkansen, exhibits unique and impressive carpentry tools. In those days, I got a toy camera, and an application by which we can get false film photos.

Mangan-ji Temple in Yotsubashi

Taken by Toy Camera

False Film Photo
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

Taken by Toy Camera

False Film Photo

False Film Photo

September
My nephew, who lives in Tokyo, went to Osaka after a long time, and we had a lunch at a restaurant.
Brewery in the Restaurant

The restaurant has a brewery and serves the beer produced in the restaurant. I joined a photo session for the first time in a while in Suma Sea World (an aquarium). Autumn Danjiri festival in Amagasaki was held in September. Cat lovers should go to Nyannyanji in Kyoto. You must be happy if you go there!

Cheers

Orca Show

Danjiri

Event Space in a Department Store
Grand Staircase in Osaka Station

Neko Master in Nyannyanji

October
Senrigawa Bank is a place where photographers always want to go.
Landing Airplane on Rainy Day

Not only Murouji Temple but also near shrine and temple were all impressive. I joined a photo session with professional architectural photographers in Nakanoshima. Minatoyama Aquarium is a small but friendly facility.

Murouji Temple

Onoji Temple

Ryuketsu-jinja Shrine
Nakanoshima Central Public Hall

Minatoyama Aquarium

Kitakagaya

November
This year, we could see beautiful autumn leaves.
Yamashina

Recently skyscrapers have been built more and more around Nakanoshima, and some observation platforms are also built. In November, we saw beautiful cosmos blossoms. I could enjoy beautiful autumn leaves in Shimogamo-jinja Shrine, along rivers in Nakanoshima and in neighborhood parks, in addition to in Yamashina. Recovering works of Neputa were held in National Museum of Ethnology in Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park.

From 31 F of Sky Terace

Observation Platform of Waous

From 32 F of Osaka Ekimae 3 Building

Cosmos Garden in Mukogawa Riverbed
Aproach to Shimogamo-jinja Shrine

Along Dojimagawa in Nakanoshima

At Neighborhood Park

Recovered Neputa

December
I went to Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts to see exhibits in Italy Pavilion at Osaka Expo in 2025. Finally, let me show you Christmas trees in Osaka.

Atlas in Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts