Journeys for Knowledge

Over the next week I will be publishing a series of posts to recap some major events from the past year, backdating them to the correct dates. I apologize for such a long lapse, and can only give the workload on my PhD and general forgetfulness as my excuse. Nevertheless, I shall carry forward with the blog on a more regular schedule, as the end of my PhD nears.

So to start, back in March of 2017 I finally made it out to Osaka for the first time. I had been to Tokyo so many times, so I was excited to try jumping into a new city again and get the lay of the land. One of the biggest landmarks in Osaka is the aptly named Osaka Castle, standing tall in the center of the city. As per my luck, I had arrived just before the cherry blossoms bloomed, but even the buds were impressively on display in the city. The castle itself was closed off but the complex around it gave multiple paths to explore. Even on a cloudy day such as this, the cherry blossoms stood out, and the castle stood tall.