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Back to nature with a nice walk to Minoh Falls, north of Osaka - along with a side trip up the very steep stairs to the lookout back over the city. A wonderful place for capturing Autumn foliage, something to photograph at every turn. A very popular spot, even in the middle of a weekday.       Keeping the waterfall theme going from earlier, I took the train over to Kobe to check out Nunobiki Falls. The falls were very pretty in person, but came out a bit green in the photos. After night had fallen, I headed over to the waterfront area for a little bit more of a wander before making the trip back to the hotel in Osaka. 

 First day in Osaka after arriving late last night. Drizzly start but turned out to be a beautiful afternoon (then a storm rolled through around 18:00 to complete the four seasons). I especially enjoyed the park around the castle, just looking like a picture postcard tor Autumn. All those reds and yellows, just very nice. I braved Dotonbori to check out some of the tourist staples, but the crowds put me off hanging around too long. Had to get a shot of the Glico man lit up though!