Continuing with my little architectural exploration of Namba and nearby areas of central Osaka, from the Yasaka Shrine I headed towards Nakanoshima, about 4 kilometers away...
First sight was Zuiryuji Temple, commonly known as Tetsugenji after Testsugen, the Obaku Zen monk who founded the temple. Knwn for printing the complete Buddhist sutras in Japanese, Tetsugen made the temple huge during the Edo Period.
Totally destroyed during WWII bombing, the main hall was rebuilt in wood, but has since been rebuilt in concrete....
Other than that there were no noteworthy structures.....
Although I did pass numerous urban Love Hotels which offer splashes of colour and whimsy among the glass and steel towers....... I am at a loss to understand Mickey Cookies as a love hotel theme..
Other than a few cities in the US with big rivers to cross, I don't remember seeing the kind of elevated urban roads that seem to be common in metropolitan Japan..... very Bladerunner to me....
I have only ever stayed at a couple of rural love hotels before, so I have no idea what the interiors are like.... but I can guess....
The final photo of the post is Nakaonoshima, my destination, home to a couple of museums I wanted to visit...
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