
大阪は「水の都」とも呼ばれていますが(えっ?知らない?)、
中之島のあたりは僕が好きな場所の1つです。
ここを訪れると、好きになったパリのシテ島の辺りを思い出しますね。
ノートルダム寺院がある、あの辺りです。
パリではその辺りは古い町並みが多いですが、
大阪はどちらかといえば近代的。
まぁ、日銀大阪支店や図書館など、古い建物もまだ残っていますが。
あと、大阪はシカゴと姉妹都市。
シカゴとは結構似た街づくりかもしれません。
もうすぐ御堂筋も紅葉が見ごろになりそうで、楽しみです。
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It is said that Osaka is called "Water Capital"
as Yodo-river runs through the city in many ways.
Here Nakanoshima-area (picture) is one of my favorite places in Osaka.
Whenever I visit here, this scenery reminds me of the city of Paris.
Nakanoshima-area looks like "Cite" in Paris, I think.
Unlike cite in Paris, nakanoshima-area has been modernized.
But you can see some histrical buildings such as Osaka branch of the bank of Japan.
FYI, Osaka is a sister city of Chicago which resembles Osaka better than Paris in terms of its look.
By the way, I'm looking forward to watching autumn leaves along Midou-suji, the major road running through Osaka city.
中之島のあたりは僕が好きな場所の1つです。
ここを訪れると、好きになったパリのシテ島の辺りを思い出しますね。
ノートルダム寺院がある、あの辺りです。
パリではその辺りは古い町並みが多いですが、
大阪はどちらかといえば近代的。
まぁ、日銀大阪支店や図書館など、古い建物もまだ残っていますが。
あと、大阪はシカゴと姉妹都市。
シカゴとは結構似た街づくりかもしれません。
もうすぐ御堂筋も紅葉が見ごろになりそうで、楽しみです。

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It is said that Osaka is called "Water Capital"
as Yodo-river runs through the city in many ways.
Here Nakanoshima-area (picture) is one of my favorite places in Osaka.
Whenever I visit here, this scenery reminds me of the city of Paris.
Nakanoshima-area looks like "Cite" in Paris, I think.
Unlike cite in Paris, nakanoshima-area has been modernized.
But you can see some histrical buildings such as Osaka branch of the bank of Japan.
FYI, Osaka is a sister city of Chicago which resembles Osaka better than Paris in terms of its look.
By the way, I'm looking forward to watching autumn leaves along Midou-suji, the major road running through Osaka city.
Sorry for not attending to the party you hold.
It would be great to meet up in Tokyo.
Hopefully I will make time to see you after you improved your Japanese! ^^