More Osaka

Some pictures I took from around Osaka the last time I was there. This is around Namba, one of the big shopping and night districts. It was particularly crowded when I was there:



A river between some of the covered walkways:



Eventually I walked to an island where the main municipal buildings are kept (as in city hall and maybe the courthouse) At one end of the island is a park:



There were several roads that went above the island. Most of them had some kind of mural or painting on the walkway leading up to the roads. Here's one:



I'm not quite sure what this building is, maybe an assembly or conference center. It's near city hall between a public library and ceramics museum. I think it's fairly new: