Today after arriving via train to Osaka, we had the chance to explore the Osaka Museum of Housing, which is a museum dedicated to depicting life as it was in Osaka in the past. The museum includes models of many historical landmarks and a full city-wide depiction of Osaka in the late Edo Period, as well as life-size recreations and buildings accurately reconstructed to demonstrate the lifestyle of those living in Osaka in previous years. This experience was especially eye opening and interesting for me, and I particularly enjoyed exploring the full scale recreation of Osaka in the late Edo period. The differences in architecture and daily life differed greatly from my understanding of culture in the United States around the mid-1800’s, and I especially appreciated getting to interact directly with some of the toys and artifacts associated with the time period. Please enjoy several pictures taken in the museum, as well as other highlights from the day:

Today was a wonderful day filled with awesome historical sights, delicious food, and my second impromptu ferris wheel adventure of the trip. While we only have a little over a week left in Japan, I can’t what to see what new experiences are yet to come during our remaining days of exploration!