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Leila's Hair Museum
2007-10-28 17:01:00
Leila’s Hair Museum is perhaps the world’s greatest collection of jewelry and other artifacts made of human hair.There are 159 wreaths and over 2,000 pieces of jewelry containing, or made of, human hair dating before 1900.On display are hirsute necklaces, hat pins, wreathes and even hair trees, one of which resembles a palm. No pruning necessary.Beyond the thousands of just plain curiosities, the museum gathers strands of history. “We have a mourning broach that contains a lock from Daniel Webster with 32 seed pearls representing tears, and it’s dated the day of his death,” says Linda Goldsmith,a tour guide.According to Cohoon, "It could possibly be the only hair museum in the United States, maybe the world."The museum was featured in the April 23rd,1995, issue of People magazine. She received a phone call from actress/comedian Phyllis Diller, and the museum now boasts a hair wreath acquired from Ms. Diller. The Museum has also been featured in the following publications a...

Aurora Borealis or "Northern Lights"
2007-10-13 18:54:00
Should you be outdoors one evening during winter, take a minute and glance up at the skies. If you're lucky you might catch a glimpse of some flickering curtains of lights, apparently dancing across the dark sky. You are watching the northern lights, a celestial phenomenon that has amazed people for centuries.The northern lights have had a number of names through history. The scientific name for the phenomena is Aurora Borealis, which is Latin and translates into the red dawn of the north. It was the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) who first used the expression. On the latitude where Galileo was living, northern lights consist of mainly red colour.What causes them?Northern lights originate from our sun. During large explosions and flares, huge quantities of solar particles are thrown out of the sun and into deep space. These plasma clouds travel through space with speeds varying from 300 to 1000 kilometers per second.But even with such speeds (over a million kilometer...
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Harbin China International Ice and Snow Festival
2007-09-28 20:23:00
I have never seen a more incredible display of Ice and Snow Art in my life.Geographically, it is located in Northeast China under the direct influence of the cold winter wind from Siberia.The average temperature in summer is 21.2 degrees Celsius, -16.8 degrees Celsius in winter. It can be as cold as - 38.1 degrees Celsius in winter.This is cold, over prepare, you will be happy you did.The annual "Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival " as well as snow and ice competitions has been held since 1985.The festival officially runs from January 5 through February 15, but often opens a week early and runs into March, since it’s usually still cold enough. The "Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival" is one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec Winter Carnival, and Norway's Ski Festival.When I visited Harbin, there were many places to see the ice and snow displays, they are all over town.There are ice sculpt...

Rice Paddy
2007-09-17 18:30:00
Each year, farmers in the town of Inakadate in Aomori prefecture create works of crop art by growing a little purple and yellow-leafed kodaimai rice along with their local green-leafed tsugaru-roman variety. This year’s creation — a pair of grassy reproductions of famous woodblock prints from Hokusai’s 36 Views of Mount Fuji — has begun to appear (above). It will be visible until the rice is harvested in September.The residents of Inakadate have been drawing pictures with rice since 1993. Here are a few crops from the recent past, found at this site.2006 2005 2002 While Inakadate is Japan’s most famous rice paddy decorating town, a couple of other places in Japan have joined in the fun.Yonezawa, Yamagata prefecture, 2007Yonezawa, Yamagata prefecture, 2006 Nishio, Aichi prefecture (2005, 2006)
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The Top 5 Beaches in the World
2007-09-05 19:40:00
The lure of the bronze sun, vast azure skies and the endless blue-green oceans on a tropical paradise beach resort make for a perfect holiday destination. With hundreds of beautiful beaches to choose from, some have been given the distinction of being the best beaches in the world. Some of these resorts are listed below.1) Ka’anapali, Hawaii One of the most populated, popular, and best beaches in Maui, Hawaii, Ka’napali is a paradise on earth. It is located in West Maui, two miles north of the historic whaling town of Lahaina and is surrounded by numerous elegant hotels and condominiums. The beach is three miles long and is full of fun-filled activities where you can snorkel, windsurf, jet-ski, parasail and even kayak. It is divided into two separate long stretches by a massive 300 foot cinder cone Pu’u Keka’ known as the Black Rock. The rock divides the sand in two and swimmers find themselves bathing in deep water. The rugged lava coastline around the Rock is al...
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The Djavolja Varos "Devil's Town"
2007-08-25 20:31:00
The Djavolja Varos natural landmark is situated on the south slopes of Mt. Radan, on the right bank of the tuta reka (Yellow river), in the central part of esstern Yugoslavia.Djavolja varos is a unique example of the action of erosion. It is a complex of stone pyramids located in the watershed between Djavolja jaruga and Paklena jaruga (Devil's Gully and Hellts Gully). On an area of 4,300 sq.m. water erosion has shaped andesite material and volcanic tufa into over 200 pyramids - towers standing from 2 -15 m. tall, width at base 4 to 6 m. and at the summit 1 - 2 m. Most of these pyramids have caps or heads - andesite blocks protecting them from fast decey. The absolute height of the locality is 700-720 m. Stone pyramids are ephemeral forms, for they disintegrate relatively quickly (when they lose their protective "cap"), and are formed equally quickly through water erosion. Hence the name Djavolja Varos (Devil's Town ), because the locals believe that these changes occur as devils f...
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Twin Tee-Pee's
2007-08-19 22:57:00
Unfortunately, this long-standing visual and cultural community landmark is lost forever. The Twin Teepees, which opened in 1937 on Aurora near Green Lake, was torn down, without fanfare or warning. The kitschy building, which had been heavily damaged inside by fire in June 2000, had not been officially nominated as a historic landmark. If it had been nominated as even a local landmark, it could have been saved. Through the years, the distinctive building, modeled after Native American tepees and intended to lure motorists from the road, had been considered for landmark status, but it was never nominated and now it’s gone. So sad…

The Aurora Ice Museum
2007-08-14 22:57:00
Chena Hot Springs Resort is home to the world’s only year-round ice environment in the world, the Aurora Ice Museum ! It was created from over 1,000 tons of ice and snow all harvested at the resort. The museum was completed in January 2005 and stays a cool 20 degrees Fahrenheit inside. Keeping the museum icy cold in the heat of summer comes from the patented absorption chiller, the first of its kind in the world used for this purpose!The Aurora Ice Museum gallery features amazing ice sculptures created by 13 time world champion ice carver Steve Brice and his team. Within the museum, they have created a two story observation tower with a circular staircase, life size jousters on horse back, a polar bear bedroom, a Christmas tree bedroom, an igloo and an ice outhouse among other pieces of ice art and additional chambers made exclusively with our Alaska Diamond or Alaska Marble ice. As you step inside the ice museum for the very first time, you are mesmerized by the ever-changing ...

Man Made Beach - Japan
2007-08-03 19:23:00
Imagine a beach where the sky is always blue, it's never too hot or cold, the water isn't filled with salt and pollution, and the surf is always perfect - welcome to Ocean Dome, the world's only indoor beach. Ocean Dome is known as the world's largest indoor beach(300m-100m-38m),with a retractable roof. The air temperature is always kept around 30º C and the water temperature is kept at around 28º C. The name Seagaia is a combination of the words "sea" and "gaia",which is Greek for earth. It's located near the Pacific Ocean on Kyushu Island. Ocean Dome has its own flame-spitting volcano, crushed white marble "sand", and it also boasts the world's largest retractable roof, providing a permanently blue sky. Temperature, wind and humidity are closely controlled to provide an ultra-safe "sea-side" experience.Every hour, the volcano erupts and the hi-tech wave machines start up, starting a few minutes of sanitised surfing. Entrance costs US$50, which seems especially expensive gi...
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FUCKING,A Small Village in Austria
2007-07-29 20:59:00
Fucking is an Austria n village in the municipality of Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria.It is located 32 km north of Salzburg and 4 km east of the border with Germany. The village is known to have existed as "Fucking" since at least 1070 and is named after a man from the 6th century called Focko. "Ing" is an old Germanic suffix meaning "people"; thus "Fucking," in this case, means “place of Focko’s people.Fucking's most famous feature is a traffic sign with its name on it, beside which English-speaking tourists often stop to have their photograph taken. It is a commonly stolen street sign. Significant amounts of public funds are spent on replacing the stolen signs. In 2004, due to the stolen signs and embarrassment over the name, a vote was held on changing the village's name, but the residents voted against doing so. In August 2005 the road signs were replaced with theft-resistant signs welded to steel and secured in concrete to make the signs harder...
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Bhangarh: The most haunted place in India
2007-07-24 20:51:00
Bhangarh is a place on way from Jaipur to Alwar city in Rajasthan state of India . Today Bhangarh is known for its ruins where nobody dares to stay after sunset. Looking through history we find that this town was established by Madho Singh, younger brother of King Akbar’s General Raja Man Singh, in 1631. But the city seems to have been abandoned in a hurry some centuries later. The local folks say that due to a curse the whole town was vacated overnight. According to the story of the curse, if the town was ever rediscovered the township would not be found, but only temples would show up.True to the story only temples dot the landscape and even far up on the mountains only shrines can be seen. It is said that nobody returns from there who stays after dark.By the Government of India rules there has to be an office of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) beside every historical structure in India. But even government authorities did not dare to open an office there. They opened their ...
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa
2007-07-16 18:53:00
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell tower of the Cathedral. It has become renowned the world over for its peculiar inclination, but even without it's famous fault the Leaning Tower would still be one of most remarkable architectural structures in Europe.Although the original architect (who's identity remains a mystery) designed the tower to be vertical, a lean was first detected very early into the construction. Nonetheless, it has so far survived over eight centuries and procedures are underway to preserve the besieged Tower for future generations.What's the history here?In the 12th century Pisa was a wealthy city, which had enjoyed a succession of military triumphs and was busily building monuments to its achievements. A widow named Berta di Bernardo left 60 coins in her will for the purchase of stone to build a bell tower in 1172. Construction began the following August, but took almost two hundred years to complete.By 1178 the third story was complete. It was observed at th...
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Cosmos Mystery Area
2007-07-10 18:58:00
It's said that natural laws have been irretrievably jumbled at this location south of Rapid City. As a result, water seems to run uphill, people can't stand upright in buildings, and the height of visitors fluctuates haphazardly. It's all demonstrated through a series of gestures and attractions, and guests marvel at the mysterious discrepancies. But whether you explain it as anomalies of the physical universe or merely well-orchestrated optical illusions, it's a terrific attraction for the entire family. Snacks and souvenirs are available. 16 miles S of Rapid City on Hwy 16, westbound; 6 miles from Mount Rushmore. Website: www.cosmosmysteryarea.com/
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Roopkund,The Skeleton Lake
2007-07-04 21:23:00
Roopkund is a place in Uttarakhand state of India, and it is the location of about three to six hundred skeletons at the edge of a lake—Skeleton Lake in the Himalayas.The skeletons were discovered in the 1942 when a park ranger stumbled upon on one of it and find a mass grave of skeletons. At that time it was believed that the people died from an epidemic, landslides or a blizzard. The carbon dating from samples collected at that time in the 1960s vaguely indicated that the people were from the 12th century to the 15th century.In 2004 a team of Indian and European scientists set off to the location to gain more information on the skeletons.The team uncovered vital clues including jewellery, skulls, bones and a preserved body. DNA tests on the bodies revealed that there were two groups of people, a short group (probably local porters) and a taller group who were closely related. Though the numbers were not ascertained, it is believed that three to six hundred people perished. Radio...
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Gold Coast , Australia
2007-07-03 19:16:00
From all over Australia people take their vacations on the Gold Coast , which has rightly earned itself the number one vacation spot in the country. With it's temperate climate the Gold Coast is an all year round vacation spot. With a choice of accomodation that is mind boggling, catering from backpackers to 5 star luxury, motel style to apartment buildings 50 storeys high everyone is catered for.Including Surfers Paradise Accomodation and Coolangatta Accommodation. Once your settled in it's time to play. Spend it up at Jupiters Casino with the high rollers or head of to one of the many restaurant, nightclubs or bars. The Gold Coast is home to the theme parks. Seaworld, Dreamworld, Movieworld and Wet'n'Wild are all within reach of your accomodation. Swim with the dolphins, get up close to a Bengal Tiger or have the thrill of a lifetime on some of the awesome rides. Down on the water catch a world class wave or a try your luck at a spot of game fishing. If your worn out from th...

Magnetic Hill, Leh
2007-06-28 20:02:00
Imagine a vehicle moving up a steep mountain with its ignition off!A hill near picturesque Leh has magnetic properties which attracts metallic objects, making vehicles move up at a speed of about 20 km per hour with the engines off.The “magnetic hill” is located on the Leh-Kargil-Baltik national highway, about 30 km from Leh, at a height of 14,000 feet above sea level. On its eastern side, flows the Sindhu, which originates in Tibet and goes to Pakistan.A group of journalists, visiting Leh to cover the Sindhu Darshan festival, were surprised when they had a first-hand experience of the hill.The local administration has put up a billboard near the hill, stating that if a vehicle is stopped at a particular spot on the road and the engine is switched off, it will not slide down but move up.When the Swaraj Mazda in which the journalists were travelling reached the particular point with the ignition switched off, the vehicle actually started moving upward at a speed of more than 20 k...
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The Flying Dutchman
2007-06-23 11:59:00
The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy completed few weeks ago with the release of its last flick POC- At World's End and one thing that aroused most curosity was the ship ,The Flying Dutchman,so i thought of searching information about this ghostly ship thats still a mystery in todays world.The flying Dutchman is one of the most famous ghost ships even though much of the story is legend some of the legend are actual facts. The Fly ing Dutchman set sail from Amsterdam in 1860 sailing for Batavia, which was a port in Dutch East India with Captain Hendrick Vanderdecken at the helm. As the legend goes, the ship came upon a very severe storm just as it was going around the Cape of Good Hope. His crew believed it was a warning from God to head back, but Vanerdecken did not heed to the warnings, he believed he and his ship could weather the storm.The storm was just too intense and it floundered, all aboard the ship were lost. It is believed that as a punishment the Captain and his crew m...

Biloxi
2007-06-18 18:45:00
Biloxi is known for its unique location on the gulf coast of Mississippi. It is a tourist destination with casinos as one of the top destinations. However, behind all the glamour Biloxi has a few secrets left untold. Ghosts of days gone by can be found at the Biloxi Regional Hospital, the Keesler Air Force Base, and the Marine Resource Center.When the Biloxi Regional Hospital was open many patients on the death bed reported seeing young girls at the end of their beds. Others saw a tall white apparition pass through the dispatcher area. While this ghost was passing by people reported the temperature dropped considerably. Not only did many staff members and patients alike see these apparitions but many would hear locked doors opening and then slamming shut throughout the night.The Keesler Air Force Base has two haunted areas which include the 334th training squadron and the 338th training squadron. An airman hung himself in one of the wings of the 334th training squadron. For awhile t...

Leepakshi -- The Floating Pillar
2007-06-15 08:37:00
The Pillar closest to the viewer is the most famous pillar of Veerabhadra temple. Called the Aakaasa Sthambha (floating pillar), it hangs suspended! One can pass a cloth between the underside of the pillar and the floor (Check the WS for a closer view of the pillar’s base). It is rumoured that the British (when they were in power) were fascinated by this pillar as to how it can be in a ‘suspended’ state. They possibly tried to see whether it was really suspended & whether the pillar moved when pushed. As a result of these ‘experiments’, as the saying goes, all other pillars of the temple became tilted one way or the other....
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Newport's Mysterious Stone Tower
2007-06-12 16:53:00
Many people may never have heard of Newport's mysterious Stone Tower , known locally to Rhode Islanders as the Old Stone Mill. For Newporters the Stone Tower, situated off historic Bellevue Avenue in Touro Park needs no introduction, and, indeed, those who know it may have taken the Tower's presence for granted. But how many people are aware that a controversy has surrounded the Old Stone Mill for centuries? Numerous theories regarding the Tower’s origin have been proposed, studied, supported, and discounted by countless people.Over time the two main theories concerning the origins of the Stone Tower have continued to be the Norse Theory and the Colonial/Arnold Theory.NORSE THEORYit was built by Viking explorers in the 10th or 11th centuries. This hypothesis is predicated on the uncertainty of the southward extent of the early Norse explorations of North America, particularly in regard to the actual location of Vinland. Images of Norse adventurers strike the romantic fancy more ...
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Treasure on Neahkahnie Mountain
2007-06-05 19:36:00
Neahkahnie Mount ain is a mountain on the Oregon Coast which is rumored to have a lost treasure, hidden by Spanish sailors in the early 1700s. This peak is an inspiring place, where the Tillamook tribe believed their most powerful god resided. In fact, the name Neahkahnie comes from their words Ne ("place of") and Ekahnie ("supreme deity"). For some hikers, there's additional inspiration in the thought they might stumble over hidden gold.Gold was in fact what brought the first European sailors to this Pacific shore. In 1577, the swashbuckling Englishman Sir Francis Drake became the first to venture north of California by sea. In those days, Spanish conquistadors were shipping boatloads of Aztec and Incan gold to Spain. England, virtually at war with Spain, allowed its merchant ships to loot any Spanish treasure ships they could find. The daring Drake took up the offer. He filled his hold with pirated gold off the Pacific coast of South America. Then he realized that bringing his boo...
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Mystery Spot (California)
2007-05-31 20:24:00
The Myst ery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, Calif ornia . It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter.Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself! The Mystery Spot was discovered in 1939 by a group of surveyors and opened to the public in 1940.The Mystery Spot has amazed and perplexed hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world, and many return time and time again to experience these puzzling variations of gravity, perspective, and height.Some speculate that cones of metal were secretly brought here and buried in our earth as guidance systems for their spacecraft.Some think that it is in fact the spacecraft itself burried deep within the ground.Other theories include carbon dioxide permeating from the earth, a hole in the ozone layer, a magma vortex, the...

Nullarbor
2007-05-26 21:55:00
IT IS very hot, very flat, and very bare.You might also consider it very ugly.Explorer Edward John Eyre, the first European to cross it in 1841, reportedly described it as “a hideous anomaly, a blot on the face of nature”. Others find its bleakness perversely beautiful. At first glance, it may look like a whole lot of nothing, but there is far more to the Null arbor than meets the eye.The name comes from the Latin “null” for “nothing” and “arbor” for “tree” – an appropriate name for the 1200-kilometre-wide swathe of desolation straddling the border between South and Western Australia.Still, the Nullarbor has become a magnet for tourists, scientists and potholers, not to mention 32 Postie bike riders, who on 7 May will begin an attempt to cross this inhospitable plain on second-hand Hondas bought from the Australia Post.What is the big attraction? For a start, it’s the world’s largest slab of limestone, deposited by marine organisms 15 to 25 million years ago...

Hawaii or Heaven
2007-05-18 19:41:00
World Class Shark AdventureSeeing sharks up close and personal while immersed in the Pacific Ocean within a metal cage is the most thrilling adventure on Oahu — and if you try it, probably of your life, too! This world-famous experience, offered by North Shore Shark Adventures, is available nowhere else in Hawaii .Watching Gray Reef, Galapagos, Sandbar and Hammerhead sharks swim within a few feet of you is a primal adventure, an unbelievable experience you’ll not likely forget, and one that will profoundly affect your feelings toward sharks. Some people who take this shark tour have never been in the ocean before. Many come with a phobia about sharks. After the tour their inhibitions and fears disappear and they have a greater respect for sharks and their beauty. Romance of HawaiiThere is no place on earth that conjures up visions of a romantic honeymoon quite like the Hawaiian Islands. And how can the multitudes of newlywed couples who travel to hawaii every year be wrong. The...
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The Fantastic Creatures of Angkor
2007-05-05 19:04:00
Spread out amongst the dense jungles of Cambodia hide the remains of an ancient and grand civilization. Once inhabited by a people known as the Khmer, today millions of tourists visit the temples at Angkor to get a glimpse of the majesty of this once proud city. While most visitors focus on the beauty of the city’s towering temples, another story lies in the intricate stone carvings adorning the buildings. These inscriptions tell of everyday life, grand military conquests and perhaps most intriguing of all, strange mythological creatures. But are all the fantastic animals depicted at Angkor purely myth, or are some of them based on real creatures that once lived? The Khmer began to develop as a unique culture in ...
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THE LEVITATING STONE OF SHIVAPUR
2007-04-26 19:07:00
I came across this piece of information given by Margaret Deefholts which i found out be very strange n mystical....Her experience about this place....MARGARET DEEFHOLTS:When I scribbled most of this down in a stuffy hotel room in Mumbai in January 2001, I had no premonition of the horror that was to unfold on September 11th.. At the time I was more preoccupied by the fact that I couldn't rationalise what I'd seen, rather than thinking very much about the symbolic purpose which lay behind it. What follows is still my original version-although I think about it differently today. The tale is now a metaphor. The stone is still there. It still levitates. And I still can't explain how. But perhaps, that's incidental. The reason why it does so is what this story is about. * * * * * * *Marble dome of Qamar Ali Darvesh Dargarh in Shiva pur. I am in India searching for a ...
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Mount Fuji
2007-04-19 14:01:00
Mount Fuji (Fujisan) is with 3776 meters Japan's highest mountain. It is not surprising that the nearly perfectly shaped volcano has been worshipped as a sacred mountain and experienced big popularity among artists and common people.Mount Fuji is a dormant volcano, which most recently erupted in 1708. It stands on the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures and can be seen from Tokyo and Yokohama on clear days.The easiest way to view Mount Fuji is from the train on a trip along the Tokaido Line between Tokyo and Osaka. If you take the shinkansen from Tokyo in direction of Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka, the best view of Mount Fuji can be enjoyed from around Shin-Fuji Station on the right hand side of the train, about 40 to 45 minutes after leaving Tokyo. Note however, that clouds and poor visibility often block the view of Mount Fuji, and you have to consider yourself lucky if you get a clear view of the mountain. Visibility tends to be better during the colder seasons of the ye...
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Machu Pichu
2007-04-07 18:51:00
Machu Picchu is a city located high in the Andes Mountains in modern Peru. It lies 43 miles northwest of Cuzco at the top of a ridge, hiding it from the Urabamba gorge below. The ridge is between a block of highland and the massive Huaynac Picchu, around which the Urubamba River takes a sharp bend. The surrounding area is covered in dense bush, some of it covering Pre-Colombian cultivation terraces.Machu Picchu (which means "manly peak") was most likely a royal estate and religious retreat. It was built between 1460 and 1470 AD by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, an Incan ruler. The city has an altitude of 8,000 feet, and is high above the Urubamba River canyon cloud forest, so it likely did not have any administrative, military or commercial use. After Pachacuti’s death, Machu Picchu became the property of his allus, or kinship group, which was responsible for it’s maintenance, administration, and any new construction.Machu Picchu is ...
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Mystery of AMARNATH
2007-03-31 11:55:00
A visit to Amar nath leaves an indelible mark in the hearts of the pilgrims. This cave situated on the narrow openings between the mountains of Lidder valley is on a height on 3,888 mts. The yatra can begin either from Srinagar or Pahalgam from where Amarnath is 141 km or 44.8 km respectively. Pahalgam is 96 kms from Srinagar. From Pahalgam the journey to Amarnath is 5 days. The treks are generally during Shravan (July-August). According to our legends shiva narrated to Parvati the secret of creation, in the caves of Amarnath. Without their knowledge a pair of mating doves eavesdropped on their dialogue. Having learnt it, they are reborn again and again, and have made this cave their eternal abode. These doves have been spotted by many trekkers on their way.This incredible shrine is flocked with devotees to worship the image of Shiva, in the lingam form. The lingam is formed naturally...
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Osaka Castle offers a glimpse of Japan's past.
2007-03-30 10:42:00
Osaka Castle is located in the eastern and most historic section of Osaka, Chuo-ku.The term “castle” in Japanese refers to the entire compound or campus, not just the main keep or donjon.In addition to its history, Osaka Castle is visited for its classic Japanese architecture that features the Main Tower’s eight guilded roof top dolphins, ornamental roof tiles and reliefs carved in the shape of tigers. Some of the castle’s support structures include a Gunpowder Storehouse, Treasure House which formerly housed silver and gold, The Well-house of Kinmei-sui, as well as single and multi-storied turrets.The grounds of Osaka Castle host the Nishi-no-maru Garden. The garden boasts over 600 cherry trees along with blooming azaleas. Situated in the garden is the Hoshoan tea house which serves the city of Osaka’s most luxurious tea ceremony.Originally constructed in 1598 by nearly 60,000 laborers, Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the first unifier of the Japanese people...
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