家から大阪城は１０分弱だけど夜の公園内は危ないから、２０分程乗って中之島を目指す。
Last night I ate Korean BBQ lots so did a night ride in the city by my bike for an hour.
It is just less than 10 min. to the Osaka Castle park from my house but it would be dangerous a quiet night park, so I headed to Nakanoshima taking 20 min.
my bike Bianchi
大阪は川が多いから商売の街として栄えたが、ここ中之島はその中心地だった。
証券取引所、大手銀行や保険会社もここで生まれ、江戸時代から日本の経済を支えた街。
中之島は字のごとく、川と川の間にある島で、例えて言うなら パリのセーヌ川にあるシテ島。中之島は明治時代には洋風の建築に溢れた、格式ある場所だったよう。
今は川沿いには遊歩道が出来たり、レストラン、カフェなど並び、ちょっとした散策コース。
余談ですが、私は場所の「気」を本能的に感じますが、中之島はとても良い「気」を感じるから好きな場所の一つ。 夜も良いけど、天気のよい昼間の散策も好き。
Osaka city was famous for the business city because of lots of rivers, and Nakanoshima was the center of business. Osaka stock market and major banks and insurance companies were born here, it was really backbone of Japan business since 200 years ago.
Nakanoshima means an island in the middle; a natural island between two rivers that is like Cite in the Seine in Paris. Lots of western style buildings were in Nakanoshima and it was very authentic place in 100 years ago. It has been developing with restaurants, cafe, museums and cool stores.... good place to walk around.
I have an instinctive feeling to "energy of place or land", I love Nakanoshima as I can feel good energy.
Riding in daytime is really good, too.
Osaka City Central Public Hall built in 1911
日銀 大阪支店
The Japan Bank, Osaka branch
大阪市役所 Osaka City Hall
Cool steamline shape; one of my favourite building Head office of Asahi News Paper
Very controversial now in Japan; the secret office in Osaka
