Outside my brothers place (not in pic) in Amagasaki (near Osaka).
Just around the corner.
This surprised me, that they have commons here. There are little rice fields, vegie gardens and even fishing ponds.
The bit along the top (above the red circle) says:
Osaka jo no sake
Osaka castle's alcohol
Osaka Aquarium is really good (Osaka Zoo is not). Lots of pics but they aren't very Japanese so, no more of those.
Yodobashi-Umeda: Seven glorious floors of electronics. Osaka is great.
It does seem to be a bit of a myth that electronics are cheaper here though. I suspect Japanese just get paid more.
Butter in a tube. It's the future, today.
Bread slices are about three times as thick as our toast-bread. Bread loaves are almost cube shaped, with four to six slices.