Japan Trip: Day 3

On this day I met up with my friend Kaori. She had been an exchange student at my university, and was in my Korean class. Anyhow, we met up and Kaori spent the day showing me around Osaka and Kyoto. Here are some photos from the day that was.


This picture is of me eating okonomiyaki. Okonomiyaki is kind of like a pizza, but not really like a pizza. It's kind of hard to see the food, since my friend's camera was not high quality (I'll blame the camera and not her photography skill). Anyhow it's a really delicious food item, and I hope I can eat it again sometime.
여기에 저는 오코노미야키를 먹어요. 오코노미야키가 피자 조금 같아요. 하지만 안 같아요. 사진에 그요리를 보고 어려워요. 왜냐면 제 친구의 케마라가 안 좋아요. 이요리 정말 맛있어요. 다른 시간에 오코노미야키를 먹고 싶어요.


This is a pagoda I saw in Japan. I'm not sure, but I think it was on a mountain in Kyoto. If that is the case this place was awesome. It was like a party up on that moutain. I made many wishes to Buddha and or Shinto deities...I hope they come true.


This guy was suppose to bring one good luck at work, and therefore I gave him 500 won in an effort to get some good luck back at the office. This guy also has the distinction of receiving the one non-love related wish I made. The really reason I wished at all on this guy..just look at him! He's awesome!


She is my Japanese friend Kaori. We met in Korean class in America. She is getting married in May. Here we are at a temple in Osaka.
이사람은 일본친구인 가오리 입니다. 우리가 미국에 한국어 수업에 만났어요. 올 5월에 결혼을 할 예정입니다. 우리는 오사카에서 절에세 입니다.


Here's a photo of a bunch of lanterns. I'm assuming this photo was taken at a shrine. To me it looks like a photo that one could see in a tourist guide about Japan. I commend myself on this photo. In reading the 한자 (Chinese characters) of 大丸 (daehwan) you get something like "Grand Pill/Bullet." At least if you read it the Korean way. It may be different if I understood Japanese. That makes no sense to me.


This thing is called jizo. It looks funny, but it's really kind of a depressing thing. When a baby dies, the parents visit these (and in some places have them made) and then put a hat and bib on it to keep them warm. Some of them at larger shrines also had dolls or other things with them so the baby's spirit would not be lonely.


This creature was a fortune teller. It was called a shishi or something like that in Japanese. Anyhow I gave him some yen (円) and he gave me a fortune. The fortune was really good and he said that I would have good luck with love and with work, so I was happy. Thanks Shishi!
이동물이 사주쟁이 입니다. 이동물의 일본어 이름은 씨씨 입니다. 저는 씨씨에게 円 줬어요. 씨씨가 나에게 부(富) 줬어요. 그부 너무 좋았어요. 저는 많이 행운 있겠어요. 씨씨야! 고마워!


This is Osaka at night. I took this picture out the window of a ferris wheel on top of a department store.
이사진이 오사카의 밤입니다. 저는 페리스 대회전에 백화점위에 이사진 찍었어요.