Monday, September 29

downtown osaka in photo's.


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Thursday, September 25

don't stop me now.

I received this shirt for Dreydan from Young One Apparel. It was my first item ever from them
and I was pleasantly surprised! It's extremely soft & light weight. A great little tee, I just love it.

And it goes perfect with Drey's attitude he's got right now haha...


hat: a random japanese boutique at the train station
shirt: c/o Young One Apparel - insta @youngoneapparel
pants: 77kids (no longer in business, muahaha)

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Osaka Castle.


Our view walking up the grounds 

 Bottom gate entrance, original.

Original stairs - we were walking on modern stairs built to the side 

 Part of the mote surrounding the castle grounds

Old man having a rough day. He even kicked his crocs off before knocking out 

Ancient Japanese cannon

 Before crossing the bridge to the castle grounds

Tyler handling the camera... 

I love these trees.

View of Osaka from the top of the main tower 

Original stone base wall from the 14th century 

Tickets, check. English pamphlet, check. 

Read

Opposite side of castle + my lovies.

So this castle was first built in 1583. Over the years, it was burned down from fires & destroyed by war.
Reconstructed several times, the final project was done in 1995.
Although this is a concrete reproduction of the original, the grounds, the buildings surrounding it &
artifacts displayed inside the castle are very much original. It was amazing!


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Monday, September 22

american cool.


 The Japanese styles out here are veryyy different from America.
I'm talking crocs, hello kitty, platform shoes, anime on e v e r y t h i n g.

Those pants are from a little department store down our street here & they're very common
on little children. They love the baggy pants/capri styles with crocs & a shirt that doesn't match.

I'm guilty of buying him a pair of Lightning McQueen crocs.. they were on sale for like $3! I had to.
And I love just throwing on any shirt with his polka pants haha.. with an American twist, obvi.
Shirt is from an online shop, Grey Ham NYC. Insta -- @greyhamnyc

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beach tottori.

 

Sometimes it's easier to let the pictures speak for themselves.

But in case you're wondering...
Tim is my cousin who died a few years ago. So now anytime anyone from our family visits the
ocean/beach, we write his name in the sand, surround it with a heart, & carry him with us, always.

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