Osaka Expo Park

Hello, again, everyone! This is the second entry today! haha 

So, today, I went to the Osaka Expo park for the first time! I had never been there since I was born! LOL My mother did go there about 40 years ago. haha 

Okay, in order to go there, I used the Keiji Bypass and the Meishi Highway. This is because I can get there sooner! But it costs 1100 yen... :( 

The video above shows some scenes on my way to the park. 

I parked the West First Parking lot. I didn't know that it took a long minute to get to 太陽の塔, which means The Tower of The Sun. 

It was known as the symbol of Expo '70 and currently is preserved and located in the Expo Commemoration Park in Suita, Osaka, Japan. The tower has three faces on its front and back.


According to Wikipedia...

The tower's height is 70 metres, the diameter of the basement is 20 metres, and length of arms is 25 metres.[2] The tower has currently three faces, two faces on the front, and a face in the back. The face located at the top, whose diameter is 11 metres, represents the future. An antenna attached to it works as a conductor.[2] In the eyes of the face, Xenon arc lamps were used during the expo, however they became decrepit and broken down after the expo. On September 25, 2004, new lights were installed next to the old ones and lit to advertise the Expo 2005.[5] A face between two arms represents the present, and a black face on the rear of the tower is the sun of the past. Originally another face, "Sun of the Underworld" was located on the basement floor, yet currently it has been moved to an unknown location. The jagged red paintings on the front of the tower represent thunder.

Inside of the tower, an artwork called the "Tree of Life" was exhibited, and many miniatures and objects created by theTsuburaya Productions were suspended from the tree. It was 45 metres high and represents the strength of the life heading to the future.[6] In the tower, there were moving staircases surrounding the tree and a lift which enabled visitors to go to the upper floor. One of the lifts inside was connected to a part of the Big Roof through the opened wall, which was closed after the expo. Originally, "The Tower of Mother" and "The Tower of Youth" were also placed on the east and west area in the expo, both were created by Taro Okamoto, and later they were removed.

A miniature version of the Tower of the Sun is located in the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art. The tower has also been listed as one of the Best 100 Media Arts in Japan by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.[3]



To be honest, this tower is... okay... haha

Moreover, in this time, we can see the flowers of 梅, Japanese apricot.

                  

Whenever I see the flowers, I think that spring is coming soon! Of course, 桜, cherry blossom makes me think that spring is now, though. I want to see 桜!

Next time, I want to go there in real spring anyway! It will be very comfortable! ;)

Alright, see ya!