{"id":1807,"date":"2011-06-26T22:33:11","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T13:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-06-26\/1807"},"modified":"2011-06-26T22:33:11","modified_gmt":"2011-06-26T13:33:11","slug":"itami-sky-park-next-to-osaka-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-06-26\/1807","title":{"rendered":"Itami Sky Park, Next to Osaka Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\nNOTE<\/b>: Images with an icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 220 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSaturday In the Park<\/span>\nlocal hubbub at the Itami Sky Park next to Osaka (Itami) Airport\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 170mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRingside View<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Prior to Kansai\nInternational<\/a> opening as Osaka's international airport in 1994, the\ncloser-to-town Osaka\nAirport<\/a> filled that position, but now it's used mostly for domestic\nflights. It straddles<\/span> the border between Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, but\nlies mostly in Hyogo, in its city of Itami, so it's often referred to as\n“Osaka (Itami)”.<\/p>\n\n

Immediately next to it, running more than a kilometer<\/span> long, is a thin<\/span>\nstrip of city park called the Itami Sky Park<\/b>. We stopped<\/span> by while\nvisiting some friends last spring.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 290mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

We tried some badminton, but it was a windy<\/span> day and without buildings or\ntrees to inhibit it as it crossed the airport, at the park it was\nabsolutely howling....<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 420mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHitting It Forward<\/span>\nmade it go backwards\n<\/div>\n\n

Luckily, there were lots of jungle-gym type things sprinkled across the length for kids of various ages...<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 2500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOccasional Passers-By<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 1100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nthis particular one was\nMeant for Younger Kids<\/span>\nbut still fun\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 2500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLate-Afternoon Snack<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma 50-500mm OS @ 500mm cropped — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNom Nom Nom<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 420mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 360 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSomething in Bloom<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 1000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHeading Down<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 116mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRace<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

We barely saw one small part of it... there looks to be much left to explore. If you're in the area with kids, it's highly recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prior to Kansai International opening as Osaka's international airport in 1994, the closer-to-town Osaka Airport filled that position, but now it's used mostly for domestic flights. It straddles the border between Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, but lies mostly in Hyogo, in its city of Itami, so it's often referred to as \"Osaka (Itami)\".<\/p>

Immediately next to it, running more than a kilometer long, is a thin strip of city park called the Itami Sky Park<\/b>. We stopped by while visiting some friends last spring.<\/p>

We tried some badminton, but it was a windy day and without buildings or trees to [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}