Shimogawara is also a well-known spot for plane spotting. It is located at the northwest corner of Itami Airport; this is the area marked as “No. 5” in the picture. For transportation, you can get off at JR Itami Station, take a bus to “Shimogawara” from Platform 6, and after getting off at the terminal, it is a 10-minute walk to get there.

When taking photos here, actually, most of the time the lighting is against the sun (backlit), so I chose to go in the late afternoon during dusk when the light is softer.

The photos taken mainly feature the high-rise buildings of downtown Osaka as the background, using the aircraft during Climb as the subject, wanting to highlight the heat exhaust emitted from the engines.

Aircraft during Arrival, also with the city buildings as the background.

Looking at similar photos, one might feel they are a bit monotonous, but I never tire of it. To photograph Climb from here, the distance is still a bit far, so if I have the chance to go next time, I’d best bring an APS-C camera; combined with a 400mm lens, the focal length can reach 640mm, so the results should be even better.