Nagoya: Osu Kannon, Retro Shops & Pop Culture Walk

Explore Nagoya’s lively Osu district, where historic temples, retro shops, vintage fashion, anime, games, and street culture meet. Get local shopping help and capture memorable photos
Meet your guide near Osu Kannon Station and begin at Osu Kannon Temple, the historic heart of the district. Learn basic temple etiquette, hear how the surrounding neighborhood developed as a temple town, and discover why Osu has continued to reinvent itself across generations.

Enter the covered shopping streets and follow Osu’s transformation from a traditional temple district into an electronics center and, later, one of Nagoya’s best-known shopping and pop-culture neighborhoods. Rather than simply passing through the main arcade, explore side streets and smaller shops that can be easy to overlook when visiting alone.

Browse a lively mix of vintage clothing, secondhand fashion, retro games, anime merchandise, electronics, capsule toys, collectibles, and unusual local souvenirs. Your guide can help you search for particular items, understand basic product information, and communicate with shop staff when needed. Store visits may vary according to opening hours, current inventory, and the interests of the group.

Continue to Banshoji Temple, a historic temple associated with Oda Nobunaga’s family that now stands in the middle of the modern shopping district. Its mechanical displays and contemporary presentation create one of Osu’s most surprising contrasts between old Nagoya and the city’s present-day street culture. Depending on the timing and operating schedule, you may also see one of the temple’s short mechanical performances.

Along the way, discover Osu’s casual food scene and receive recommendations for local snacks or Nagoya specialties. Food, drinks, and shopping are optional and available at your own expense, allowing you to choose what interests you.

Your guide will also help capture smartphone photos at selected locations, from the temple entrance and colorful arcades to retro storefronts and hidden side streets.

Finish near Kamimaezu Station with a better understanding of how religion, electronics retail, youth fashion, and pop culture came together to create a neighborhood unlike anywhere else in Nagoya. You will also receive local recommendations so you can continue shopping, eating, or exploring independently after the tour.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.