Nagoya: Osu Shopping District Tour with English Assistant
ID: GYG1378295-2103605
Category:
Country: Japan
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Explore Nagoya's Osu Shopping District on a guided tour. Visit the Osu Kannon Temple, sample local delicacies, and enjoy a matcha-flavored soft serve ice cream.
Explore the Osu Shopping District with an English-speaking assistant. Discover the best local shops and eateries, and learn about the food Nagoya people generally have. Visit the famous Osu Kannon Temple and enjoy a free matcha-flavored soft serve.
Begin your tour by meeting your assistant and heading to the Osu Shopping District. Discover a huge shopping area with approximately 1,200 shops of various kinds, including food, cafes, and clothing shops.
Visit Kushi-Hatcho Dote-Hatcho, a shop of miso skewers and tebasaki (chicken wings). Miso is one of the features of Nagoya food, as you can see it on many things in Nagoya. So is tebasaki as well. Whenever you come to Nagoya, tebasaki is a must-try.
Next, head to Ajia-bo (Asiabow), a shop selling Osu karaage (Japanese fried chicken) and tapioca drinks. It is standard for Osu visitors to get some karaages and tapioca drinks, which you do not probably know. 6 flavors of karaage and 32 kinds of tapioca drinks are available here.
Then, visit Aoyagi, a uiro shop. Uiro is a Nagoya sweet made from rice powder and sugar. Enjoy various flavors of uiro here, including white and black as regular ones, yuzu (a Japanese citrus fruit), sakura (cherry blossom), or matcha. Besides uiro, some other Nagoya sweets are available here, such as kaeru-manju (frog-figured bun).
Next, head to Kakien Amakobo, a Japanese sweets cafe. Enjoy a free matcha-flavored soft serve. The soft serve tastes really matcha and is very creamy. Other than the soft serve, you can get tea things so check them out there.
Finally, visit Osu Kannon Temple, one of the three greatest Kannon temples in Japan, including Sensoji Temple at Asakusa. In Japan's New Year Holidays, a lot of people come to the temple to do Hatsumode, the first visit to a temple in the year.
Highlights
- Explore the vibrant Osu Shopping District in Nagoya with a local guide
- Visit the Osu Kannon Temple, one of Japan's three greatest Kannon temples
- Discover the district's 1,200 shops, from food stalls to clothing stores
- Sample local delicacies like miso skewers, tebasaki, and uiro sweets
- Enjoy a matcha-flavored soft serve ice cream at a Japanese sweets cafe
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This is a private tour. Only your group will participate.
You can customize it as you like. If you have any requests, please let us know in advance.
If you want to change your schedule even on the tour day, your guide is always happy to help you.
You can skip the spot where you don't go (※in this case we do not refund any fees) or change it with another place.
If you add some new spots by your request, please pay the ticket fee on the spot. (Note that you may need to pay extra transportation fee)
Lunch fee is not included so pay for your food on the spot.
1 minute walk from Kamimaezu Station Exit 8 (The huge cat statue is a landmark)
INCLUDED
- English speaking assistant
- Free matcha-flavored soft-serve
When should I book?
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.
Cancellations
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.
