Explore the Osu Shopping Streets in Nagoya in depth and from all angles. Find out about its past, present and future, and it’s unique culture (traditional and modern) while snacking on the most delicious street food Nagoya has to offer, including national favorites and local specialties.
14,000 yen/person
4 ~ 12 years old: 7,000 yen/person
0 ~ 3 years old: free
Private Experience
Osu Kannon (Google Map)
Fureai Plaza (Google Map)
Start time 11:00 and 16:00 (2 hours)
If you prefer a start time other than the above mentioned, please let us know at the time of booking.
This tour is your opportunity to really get to know the Osu Shopping District. And not the typical superficial visit everyone else does.
Meet your guide at the popular Osu Kannon and start by recognizing the differences between a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple. Something many of you has probably wondered about.
Start snacking on delicious Miso Kushi Katsu, skewered meat with a hearty red Miso sauce.
Next, you will try another Miso snack, Gohei Mochi, grilled rice on a stick covered in Miso sauce, an invention from Gifu Prefecture to the north of Nagoya. You will also try Karaage at one of the first shops selling the popular street food in Osu. Later, you’ll visit a popular local coffee shop and try their Ebifry Sandwich.
Uiro is a local dessert, produced for more than 100 years here in Nagoya. Street food can be found on every corner of Osu, sweet and savory, from ultra-cheap to luxury items. Your guide knows the best spots for each dish.
The history of Osu is fascinating, its continued development as a main entertainment district of Nagoya started with the founding of Nagoya and continues even today. Glimpse the past by visiting old temples and burial sites.
At the end of this tour, your belly will be filled, and your mind will also be satisfied and appreciative of Osu, a district that has been through so much but has retained its popularity and charm.
*Food items might differ slightly between tours
One of the most popular Buddhist temples is the meeting place of the ‘Street Food Walking Tour of Osu’. Here you will finally understand the differences between a shrine and a temple and even learn how to correctly pray at one.
Miso Katsu is a favorite dish in Nagoya. A deep-fried pork cutlet drenched in red Miso sauce. On the tour, you will get to try it served on a stick. Because everything on a stick automatically becomes street food.
Gohei Mochi, a grilled rice cake with Miso sauce. Invented in the mountains of Gifu prefecture (just to the north of Nagoya).
A favorite of every Japanese person, Karaage are deep-fried pieces of chicken. They go especially well with an ice cold beer, but aren’t bad as a snack in between either.
Uiro is a traditional Japanese confectionery made from rice flour, water, and sugar. It is usually enjoyed with tea.
A sandwich filled with deep-fried shrimp from a popular local coffee shop.
At the most high-tech temple in Nagoya you will learn about your fortune. But don’t worry, if you aren’t lucky you will also learn how to get rid of your bad fortune at once.
The last stop of the tour is Fureai Plaza where you are greeted by a big beckoning cat. Here you will learn about the Maid Cafe culture before saying goodbye to your guide giving you time to explore more of Osu on your own.
Our team of guides has expanded from our co-founders, Lena and Elly, to include passionate Japanese and international guides living in and around Nagoya. Each of our guides loves sharing the unique aspects of Nagoya and its surroundings with travelers from all over the world.
They can’t wait to meet you!
Erica was an amazing tour guide! Not only did she show us some incredible food she was prepared for the fact that we were there over a holiday so certain stores were more crowded than usual. She led us through the streets with ease and answered any and all questions we had with very thorough thought. Her insight was unique and we are so glad we stopped in Nagoya!
We had an amazing time with Erica. She is really friendly and funky and knows a lot about the food and the tempels and shrines. I would recommend this tour to e everyone!
We enjoyed our tour with Erica. We had been in Japan on a cruise for a few days already, and she explained more about shrines and temples than our previous guides. The food places she took us too were tasty as well. She brought us to places we would not have know how or what to order on our own. Highly recommend to this tour to try various street foods.
Erica was an excellent guide to show us around Nagoya. She was very friendly and had a lot of information not just about the food culture, but Japanese culture. Thank you
Wonderful walking tour with our guide Erica. In addition to the tasty treats, we learned a lot about the history of Nagoya, the difference between Shinto and Buddhist shrines and temples, and why Nagoya food has that “little bit extra.” I loved the old-style cafe that was our last stop.After our tour was over, we walked around Osu for a bit longer, trying more of the shops
that Erica has recommended. We had our 1.5 year old toddler with us and Erica handled her moods with aplomb. This was not our first visit to Japan and we do really love Japanese food, so it’s a challenge to find something new for us to try. All in all, we really enjoyed it and would recommend it to other travelers.
