Travel Guide

Osu Shopping Street: A Local Resident’s Complete Guide (2026) Osu Shopping Street (大須商店街) is a covered arcade district in central Nagoya with over 1,200 shops, dating back to Edo-period origins in the early 1600s. Street food starts at around ¥100 per item, most shops open 10:00-20:00, and the arcade is a 10-minute subway ride from … Read more

Nagoya Castle: A Local’s Complete Guide (2026) Nagoya Castle, built in 1612 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, draws approximately 1.6 million visitors annually. The reconstructed Hommaru Palace (completed 2018, cost 15 billion yen) is Japan’s most faithful historical palace reconstruction. Admission is 500 yen, and a thorough visit takes 2-3 hours. Nagoya Castle is Nagoya’s defining landmark … Read more