Discover Pop Culture in Nagoya
発見！名古屋のポップ・カルチャー
A Project of the iCoToBa Multilingual Learning Centerat Aichi Prefectural University
in Collaboration with
the WCS Omotenashi Student Executive Committee

Table of Contents
1) About this Pamphlet
2) Messages from Project Members

3) Osu Anime-Manga Walks
by Sekai Noro, Saho Shibata, and Momoha
Kitano4) Tabe-Aruki: Enjoy Eating and Walking in Osu
by Koko Fujii and Honoka Ando
5) Nagoya: Surpassing Time and Placeby Nanami Ando, Yukiko Shimizu, and Rina
Tsubai6) Animal Cafes: What You Need to Knowby Ami Taguchi and Miki Kanai

About This Pamphlet
By Brett Hack (Course Instructor)
Hello and welcome to Japan!
This pamphlet was made especially for the international participantsof the 2019 World Cosplay Summit by students at Aichi Prefectural
University, which is located just east of Nagoya, as part of our
Project-Based Learning English course.
The WCS Omotenashi Student Executive Committee will be working
hard to make sure you are taken care of while you’re here. To help
them out, our class has made this pamphlet, which contains
information about a variety of fun things to see and do in Nagoya.
You will probably have a busy schedule with the Summit, but wehope that you’ll also have a little time to explore Nagoya as well.
Though Nagoya is not as famous as other major cities in Japan, we
think you’ll find that it has a lot to offer in terms of popular culture.
The spots in this pamphlet were chosen to fit WCS visitors’ needs.
They are all close to Sakae and are easily accessible by the subway.
Each of them can be fully enjoyed in just a couple of hours, so they
won’t take up much of your time.
We’ve also tried to choose places and activities that aren’t featured
in major English guidebooks, and which we think will be especiallyinteresting for fans of anime, manga, and other aspects of Japanese
popular culture.

We wish you all the best of luck at the World Cosplay Summit, andhope you have a great time while you’re here!

Messages from Project Members“Welcome to Nagoya! There are a lot of good places, so please enjoy
your stay.”- Momoha (Freshman, Chinese Studies)“Welcome to Nagoya! You’ll surely make wonderful memories here!”- Sekai, (Freshman, Chinese Studies)“Welcome to Nagoya! I hope you feel at home during your stay.”- Saho, (Freshman, Chinese Studies)“Please enjoy your stay in Nagoya! Good luck!”- Ami, (Senior, Spanish and Latin American Studies)“I'll be glad if you take an interest in the transition of an old time to a
new time through this opportunity.”- Nanami (Junior, Japanese History and Culture)“We wrote about things not known to other tourists, just for you.
Hope you enjoy these places and see you around!”- Rina, (Freshman, German Studies)“We’ve suggested a plan that helps you learn more about Nagoya. I
hope you enjoy your stay and feel close to this city!”- Yukiko, (Junior, French Studies)“Have a good time!!”- Koko (Freshman, International and Cultural Studies)“I hope you enjoy tabe-aruki!”- Honoka (Freshman, International and Cultural Studies)“Good luck and have fun!”- Miki (Freshman, International and Cultural Studies)Osu Anime-Manga Walk 1
Akamon-Dori Street

Osu is one of the most popular places in Nagoya, with a lot ofenjoyable things for everyone. Anime and manga fans can have a
fun walk in Osu with the information on these pages!
In these articles we will introduce
Akamon-dori Street and Shintenchidori Street in Osu. Most of the animerelated shops are on or around these
two streets. We’ll introduce somefamous spots, but there are manyothers you can explore yourself! This
article will cover Akamon-dori Street,shown here.

Your hotel andOasis 21
are this way!

Akamon-dori Street

Manga/Anime Goods: Gee StoreIf you want to go to anime specialty
shops, this is a good one. The first
fioor specializes in manga and has all the
famous ones. You’ll surely be able tofind the Japanese version of your favorite
manga here! In addition, many manga
titles don’t get published outside of Japan,
so here you’ll find a lot of manga which
you have never seen before.
Address:
3 Chome-11-34 Osu, Naka Ward, Nagoya

On the second floor are merchandise
corners featuring many anime goods,
including key rings, towels, and clear
plastic folders. Also, there are T-shirtswith popular anime characters on
them. You can wear them as casualclothes. Of course, it’s possible to buy
anime goods on the internet, but it isvery enjoyable to choose them in a realshop.

Osu Anime-Manga Walk 1
Akamon-Dori Street

Dagashi Candies: Super Potato
In Osu, you can find not only anime shops
but also many of the daily enjoyments ofJapanese culture.
Do you like candies and snacks? Then you
will definitely love the penny-candies
called dagashi. These are a wide varietyof little candies, doughnuts, snacks, andso on which people can buy with only alittle bit of money. Buying cheap andinteresting candy at the dagashi shop inyour childhood is one of the mostwonderful “little moments” in Japaneseculture, and it makes people happy! Oneof the game shops on Akamon-dori sells
dagashi, so you can try them out easily
here.
Address:
3-chōme-11-30 Ōsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya

In addition to being delicious, dagashi’s
appearances are very funny, as are theways of enjoying them. For example,
there are candies to be “smoked” likecigarettes, jerky sheets which taste likeyakiniku (grilled meat) or kabayaki(skewers), and candies which change thecolor of your tongue to blue or red.
We’re absolutely sure that people fromanywhere in the world will love dagashi.
CAUTION: Don’t buy too much!!

For More Information…
http://www.geestore.com/geenet/geestore/nagoya
https://twitter.com/s_potato_nagoya
https://twitter.com/gachanomori

Osu Anime-Manga Walk 1
Akamon-Dori Street

One of the features of this shop is thenice selection of machines. We found
one which dispensed plastic replicas ofJapanese traditional foods. Some special
machines sell goods which need to be
combined with toys dispensed fromother machines. One machine even sells
costumes for cats and dogs !
New machines arrive and leave each
week, so if you miss a deadline, you may
not get your desired toy, or you have towander from shop to shop. That’s
exactly what we mean when we say “aforest of capsule machines.”

Forest of Capsule Toys: Gacha-Gacha no
MoriThis store specializes in “gacha” orcapsule machines. Once you enter, you
may feel as if you are in a large forest. It
holds up to 252 machines. You probably
can’t reach machines on the top row, but
the shop has a stool which is free to use.
We always have fun playing with capsulemachines.
There are a bunch of interesting capsule
toys which you can only buy from thesemachines. The most expensive one is 500
yen, and many are cheaper.

Address:
3-chōme-11-26 Ōsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya

This is a picture of the toys that came out
from capsules when we visited. Part of
the thrill is not knowing what will comeout. However, you have to be carefulwhen you are enjoying yourself at thisshop. These machines are also dangerous,
because the small cost of each gachagacha toy adds up quickly. Once youenter, the contents of your wallet canalso get lost like in a forest. Be careful of
addiction if you play with gacha-gacha!!

That’s Akamon-dori street, but there’s more in our next article!

Osu Anime-Manga Walk 2
Shintenchi-Dori Street

This article will covers places located onor near Shintenchi- Dori Street, which islocated in the covered part of the Osu
Shopping Arcade.

Address:
3 Chome-18-21 Osu, Naka Ward, Nagoya

Mandarake
Just off the main street, this place isheaven for anime fans. All kinds of anime
fans will be satisfied by coming here. You
can get comics for both boys and girls, aswell as trading cards, all kinds of games,and figures including dolls and car
models. This place is famous not for new
anime goods, but for its large collectionof used, rare, and vintage goods. As formyself, I often go there to buy magazines
published by fans. There are many kindsof these dojinshi, so I always do treasurehunting!

In this shop, you can also find clerks who
do cosplay. You might meet someone
there! When I went a few days ago, theclerk had become a Pokémon master. He
also had deep knowledge of Pokémon,and was dressed as the Satoshi who
appeared in old Pokémon manga.
If you have trouble finding the things
you want to buy, clerks in this shop arereliable. There is a strong possibility thatyou’ll hear some “hardcore” information
related to new anime or manga, evenrelating to characters’ costumes!

INFORMATION
https://twitter.com/mandarake_ngy
https://twitter.com/Taito_Osu

PhotoGame Centers
We recommend that you go to a “gamecenter” (video game arcade) in Osu,
which is not only the center ofJapanese pop culture in Nagoya but
home of its biggest game center. There
are as many as 540 game machines. At
this spot, you can play many kinds ofgames. There are not only crane games
and video games but also rhythm
games, medal games and many more.

Address:
3-chōme-20-7 Ōsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya

Besides, there is a specialty booth ofsqueezes which are the most popular in
Harajuku, Tokyo. This booth is open fora limited time.
We also recommend purikura. Purikura
is short for the Japanese pronunciationof “print club.” With this machine, you
can take memorable photos. These days,
these machines are evolving rapidly, andare taking better and better pictures. It
is very popular among young people.
We think a purikura photo would be awonderful souvenir for all cosplayers.

This is a picture of the famous gamebased on wadaiko, a kind of Japanese
drum. You can play along to game songs,
anime songs, and more for only 200 yen.
Up to two people can play can play at one
time. When we tried for a perfect rhythm,
we got so into drumming that we broke asweat. Why don’t you try it and aim for ahigh score?

What will you do on your Osu trip?
You’ll go there for sure, and we know you will
absolutely enjoy yourself.
We also hope you can learn more about Japan
during your stay!

Tabe-aruki: Enjoy Eating and Walking in Osu!

Osu’s famous temple area has many quick and easy places to eat.
Our article will take you on a walk to some local favorites!
Young people in Japan love going to
Osu’s famous shopping arcade. We aregoing to introduce the way many of us
like to enjoy our time there....tabearuki! “Tabe-aruki” means “eating andwalking.” We walk through a fun area
and order small foods which we can eat
while walking. When you walk throughOsu, there are many food and clothes
shops, and the smell of delicious food iseverywhere. Osu is great for tabe-aruki,
so we will recommend a course which
you can enjoy during your WCS trip!
While walking and talking, we can see a
lot of traditional Japanese things. For
example, there is a very big beckoning cat(manekineko), as well as some temples
and omikuji spots. Omikuji is a kind of
traditional Japanese fortune-telling. Thevery big beckoning cat is a good spot totake pictures. Young people like to take apicture here and upload the picture to
Instagram. There are a lot of deliciouslooking food signboards too. Because ofthat, we always wonder which food tochoose.
Here is our first stop, a karaage shop.
Karaage means Japanese-style friedchicken. This one , Maruyoshi, is a very
popular karaage shop. Its sells karaage
in a cup for 500 yen. One cup has a lotof chicken pieces in it, so you can buy
one cup and share it. There are manysorts of karaage, including strange
flavors: for instance, karaage withchocolate sauce. There are a lot of
strange foods this like in Osu, and they
are popular among young people.

While we wait for the shop staff tocook our karaage, it is a good time tohave a look around. There are many
outdoor machines selling gacha-gacha– small toys inside capsules. There aremany gacha-gacha featuring animerelated toys. You can quickly buy agacha-gacha toy for about 300 yen, so
this might be a good time to get one
while waiting for the karaage. The
sound and smell of the deep-frying
karaage will really work up yourappetite! When it’s complete, let’s go to
the next place while eating the hot andjuicy chicken. Karaage is bite size, so it iseasy for you to eat and walk!

Eating karaage warms the body up, so
you’ll want to eat something cold next.
How about to eat ice cream? On ourway, we can find “ice monaka.” “Icemonaka” is ice cream inside a crispy
cracker. This food is very nice to walkand eat with because it is small and themonaka cracker makes it easy to hold.
It is also cheap, so a lot of young
people who don’t have much money
like it very much.
We are full! For now, let’s keep justwalking. After we walk for a while, wearrive at the Osu Kannon temple. Youmight be surprised at the number of
pigeons gathering around the temple. If
you want to, you can buy special foodfor them, and let them have their own
tabe-aruki too! At Osu Kannon, you can
get a “Goshuin:” a stamp made forvisitors to a shrine or temple. Some
Japanese people like to collect them.
You can get an original Osu-madegoshuin here.

Shop Information
Karaage
から揚げ専門店まる芳3-chōme 20-14 Ōsu,Naka-ku, Nagoya

Goheimochi
大須ごへいもち店
2-chōme 12-12 Ōsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya

Ice Monaka
鳴門鯛焼本舗3-chōme 43-4 Ōsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya

Kinako Dango
新雀本店
2-chōme 30-12 Ōsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya

After visiting Osu Kannon, you’ll
probably be hungry again. This is thetime to try the traditional Japanesefood – goheimochi! It is made of soft
rice, so it make us full. In addition, it
is a “food on stick” so we can eat it
easily. The traditional sauce is misobased. If you would rather eat
something sweet, we recommend
kinako dango – rice dumplings
covered in sugary soy powder. It’s
also cheap, and just 5 minutes fromthe temple.

Finally, we recommend that you buy afunny t-shirt for one of your souvenirs.
In Osu a lot of t-shirts are sold. This
picture shows one of them. On it,“Nagoya” is written in kanji (Japanesecharacters). Kanji t-shirts tend to be
popular among foreign tourists looking
for gifts for family and friends backhome. Or you can buy it for yourself,
and recall your enjoyable memories
when you wear it. Don’t you think that
it is a nice souvenir? They are also very
cheap. Don’t miss out!

Goheimochi

Karaage

Kinako Dango

Ice Monaka

This is our recommended route. However, there are a lot of other great
food shops in Osu. We want you to enjoy your own tabe-aruki, and try
the foods that interest you. Have a great trip!

Nagoya: Surpassing Time and Place
Nagoya may give you the image of a standard urban landscape. But if you get out from
Osu and Sakae, there are all kinds of places where you can feel both old and modern
atmosphere and learn about Nagoya’s relationship with the world. We’ve chosen spots
which are located along the Sakura-dori subway line, so you can tour them easily.
Recommended Course
The three spots are located near each other. If you
want to visit all of them in one day, we recommendthat you go to Bunka no michi first, then Endoji
Shopping Arcade, and finally Sky Promenade.
You can get to all of them on the subway’s Sakura-doriline (the red line.) It's better to buy “donichi eco ticket,”which is an all-day pass for subway and city buses.
Bunka no Michi：10 min. from Takaoka sta.
Endoji Shopping Arcade：5 min. from Kokusai Center sta.
Sky Promenade：1 min. from Nagoya sta.
(on foot)

This section will introduce buildings on the
Cultural Path, or “Bunka no Michi.” It’s aneighborhood located between Nagoya
Castle and the Tokugawa Museum, withmany historical heritage sites. This buildingis the Former Toyoda Sasuke Residence. He
was the brother of the so-called “king of
inventors” Toyoda Sakichi, who founded the
TOYOTA group. His house is the only Toyoda
residence remaining. The house adopts a
Address:
Western-style wooden design. The lights on
8 Chikara-machi 3-chome, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
the first floor are shaped like lotus buds,
and the air vents incorporate the word This building is the “Futabakan.” It’s the"Toyoda" into a crane motif.
former residence of Kawakami Sadayakko(1871 ‐ 1946). She was called “Madame
Sadayakko” and is considered the firstmodern actress in Japan. Sadayakko
Kawakami made her first appearance as
Sadayakko-the-actress in a San Francisco
performance by the Kawakami theatrical
troupe. She also appeared at the World
Exposition in Paris and received an award
from the French government. Her house
blends Japanese and Western styles. Theinterior has electrical fittings that werebreathtaking at the time. The grand parlor
Address:
was bathed in light from stained glass
23 Shumoku-cho 3-chome, Higashi-ku, Nagoya
windows.

This is Chikaramachi Catholic Church.
The chapel was built in 1904 by Turtan, apriest, and Inoue Shusai, who is the first
man to spread Catholicism in Nagoya andGifu Prefectures. The bell was made inFrance a century ago.
《How to get to the Cultural Path area》
From Takaoka Station Exit 1, walk northunder the expressway until you see thischurch (about 10 minutes.) Then turnright, and you’re there!
Click on the links to find the buildings on
Google Maps.

We can see this combination in thevariety of restaurants they have there.
For example, there is an elegant Italian
bar at the entrance of the arcade. In
the middle of the way, you can find Bar
Dufi, a Spanish restaurant popular withmori gaaru or “forest girls” – young
urban women whose fashion gives theimage of living naturally in the forest.
However, in addition to modern
options, Endoji Shotengai has a
traditional Okinawa noodle shop, andKissa Matsuba, a Japanese coffee shop
which looks right out of the Showa era!

Address:
33 Chikara-machi 3-chome, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi

About halfway between Nagoya
Station and Nagoya Castle, you’ll
find an old shopping arcade. This is
Endoji Shotengai, and it’s one of
Nagoya’s hidden hot spots. Going in
there, it feels a little different fromother shopping arcades in Nagoya
because it gives you the uniqueexperience of the “golden age” ofJapan’s 1960s (called “Showa era”)
but combined with contemporary
alternative urban culture.

The origin of the arcade’s name,however, is an unexpectedly calm little
Buddhist temple. Endoji Shotengai has
many old-school attractions, like a
festival and even a small kabuki
theater.
To enjoy Endoji, we recommend goingwith a few friends. It’s likely more fun
to hang out and eat as group. But ofcourse, you can also enjoy this real
atmosphere while chilling out by
yourself.

Location Information for Endoji Shotengai Area
Endoji Temple
1-chōme-11-7 Nagono, Nishi-ku, Nagoya

Bar Dufi
1-chōme-20-1 Nagono, Nishi-ku, Nagoya

ARANCIA1-chōme-11-7 Nagono, Nishi-ku, Nagoya

Kissa MATSUBA
1-chōme-11-7 Nagono, Nishi-ku, Nagoya

This eye-catching high-rise contains many offices, a cinema, and many international brandshops. At the top of the skyscraper, there is an observation area called “Sky Promenade.”

Access to Sky Promenade
You’ll have no trouble finding Midland
Square after leaving the Sakura-dori exitof Nagoya Station. Walk across the
crosswalk and enter the building, thentake the E-shuttle elevator to the 42th
floor. You can buy a ticket there. After
that, the escalator will bring you to theupper floor and a breathtaking view.

The View
From the height of 220 meters, you’ll
have an almost 360-degree night viewof Nagoya. You experienced old Nagoya
atmosphere in the daytime; now the
new and modern scenery will surroundyou.
Forget the bustle of the city and feel
relaxed, remembering the memories ofyour stay. The shining view will stay withyou for a long time.

Why Here?
Oasis 21 or Nagoya TV Tower are also
famous as night-view spots, but around
Nagoya Station you can enjoy the cityscenery from a much better angle. Here,you’ll see how big Nagoya is!
(URL: https://www.midland-square.com/sky-promenade/)Thank you for reading this article! We hope this helps
you enjoy your stay and learn more about Nagoya!

Animal Cafés:
What You Need to Know

Relax in quirky cafes
What is an animal café?
"Animal café” is a popular café style originating in Japan. As the name implies, there
are animals in cafés and you can spend time with them. You can not only enjoy yourcoffee or meal, but also watch, touch and feed the lovely animals while you are
there. You’ll be busy while you’re here in Japan to join the cosplay summit, and also
you must be tired from making your own costumes for this festival. So, we chose
this topic for you to relax and enjoy a unique experience with animals in Japan!

General rules
If you have your own pets, you probably already know how to treat them.
Generally, you must not do anything that makes animals stressed, scared or angry.
You should touch them carefully and kindly. You cannot feed them foods broughtfrom home, or what you’re eating in the café. You have to ask the shop staff what
you can feed them. You cannot take pictures with flash, which surprises animals andeven has the potential to blind them. If it’s not with flash, then photos are usuallyno problem. Also, it’s up to each shop, but usually you have to order at least one
drink. There are more rules depending the type of animal and café, so you should
ask when you enter.

What kind of people go?
These cafes are popular not only among Japanese, but also international visitors.
The number of tourists is increasing nowadays and to correspond to this situation,some of the cafes have English menus and generally the staff can help you in
English. So, no worries! You’ll fit in just as well as Japanese animal lovers. Moreover,
if you’re interested in “kawaii” culture in Japan, in some shops you can eat “kawaii”
meals which imitate their animals. If you don’t have many opportunities to comeinto contact with animals – from standard pets to rare and exotic ones, animal cafés
can make a great memory for you.

Information about price
The pricing varies greatly depending on each shop. For example, in one of the shops it
costs 200 yen for 10 minutes, not including drinks. In another shop, you can touchanimals for 50 minutes for 1,500 yen with one drink. In yet another shop, the price isalways the same no matter how long you stay there (it’s provided for only free time).
Sometimes you have to pay an additional fee to feed or hold the animals in your arms.
Also, there are a few shops where you can’t use credit cards, so be sure that you haveJapanese money with you. You can check price information on the websites of thefeatured cafés below, and hopefully get heart-struck by the lovely animal pictures!

List of animal cafes in Sakae and Osu
HARRY WOOD
You can enjoy coming into contact
with hedgehogs here. It is also possible
to feed them or take a Polaroid atadditional cost. It’s a good place where
you can take a breather over a cup of
your favorite drink.
✓English & Korean guide
Address: 3F, 3-13-1, Sakae, Naka-ku,
Nagoya, Aichi (3rd Floor)
Website (Japanese):
http://www.cafeharrywood.com/sakae/

FUKURO NO IRU MORI CAFE
(ふくろうのいる森カフェ)
Since the owners raise their owls withthe utmost affection, the birds all havegorgeous shiny feathers. We’re sure
you will feel comforted watching theowls moving freely and relaxing aroundthe café.
Address: 4F, 3-25-41, Sakae, Naka-ku,
Nagoya (4th Floor)
Website (Japanese):https://moricafe.org/user_data/sakae

CAT CAFE MOCHA
You can play with cats in a space
which looks likes a luxury lounge.
. You
can see the cats having their meal at
11:00 and 19:00, and you can givethem treats at additional cost. They
have an all-you-can-drink service fora small extra fee.
Address: 2F, 3-32-6, Sakae, Naka-ku,
Nagoya (2nd Floor)
Website (English):http://catmocha.jp/nagoya/USAGI TO CAFE
(うさぎとカフェ)
They have a space for spending timewith rabbits and a cafe where you canenjoy kawaii meals that have a rabbit
motif. They have several breeds ofrabbits and you can understand theirvery different characters.
✓English menu
Address: 3F, 4-1-71, Osu, Naka-ku,
Nagoya (3rd Floor)
Website(other languages):
https://usagito-cafe.com/usagicafe/

KAWAUSO FRIENDS(かわうそフレンズ)
They have many kinds of animals, suchas otters, hedgehogs, flying phalangers,
owls and more. You can touch some of
the unique animals and enjoy thedifferent textures of each of their furs.
Address: 5F, 4-1-71, Osu, Naka-ku,
Nagoya (5th Floor)
Twitter (Japanese):https://twitter.com/kawausofriends

KAWAUSO AREA
(カワウソエリア)
You can enjoy making contact withotters. It is possible to feed them or holdthem at an additional cost. It’s anothergood café to have a drink and a rest.
Address: 3-42-26, Osu, Naka-ku, Nagoya,Website (Japanese):https://www.kawausoarea.com/

How do you feel about these quirky cafes?
It’s worth visiting once while you’re staying inJapan! Lovely animals will soothe you and thememory will be great and special if you loveanimals.