Osu is one of Nagoya's oldest shopping districts with a long history spanning over 4 centuries. If you're looking for a place to shop in Nagoya, there aren't many places that can match Osu in terms of sheer size and volume. Osu accommodates more than 1200 business establishments including restaurants, cafes, gadget stores and thrift stores. This area is packed with people at any time of the day and any month of the year. Osu attracts, even more, people in August and October when it hosts the Osu Summer Festival and the Osu Ship Parade in the respective months.
Opened in 2002, Oasis 21 is a major attraction and modern shopping center set amidst a vast green space in the heart of the city. The structure's design resembles a UFO with an oval shaped transparent roof along with a water tank that circulates water throughout the building, thus maintaining its core temperature. Its unique architecture makes sure that it never goes unnoticed by people passing by. Oasis 21 is also home to the Nagoya highway bus terminal and an array of business establishments such as restaurants, cafes, boutiques and convenience stores.
One of Nagoya's most famous markets, Yanagibashi Market is a situated at a distance of 580 meters (1917 feet) from Nagoya Station. Being so close the biggest transportation hub of the city, the market is perpetually crowded with shoppers, locals and tourists at all hours of the day. This market is also known as the 'pantry of the masses', as it houses a large number of fish stores, butchers, grocers, eateries and food vendors.
Sakae is one of Nagoya's premier shopping districts, offering an abundance of retail stores, shopping malls, restaurants, bars, and cafes. If you're in for high-end shopping, head towards the Maruei, Parco and Skyle areas of Sakae where there a wide range of luxury fashion boutiques are positioned one next to the other. The Nagoya TV Tower, Oasis 21, Aichi Performing Arts Theater, Aichi Fine Arts Center & Museum are some of the major attractions that fall under Sakae.
Dr MONROE Original Jewelry is a designer jewelry store in Nagoya offering a wide range of gold and silver jewelry and accessories. The store collaborates with designer brands like Kenji Kamiyama and Tokyo Otaku Mode to create high-quality limited edition items that add value to your personality.
Mozo Wonder City is one of Nagoya's most well-known shopping malls covering a total area of 265,896 square meters (2,862,080 square feet). The mall features a wide range of shopping establishments such as restaurants, cafes, bars and fashion boutiques. Mozo also offers a multi-screen cinema theater in which you can catch the latest movies with your friends and family. This is a complete shopping destination where there is something for everyone.
This small shop in the Sakae area is one of Godiva's many outlets located throughout the country. Despite being in a land where tastes for things sweet is not very prominent, Godiva appears to be doing well. Perhaps that attests to the quality of the chocolate. Expect to pay a premium, though. The selection is not enormous, but certainly sufficient; 40 varieties line the few shelves within. You can ask for recommendations, though the staff will usually tell you which sells the best.
People go to Bee Square to be hip and sporty hence frequented by a fairly young crowd. The store is basically imitates the more famous Nike Town, and it does it pretty well. All kinds of sports clothing are available. T-shirts line the racks in abundance, and start at astoundingly reasonable rates. Besides, there is also a decent selection of shoes and various sporting goods at prices that are comparable with those in other similar stores.
Dr MONROE Original Jewelry is a designer jewelry store in Nagoya offering a wide range of gold and silver jewelry and accessories. The store collaborates with designer brands like Kenji Kamiyama and Tokyo Otaku Mode to create high-quality limited edition items that add value to your personality.
A used records store is always a treasure trove that you can spend hours sifting through especially if you are a music collector. You never know what you find in a seconds store, perhaps an autographed record of Elvis Presley or a platinum album of another artist. P-Can Fudge is the oldest used records and now also CDs and DVDs store in Nagoya. A visit here is well worth your Sunday.
Every major city in Japan and even some minor ones have a Mitsukoshi department store. Some have several, including Nagoya, and this is the main branch here. For that reason, there is a big selection of styles and sizes available and many up-market fashion outlets are located here. Such high-profile brand-name fashion companies as Gucci and Prada are present, while lesser-known and more affordable shops provide shopping opportunities for customers on more restricted budgets.
Toki Premium Outlets offers upscale outlet shopping with an impressive collection of designer and name brand outlet stores. Stores include Coach, Brooks Brothers, Tommy Hilfiger, Franc Franc, Helly Hansen and many more. The store remains closed every third Thursday in the month of February.