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Osu Kannon Temple & Osu Shopping District
大須観音・大須商店街Aichi · Chubu
This vividly painted Buddhist temple, relocated to Nagoya in 1612 by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, holds one of Japan's largest collections of rare classical texts. It sits at the entrance to the Osu Shopping District, a sprawling maze of 1,200+ covered arcades mixing century-old kimono shops, anime and retro-gaming stores, and street food stalls.
- Crowd level
- Popular
- Rating
- 4.2· 10,344 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily Open 24 hours
- Admission
- Free. Temple grounds and main hall open with no admission charge (main hall 6:00–19:00); prayers, amulets and the antique market stalls cost extra. The adjoining Osu shopping arcade is a public street.
- Nearest station
- Osu Kannon Station (Tsurumai Line)
- Website
- osu.nagoya
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
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