When Visiting Ghibli Park, Add Itadaki to Your Nagoya Day Trip
You've mapped out your Ghibli Park day down to the minute — the train times, the timed-entry tickets, the photos you're planning to take. But somewhere between Nagoya Station and the park gates, there's a gap: lunch. You want something genuinely memorable, not just a convenience store stop or a chain restaurant near the station. […]
Perfect Family Lunch Before Nagashima Spa Land Adventure
A few weeks ago, a family of four stopped by Itadaki just before heading to Nagashima Spa Land. The parents had been planning their Japan trip for months, and Nagashima was the centerpiece of their kids' excitement. But before the rides and water slides, they wanted one genuinely Japanese lunch — not a convenience store […]
Why Legoland Families Now Include Itadaki in Their Nagoya Day
You've booked the Legoland tickets, mapped out the Nagoya Port Aquarium, and maybe penciled in Ghibli Park for the following day. The itinerary looks great — until you realize that nobody has figured out lunch. Somewhere between the brick-building workshops and the rides, a question surfaces that every traveling parent eventually faces in Japan: Where […]
How Our Family Discovered Itadaki Before Ghibli Park Visit
There's a particular kind of travel magic that happens when you weren't looking for it. You've planned the big things — the park tickets, the hotel, the train passes — and then something completely unplanned ends up being the moment everyone talks about on the flight home. That's exactly what happened to us on our […]
7 Facts About Itadaki That Family Travelers Love
The short answer: yes, Itadaki is genuinely family-friendly — and yes, the Horai Wagyu really does sell out. Here's everything you need to know before you arrive, so your family's lunch in Osu goes exactly as planned. Families traveling through Nagoya often face the same dilemma: you have one or two days, a lot of […]
Can Children Eat Rare Wagyu at Itadaki Safely?
You've been dreaming about this lunch since you started planning your Japan trip. You have a mental picture of the dish — marbled wagyu, a golden egg yolk, a ceramic bowl of Aichi rice — and you already know it's going to be the most photogenic meal you eat this entire journey. Then a small […]
Osu Shopping Street Cosplay Route: Ending With Itadaki's Best Lunch
A couple of weeks ago, a visitor came in wearing the most elaborate fantasy armor costume I had ever seen up close. She had spent the morning walking Osu Shopping Street, stopping at every vintage shop and anime store along the way, and had timed her lunch break specifically around us. Before she sat down, […]
A Day at Itadaki: Serving World Cosplay Summit Participants
Here's the short answer: getting to Itadaki from Nagoya Station takes about 10 minutes by subway, and the last stretch is a 4-minute walk from Yabacho Station Exit 4. But if you've already tried navigating Osu's winding shopping streets once before, you'll know that "4-minute walk" and "easy to find" aren't always the same thing […]
My World Cosplay Summit Story: From Parade to Rare Wagyu Bowl
You've spent months preparing your cosplay. You've rehearsed your poses, packed your costume, and mapped out every corner of the Osu Shopping Street parade route. But somewhere between the excitement of World Cosplay Summit week and actually sitting down for lunch in Nagoya, a quieter worry starts creeping in: "What if I can't read the […]
Why This Osu Restaurant Became My Cosplay Summit Highlight
A few weeks ago, a visitor slid into our Instagram DMs with a message I wasn't expecting. She had come to Nagoya for the World Cosplay Summit, fully costumed and ready to explore Osu — and she'd had Itadaki on her list for lunch. But she almost didn't come. "I kept reading 'rare wagyu' and […]