If You Cosplay at Osu Kannon, Add Itadaki to Your Summit Plans
Here's something that might surprise you: a significant number of visitors who plan to eat at Itadaki during World Cosplay Summit week end up walking right past our door. Not because they changed their minds — but because they simply couldn't find us. Osu's labyrinth of covered arcades, temple-side alleyways, and side streets has a […]
When You're at WCS, Fuel Up With Itadaki's Rare Wagyu Bowl
September in Nagoya means one thing for cosplayers and subculture enthusiasts from around the world: the World Cosplay Summit has arrived. The streets around Osu fill with extraordinary costumes, the energy is electric, and after hours of walking, performing, and taking photos, you need a lunch that actually matches the occasion. Not a quick convenience […]
Otaku Pilgrimage Nagoya: Rare Wagyu Lunch in Cosplay Central Osu
September in Nagoya carries a particular kind of energy. The summer heat begins to ease, the streets of Osu fill with color, and the city — always buzzing with life — feels especially alive this time of year. If you've timed your visit around the 2026 Asian Games, you're already ahead of most travelers. But […]
Guest Story: A Cosplayer's Instagrammable Osu Rare Wagyu Discovery
September in Nagoya has a certain energy to it. The summer heat hasn't quite released its grip, but something shifts in the air — a sense that the city is waking up for its busiest season yet. With the 2026 Asian Games on the horizon and Osu's streets humming with visitors in elaborate costumes, every […]
Inside Look: A Day at Itadaki During Cosplay Summit Week
You've spent the morning in full cosplay, weaving through Osu's streets with hundreds of others dressed as beloved characters from around the world. Your phone camera is already full. Your feet are starting to feel it. And somewhere between the excitement and the sensory overload, you realize you're genuinely hungry — not just for food, […]
Behind the Scenes: How Osu Restaurants Welcome WCS Cosplayers
The short answer: yes, Horai Wagyu at Itadaki can — and does — sell out before noon. If you're coming to Osu for the World Cosplay Summit and you have even a passing interest in rare wagyu, this is the one thing worth knowing before you arrive. Let me walk you through exactly what happens, […]
Cosplay Summit Venues and Nearby Restaurants: An Osu Guide
You've mapped out the World Cosplay Summit parade route. You know which venues you're hitting. But then comes the question that trips up so many visitors: Where do I eat lunch — and will I actually be able to order anything? It's a genuinely common worry. You're in full cosplay, or you're navigating Osu for […]
Anime Fan Osu vs Sakae Nagoya: Where to Really Eat
You've done your research. You know Nagoya has two neighborhoods worth exploring as an anime fan or subculture enthusiast: Osu and Sakae. You've bookmarked both on Google Maps. And now you're standing at Nagoya Station wondering: which one first? How long does each take? And — crucially — where do you actually eat? Or maybe […]
Step-by-Step: Fitting Itadaki Into Your Cosplay Parade Day
September in Nagoya carries a particular kind of energy. The city that gave the world Oda Nobunaga, Toyota, and Miso Katsu is, for one weekend every year, also the global capital of cosplay. The World Cosplay Summit Parade fills the streets around Osu and Sakae with color, craftsmanship, and thousands of visitors who have traveled […]
The Complete Cosplay Summit Dining Guide for Nagoya Visitors
Here's something that surprises most first-time attendees of the World Cosplay Summit: roughly half the people who come to Osu for the event end up spending more time eating and exploring the neighborhood than they expected — and many say the food discovery was the part they talked about most when they got home. Not […]