What Should I Know About Dining During Aichi Para Games 2026?
Dining well during the Aichi Para Games 2026 means stepping away from the crowded venue concessions and finding the neighborhoods where Nagoya's own food culture lives — and that means knowing where to look before the crowds do. A few weeks ago, a visitor stopped by Itadaki and told me something that has stayed with […]
Muslim-Friendly Options Near Itadaki: A Guide for Halal Diners
Let me be straightforward with you from the start: Itadaki does not hold Halal certification, and our beef is not Halal-certified. If you follow strict Halal dietary requirements, Itadaki is not able to serve you in the way you deserve. I want to say that clearly — because honest communication matters more to me than […]
Games Time Nagoya: Where Spectators From 45 Countries Really Eat
Here is a number worth sitting with: the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya will bring together athletes and spectators from 45 nations and territories — and surveys of inbound tourism to Japan consistently show that for international visitors, food ranks as the number-one reason they choose to return. Not temples. Not theme parks. Food. For […]
If You Support Athletes at Aichi Nagoya 2026, Discover Osu
You've spent the morning watching the competition, the energy in the arena still buzzing in your chest — and now you're stepping out into Nagoya with a few free hours and a real appetite. You open your phone, search for somewhere worth going for lunch, and the Osu district keeps appearing. But then the question […]
A Day at Itadaki: Serving International Spectators Aichi Wagyu
A guest messaged us through Instagram not long ago. She had been in Nagoya for two days with her partner — they'd visited Nagoya Castle in the morning, wandered through Osu Shopping Street in the afternoon, and had Itadaki marked on their map as the destination for lunch. But they walked past our building twice […]
Behind the Scenes: How Itadaki Prepares for Asian Games 2026
You've spent weeks planning your Asian Games 2026 itinerary — matches, transport, hotels — and somewhere between all of that, you've started wondering: Can I actually walk into a local Nagoya restaurant and order without any Japanese? It's a question I hear more and more as September approaches, and honestly, it's a fair one. Chain […]
How I Made Time for Itadaki During Asian Games Nagoya Week
Here's a number that surprised me when I first looked it up: roughly 70% of food safety concerns cited by Western travelers in Japan relate not to seafood or fermented ingredients — but to beef. Specifically, the idea of eating beef that isn't cooked all the way through. And during Asian Games Nagoya week, when […]
Venue Lunch vs City Center Nagoya During Asian Games 2026
A few weeks ago, a visitor from Hong Kong stopped by after her morning session at the games. She sat down, ordered, and at the end of the meal said something that has stayed with me: "I almost just grabbed something at the venue food court. I'm so glad I didn't." She had made the […]
Step-by-Step: Fitting Itadaki Into Your Asian Games Match Day
The 2026 Asian Games are finally here. You've got your ticket. You know which venue you're heading to. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you're already thinking: What's going to make this trip a story worth telling? The match itself — of course. But in our experience, the meals around it often become […]
The Complete Guide to Nagoya Lunch During Asian Games 2026
You've spent weeks planning every detail of your Asian Games 2026 trip — the venues, the transportation, the hotels. But somewhere between confirming your tickets and downloading the event schedule, a quiet question crept in: Is there a meal on this trip that I'll still be talking about ten years from now? It's a feeling […]