Osu / Kanayama
45th Osu Street Performance Festival
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Endless entertainment along Osu's arcade
Street performers come from all over Japan to show their skills in one place during this truly distinct festival. The Courtesan Parade too is back due to popular demand, making for another must-see event!
Osu's famous Courtesan Parade
One of the festival's highlights is definitely the Courtesan Parade with beautiful, lavishly dressed women walking Osu's streets. Attractive geishas dressed to the hilt in kimono, hair ornaments, and other traditional garb walk with male attendants as well as young female apprentices and servants, making for an incredible display throughout Osu's shopping district.
Related events
Osu Street Performance Festival's pre-event: Koide's Hopeless Pre-Pre-Event Vol. 2
• Date: Mon, Oct 14 (national holiday), 2024
• Time: From 7:00 pm
• Location: Osu Performance Area
• Guest: BINGO
• Time: From 7:00 pm
• Location: Osu Performance Area
• Guest: BINGO
Osu Shopping District
- The Osu Shopping District is a huge and popular shopping area containing over 1,200 shops and restaurants. All kinds of shops, including electrical appliance shops, secondhand clothing stores, restaurants and cafes are open. The mall is always crowded with people and filled with energy. Many events are held throughout the year, including the Osu Summer Festival in August, the Osu Daido-chonin Festival in October and the Osu Setsubun Takarabune Gyoretsu (treasure ship parade) in February.
Osu Kannon Temple located was moved from Osu Village, Mino Province to the current location by the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa in 1612. The antique market is held here on the 18th and 28th of each month.
Details
| Schedule |
• Fri, Oct 18, 2024 (pre-event) • Sat, Oct 19, 2024 • Sun, Oct 20, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Around Osu Shopping District (2 and 3 chome areas, Osu, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi) |
| Contact | Osu Federation |
| TEL | +81-52-261-2287 |
| Access | By train: • 6-min. walk from Kamimaezu Station on the Meijo and Tsurumai Subway Lines. • 7-min. walk from Osu Kannon Station on the Tsurumai Subway Line. By bus: • 6-min. walk from Yaba-cho Station Bus Stop on the Meitetsu Bus bound for Sanken'ya (via Sakae). |
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