Ōsu Kannon Street

Overview

Ōsu Kannon Street is an east-west covered arcade shopping street in Ōsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It runs about 150 meters, with Ōsu Kannon at its western end and Honmachi-dori at its eastern end, and it is also close to Fuji Sengen Shrine. The street was named Sengen-dori before the war and Ōsu-dori until 1994.

Highlights

• ●A fully covered arcade shopping street about 150 meters long
• ●A western end adjoining Ōsu Kannon
• ●An east-west street reaching Honmachi-dori at its eastern end
• ●The nearby Fuji Sengen Shrine

History

Before the war the street was called Sengen-dori, and afterward it was known as Ōsu-dori. In 1994 it was renamed to the present Ōsu Kannon Street, and its merchants operate under the name Ōsu Kannon Street Shopping District Promotion Association. It has functioned as an east-west street linking Ōsu Kannon at the west end and Honmachi-dori at the east end.

Map

35.1594, 136.9007 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Enter the street from the western Ōsu Kannon side
2. 2Proceed eastward beneath the covered arcade
3. 3Stop by the nearby Fuji Sengen Shrine
4. 4Exit toward Honmachi-dori at the eastern end

Did you know?

💡 The street was called Sengen-dori before the war and Ōsu-dori until 1994, changing its name several times.

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