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Harajuku Super Yosakoi 2026: Aug 29-30 Guide
Super Yosakoi 2026 runs 29 and 30 August with 106 teams. Stage times, how to reach each venue, and why the Omotesando parade is on the 30th only.
Food & Dining
Chitose Namba: Nikusui Menu & How to Order
Chitose main store in Namba is where nikusui was invented, and it costs 900 yen. The menu, the ticket machine, waiting times and the cash-only rule.
Events & Festivals
Tokyo October Festivals 2026: Fireworks & Halloween
Tokyo's October 2026 festivals by date: the Tokyo Bay fireworks back after 11 years, Tokyo Yosakoi, Ikebukuro Halloween and the Tokyo Ramen Festa.
Food & Dining
Kushikatsu Daruma Namba: Menu, Prices & Sets
Kushikatsu Daruma Namba main store: set menus from 1,793 yen, the one-drink-per-person rule, how the table sauce works, and what to order.
Food & Dining
Sakimoto Bakery Cafe Namba: Morning Menu & Prices
Breakfast at Sakimoto Bakery Cafe in Namba, Osaka. Morning sets run 8:30 to 11:00 from 1,200 yen, all with a drink, plus the two shokupan to pick from.
Food & Dining
Nemuro Hanamaru Nikaidate Matsuri: Two Fish, One Price
Nemuro Hanamaru stacks two pieces of fish on one nigiri at the usual price. The 2026 Nikaidate Matsuri ran three days. What we ate, and catching it next.
Food & Dining
Sennomago Nishiogikubo: Sichuan Food With No MSG
Sichuan food with no chemical seasonings in Nishiogikubo: 20 herbal medicines, house oils. Yodare chicken, aged-doubanjiang mapo tofu, dandan noodles.
Food & Dining
Fukutaro Osaka: Okonomiyaki Menu, Prices & Wait Times
Fukutaro main store in Namba: negiyaki and okonomiyaki prices, how the waiting list works, and why weekday lunch is not an option. No reservations taken.
Food & Dining
551 Horai Osaka: Butaman Prices, Namba & Kansai Airport
551 Horai butaman and shumai prices, with the 1 September increase. Namba main store hours and access, plus the Kansai Airport branch before security.
Events & Festivals
Azabujuban Noryo Festival & Roppongi Bon Odori 2026
Azabujuban Noryo Festival and Roppongi Hills Bon Odori both run 22-23 August 2026. Festival 15:00-21:00, bon odori 17:00-20:00, none on the 21st.