Endoji shopping street Saturday market

21/07/2025

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A small market held on the first Saturday of the month

Endoji Shopping Street is the oldest in Nagoya, and it hosts a small market on the first Saturday each month. I stopped by recently, took some photos, and wanted to share them with you.

The market is held on the east side of Endoji Shopping Street, near the Shikemichi area. The street is usually quiet, but on this day, there were noticeably more people than usual. I even saw a few visitors from overseas.

As you can see in the photo above, small stalls were selling items like handmade crafts and local produce. There were about five stalls in total.

When people in Nagoya think of markets, they usually imagine the big ones held at Higashi Betsuin or Hisaya Odori. This one, by contrast, is much smaller—honestly, you might not even realize a market is happening unless someone tells you.

Vegetables like these—grown by local farmers—are sold at the market. The daikon radish in the top right photo is a variety you don’t usually see at regular supermarkets. Even for me as a Japanese person, it felt unique and interesting.

People living in the neighborhood were buying vegetables at the market.

It was lunchtime, and the delicious smell from a nearby Spanish restaurant was so strong, it really made me hungry. So I decided it was time for lunch. I went with Haneebi, a classic Western-style restaurant that’s been part of Endoji Shopping Street for years.

When I walked in, I saw the walls covered in autographs. I’m not sure who they were from, but they’re probably from famous people—this place is clearly popular.

I went with the lunch set menu—this is the B Set, and it only costs 800 yen. The restaurant is apparently famous for its signature fried shrimp, which is cut open down the middle. The cream croquette has a nostalgic flavor. The potato salad on the side was also delicious, with a slightly sweet taste.

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