Otaku shops in Osu

Osu is Nagoya's covered shopping arcade, where second-hand hobby shops sit between temples, street food and vintage clothing. It is a smaller field than Akihabara or Den Den Town, and that is its appeal: Mandarake, Jungle, Lashinbang and Super Potato are all within the arcade, a few minutes apart on foot, so an afternoon covers the lot. The arcade keeps mall hours rather than otaku hours, and many shops close by 20:00; the nearest stations are Osu Kannon and Kamimaezu.