Nagoya, the largest city in the Chubu region of Japan, is the capital and most populous city of Aichi prefecture. In this feature, we highlight some of the famous souvenirs you can buy at Nagoya Station. If you’ve visited Nagoya, you may be familiar with some of these.
Ogura Toast Langue De Chat
Ogura toast is a breakfast essential that originated in a Nagoya café. The Ogura Toast Langue De Chat is inspired by this dish: A red bean and white chocolate filling sandwiched between two layers of biscuit, this classic has been a bestseller since its launch.
The image below is the original Ogura Toast. Why not try both the original dish and the inspired cookie when you visit Nagoya?
Aoyagi Ogura Sando
This pick, also a biscuit sandwich, is a nostalgic baked confectionary made by Aoyagi, featuring high-quality Ogura-an (sweet adzuki bean paste made with mashed and whole beans) sandwiched between cookies with cream.
Compared with the Ogura Toast Langue De Chat above, the biscuits of this sandwich are thicker.
There is also a relatively large amount of cream filling. Perfect for someone who likes airy, buttery biscuits and creamy textures.
Keishindo Ebi Busho Senbei
A popular snack, senbei are basically flavored rice crackers. These shrimp crackers from Keishindo come in a really cute package featuring Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu – three samurai from central Honshu – and their family crests.
The shrimp crackers also have illustrations of these valiant samurai.
Crispy, crunchy and salty, these are a hit among all age groups.
Aoyagi Sohonke’s Kaeru Manju
This item is one of the cutest treats you will see. Kaeru means frog, and manju is a steamed bun; these manju are available in the classic koshi-an (fine red bean paste) and seasonal fillings.
What makes this treat exciting is that you have to fill the manju up yourself, making it very popular among kids.
Kishimen
The last option are kishimen, a flat variety of udon noodles from Nagoya.
Traditional kishimen are served in a hot broth with spinach, steamed fish cakes, deep-fried tofu, topped with spring onions and dry bonito flakes.
Ekikama Kishimen (驛釜きしめん)
serves one of the most delicious versions of this dish and is located in Nagoya Station.
The soup is almost clear with an unexpectedly mellow flavor highlighting the taste of the ingredients and noodles.
You can also pick up kishimen packets to take home with you as a souvenir.
Make your checklist before leave!
Make sure to take a note of these if you plan to visit Nagoya in the future.
