Osu Kannon

About

A vibrant mix of temple serenity, unique shops, and delicious street food.

Why go

• Blends history with the lively Ōsu shopping district
• A colorful cultural mix popular among foreign travelers

Must try

• Street food in one of the arcades
• Miso katsu
• Karaage
• Inomis honey sweet potato
• Taiyaki

Pro tips

• Combine temple visit with vibrant shopping streets
• Osu Kannon & Osu Shopping Street (1,200 shops)
• Flea market on Day 5
• Maneki-Neko Statue is there
• Walk for a few hours

Good to know

• The area reminds me of shinsaibashi but they had so many unique shops and it wasn’t crowded
• The distinctive shape the temple's defining symbol
• Found kimonos being sold at the Osu Kannon Temple markets

Save places like this with mio

mio turns the TikTok and Instagram travel videos you save into a map of places to go. Share a video and mio pulls out every spot in it, tips included.

The tips on this page came from travel videos people saved to mio.

Save this place in mio

Rating

4.2 / 5 (11925 reviews)

Opening Hours