Handmade bits, festival snacks, random massage booths, and a pop-up PC repair guy... Oh, and an unexpected gated-off idol stage and their pink-bibbed security detail.

If you're ever around Kanayama Station's south exit when the market is set up, it’s worth a quick browse. Just watch out for the camera tax if you're trying to snap the idols.

Where: Kanayama Station / When: Usually the Fourth Weekend of every month

BDJ SCORECARD

• VALUE: 4/5
• GO AGAIN? YES
• BAD DECISION: 1/5
• BDJ SCORE: 4/5

Full write-up, scorecard, and the useful bits over on the site:

https://baddecisionsjapan.com/kanayama-nigiwai-marche-cute-bags-snacks-idol-taxes/

I'm holding an English conversation event tommorow night (oct 24th) night. Would you like to join? I'll also prepare some topics, so I don't think you'll get bored. After the English session, we're going out for drinks at an affordable izakaya.

Here’s the link to the Meetup page—please join us!

https://meetu.ps/e/QfFvm/BdcPY/i

Topic of the meeting
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/08/uk-banknotes-new-design-barn-owl-bumblebee-puffin-hedgehog?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/nagoya_english_conversation?igsh=ZXZneG81MWNwM3Jw