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🍙 天むす · 5 places · Nagoya speciality

Tenmusu

A rice ball with a prawn tempura tail sticking out

Tenmusu
A photo of the dish itself — none of the shops listed here publish photos.

Photo: m-louis from Ichinomiya, Aichi / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Small, salty and portable — made for eating on a train. Nagoya took the idea from Mie prefecture and made it famous.

Tenmusu

How to eat it

  1. 1Buy them to take away. Most shops are counters, not restaurants.
  2. 2Two or three make a light lunch.
Order with one line
Tenmusu o kudasai.
= “Tenmusu, please.”
Show this to the staff — it means “Tenmusu, please.”
Tenmusu

See it on video

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【名古屋メシは全部三重県発祥だ！パクるな！】これが本物の「元祖・天むす」である。吉田製作所Y · 1:00 · 710,009 viewsJapanese audio
名古屋で無双してる天むすモーニング名古屋グルメYouTuber【ナゴグル】 · 1:01 · 192,283 viewsJapanese audio
ルーツは実は三重にアリ…『天むす』が名古屋名物として広がった意外なワケ 津と名古屋2つの「千寿」東海テレビ ニュースONE · 4:48 · 7,724 viewsJapanese audio
Where to eat it

Where to eat it

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5 places
  1. 地雷
    01
    Jiraiya
    2 min walk from Yagoto🚉 About 24 min from Nagoya Sta.
    Editor's pick
  2. 天む
    02
    Tenmusu Chizu
    3 min walk from Kamimaezu🚉 About 17 min from Nagoya Sta.
    Editor's pick
  3. 天む
    03
    Tenmusu Chizu Tenmusu Chaya Matsuzakaya
    3 min walk from Yaba Machi🚉 About 17 min from Nagoya Sta.
    Editor's pick
  4. 地雷
    04
    Jiraiya
    3 min walk from Sakaemachi🚉 About 16 min from Nagoya Sta.
    Editor's pick
  5. 地雷
    05
    Jiraiya Honten
    10 min walk from Morishita🚉 About 28 min from Nagoya Sta.
    Editor's pick
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