Yuji's Favorites Meet Nagoya's Best
Jujutsu Kaisen's latest real-world collab isn't figures or cafe latte art — it's proper Nagoya station food built around what protagonist Yuji Itadori actually likes to eat. The "Juju Tanbō in Nagoya" event, reported by Anime Anime, marks the third wave of JR Central's Oshi Tabi tourism tie-up and brings two original dishes to restaurants inside JR Nagoya Station's Nagoya Umaimon-dōri food hall.
The star item is the Juju Tanbō Original Tantan Kishimen "Daidai" (meaning "orange"), priced at ¥1,650 and served at Ekikama Kishimen Taikōdōri. It takes kishimen — Nagoya's signature flat udon noodles — and turns them into a spicy tantan broth, colored orange to match Yuji's character palette. The noodle angle is a direct nod to Yuji's well-known love of men-rui (noodle dishes), one of the small character details fans latch onto.
The second dish is the Juju Tanbō Original Ebi Fry Don at Kitchen Nagoya Taikōdōri. This one plays on Yuji's other stated favorite — donburi (rice bowls) — by stacking Nagoya-style fried shrimp on rice with an orange mayo sauce and a striking jet-black miso made with bamboo charcoal. It's the kind of visually dramatic food that's clearly designed to be photographed before it's eaten.
Stickers for Diners and Bullet Train Riders
Both collab dishes come with an exclusive sticker featuring original illustrations of Jujutsu Kaisen characters enjoying Nagoya food — one sticker per menu item ordered.
There's also a separate Shinkansen rider bonus. Customers who eat ramen at any of the six shops in the Ekimen-dōri area inside Nagoya Station and present an EX ticket proving they rode the Tōkaidō Shinkansen will receive a different original sticker. It's a smart cross-promotion: JR Central gets bullet train ridership, fans get exclusive merch, and Nagoya's restaurant row gets foot traffic.
Why Nagoya, Why Now
The Oshi Tabi campaign is JR Central's ongoing push to turn anime fandom into regional tourism, and Nagoya is a natural fit for Jujutsu Kaisen's third round. The city's food culture — kishimen, ebi fry, miso everything — gives the collab concrete local flavor rather than the generic cafe-menu feel that plagues most anime food tie-ins.
The timing also lands in a strong window for the franchise. Jujutsu Kaisen's Season 3, covering the Culling Game's first half, aired earlier this year starting in January 2026 and drew massive attention. Season 4, adapting the Culling Game's second half, has been confirmed for production. Gege Akutami's manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump and published by Shueisha, has crossed 150 million copies in circulation including digital. The 2021 prequel film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 grossed ¥26.5 billion (approx. $172 million) worldwide.
All of which is to say: Jujutsu Kaisen collabs still draw crowds, and JR Central knows it.
Looking Ahead
The Juju Tanbō in Nagoya collab menus go on sale May 22, 2026 at JR Nagoya Station. No end date has been announced yet. The event is Japan-only and tied to physical locations inside the station, so international fans visiting Nagoya will want to make a stop — the station is the city's main Shinkansen hub and hard to miss.
For fans outside Japan, the Jujutsu Kaisen anime is available on Crunchyroll and Netflix in most territories, and the manga is published in English by Viz Media. Season 4's broadcast window hasn't been announced yet, but with production confirmed, more details are likely coming later this year.