The Nature Shop Karuna - Nagoya

I buy from this business for amazing soyworsts, soy-nuggets, soy-shrinks and hamburger to osaka per post. free shipping is they order ore as ¥10000 they can order with their family and friends and simply in the freezer for their vegan lunchbox to office or school! highly recommended!

This is my go to place for vegan goods, and they have a lot of interesting products! You can grab a bento box, pack of ramen, ice cream, and plenty of fake meats for your own recipes. I come here pretty often since it's very close to my place, which I'm very grateful for! So glad this store exists!

Karuna has a great selection of vegetarian, vegan and macrobiotic treats. This store is also affiliated with the Taiwanese Buddhist temple nearby. I actually went to a vegetarian cooking retreat at the Buddhist sanctuary in Nakatsugawa, Gifu a few years ago. Prices are fair and the selection is great. I'm a big fan of the mock Unagi (grilled eel) made from mashed tofu, lightly fried on a sheet of nori and seasoned with unagi style sweet soy sauce and sansho. Only problem is, Karuna is quite a way from downtown Nagoya. A long train ride is required and then a hike up a long hill. If you go by car there are only two or three parking spaces. Be careful!

The perfect place to stock up on so many different vegan products at really good prices. There were items I had never seen anywhere else in Japan, even Tokyo, and I was excited to try them. Do watch out because not everything is vegan, it's a vegetarian shop, but if you pay attention to the labels, you'll be fine.

Violife cheese, omnimeat, vegan ice cream, vegan mock meat, gyoza, cutlets, weiners, salmon and shrimp. They also have the more healthfood based products, like TVP and organic/gluten free products. A bit pricey, but way cheaper than importing. Highly recommend.