OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

Kumamoto Food Guide

Enjoy the firm and bouncy texture of fresh shrimps.Shrimps and Prawns

The southern part of Kumamoto Prefecture has many fishing grounds, particularly at the Yatsushiro Sea, producing a variety of seafood in different seasons, such as “Japanese tiger prawn” which is designated as Kumamoto’s representative seafood, “red-foot prawn”, Amakusa’s “Japanese spiny lobster”, and others. Visitors can experience a traditional fishing method on “Utase Ship” in Ashikita Town and enjoy a variety of fresh and plush shrimp dishes at various restaurants.

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Kumamoto City North area Aso area Central area South area Amakusa area

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Foods Bread / Pastries / Desserts Modern Japanese Cuisine Traditional Japanese Sushi / Seafood Nabe (Hot Pot) Yakiniku (BBQ) / Horumon (Offal) Yakitori (Grilled Meat and Vegetables Skewers) / Meat Dishes Okonomiyaki / Takoyaki / etc. Noodles (Ramen / Soba / Udon / etc.) Izakaya (Japanese Style Pub) Dining Bars / Bars / Beer Halls Italian / French Western / Various Western / European Chinese Southeast Asian Curry Organic / Fusion Party Halls / Karaoke / Entertainment Casual Dining / Fast Food Alcohol Other Cuisine

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Gastronomy recommendations

  • Sanzoku Tabiji

    Takana Meshi (Takane Rice) Pickled Takana top on boiled rice grown in delicious spring water. As the trinity of blessings of Aso, you will be definit…

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  • Ajisen Ramen Main Store

    The founder of "Ajisen Ramen" added garlic to the Kurume-style Ramen to create the Kumamoto-style Ramen. Currently, we have over 800 stores in 14 cou…

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  • Takamori Dengaku-no-sato

    The building of this restaurant is an old house, which is about 200 years old, where you can enjoy local specialty called Dengaku, a kind of barbeque…

    Foods Traditional Japanese
  • Akaushi Don Iwasaki

     Akaushi Don Iwasaki, located about 50 minutes by car from Kumamoto city, offers Aso’s popular specialty, Akaushi-Don, bowl of rice topped with slice…

    Aka Beef/Aka BeefBowl/Wagyu Foods