OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

Sightseeing

Kumamoto City

Hanamarudo

Hanamarudo specializes in Ikinaridango, Kumamoto's local sweets.
Their Ikinaridango are carefully handmade one by one by skilled confectioners, using sweetpotato produced in Kyushu and red beans produced in Hokkaido, and are less likely to become firm even if they get cold.
 

 

Neighborhood Sightseeing spots

  • Izumi Shrine

    This shrine is located within Suizenji Jojuen Garden, a National Scenic Spot and Historic Site and a renowned sightseeing spot in Kumamoto. Izumi Shr…

  • Kokindenju no Ma

    Kokindenju no Ma is on the right as you enter the main gate of Suizenji Jojuen Garden. It was supposedly where Prince Hachijo Toshihito studied. The …

  • Suizenji Jojuen (Suizenji Park)

    A historical garden dating from the Momoyama period (1568 - 1600)   The origin of this garden dates back to 1632 when Hosokawa Tadatoshi, from the …

  • Kumamoto Prefectural Office Promenade (Ginkgo Tree Road)

    The main entrance to Kumamoto Prefectural Office is a promenade lined with ginkgo trees. Every autumn the fallen leaves paint the walkway a rich gold…

Neighborhood Restaurants

  • Sugi Bee Garden Kumamoto Suizenji Store

    Sugi Bee Garden is a beekeeping company with over 70 years history. They keep the largest number of bees in Japan, produce various types of honey pro…

  • 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…

  • Ikkyu Honpo

    Ikkyu Honpo is a long-established Japanese sweets shop offering various sweets such as Amazake(Sweet sake)-manju(steamed bun) and Ikinaridango, a ste…

  • Antica Locanda Miyamoto

    This restaurant is owned by the chef Kenshin Miyamoto, one of Kumamoto's leading Italian chefs. You can enjoy its main dish, the red beef cooked with…