Shopping Spots in Kumamoto Area

  • Roadside Station Uto Marina
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kumamoto Pref. Utoshi Shimoodamachi 3084-1
    This roadside station in Uto City is adjacent to Okoshiki Beach and has a view of Mt. Unzen. Their specialty shop sells items like fresh seafood, locally harvested dekopon, and other citrus fruits. They have a seafood restaurant and offer boat rides in the marina too.
  • Morino Kumasan Bon Gateaux
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Pref. Kikuchigunkikuyoumachi Hikarinomori 6-6-1
    This sweet shop is located in Kikuyo Town, Kikuchi County. They sell baked confections and cakes made with seasonal fruit, fresh cream and eggs from Kumamoto, and other additive free ingredients. They have an array of colorful cakes available, as well as gift sets packed with their popular baked sweets.

    桃のケーキを買いました。フレッシュな果実をそのまま使う場合、個体差があるので難しいと思いますが、見るからに繊維、筋がたくさんと想像できる桃でした… ほかに歯触りの良さそうな桃のケーキもあるのに、たまたま私のタイミングが悪かったのでしょうか。 詰めてもらっている時に別のものに変えてと言えばよかったのかもしれませんが、この桃を売り物のケーキで陳列していたことにびっくりです。 ほかにも美味しそうなケーキ...

  • Tanaka Chikusan
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    4.5
    35 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Pref. Amakusashi Itsuwamachijougawara 2-101-1
    This famous yakiniku barbecue house offers carefully selected, reasonably priced Japanese black beef from their own ranch. Their popular all-you-can-eat menu lets you dine on the tender marbled beef to your heart's content. People even come from far away to eat there, to the point that they sometimes have a line waiting for them to open.

    肉もおいしいですが(特選ランチを頂きました。)食べ放題の牛丼とカレーがおいしいことおいしいこと。何回でも行きたいです。

  • Hitoyoshi Craft Park Ishino Park / Roadside Station Hitoyoshi
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Hitoyoshi-shi Akaikeharamachi 1425-1
    A theme park where you can learn about the traditional crafts of Hitoyoshi and Kuma, an area selected for inclusion in the Japan Heritage list. The park consists of nine facilities, including a ceramics arts hall, smithing hall, glass hall, and teahouse, and visitors can make a variety of crafts by hand under the guidance of skilled artisans. There's also an observatory with a sweeping view of the Kyushu Mountains, a campground, and a park perfect for small children, making this a great destination for the whole family and for a variety of purposes. The local specialty products market sells traditional kijiuma wheeled bird toys, hanatebako boxes painted with camellias, and a wide variety of other gifts and souvenirs from Hitoyoshi and Kuma.

    こちらに来て偶然見た番組で知りました。 三徳包丁作り体験¥5000。 凄く丁寧に教えてくれます。 所要時間は90分くらい。 家にある包丁の中で一番の切れ味。 私は来る度に作って親しい人にプレゼントしています。

  • Aso Narure Land
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Uchinomaki 1092-1
    Aso Nature Land, located in Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture, offers a variety of activities that allow visitors to enjoy the mountains, grassy plains, and other blessings of nature to the fullest. The sky-themed sports are especially popular. There’s even a paragliding course for beginners who want to experience what it’s like to descend to the ground from a hill. Visitors can view the sunrise from a hot air balloon 40 meters in the air—young children are allowed as well if accompanied by a guardian. There’s also horseback riding, canyoning, and a variety of other courses available.
  • Ogunigou Souvenir Hall Piramitto
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    3.0
    4 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunogunimachi Miyabaru 2483-1
    A Japan Agricultural Cooperatives famers market located in Oguni, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture easily identifiable by its namesake pyramid-shaped building. The market sells all manner of Aso products, including fresh vegetables delivery daily by local farmers, Kumamoto pork ham and sausages, and dairy products made with Oguni Jersey milk. There is also a restaurant where diners can enjoy dishes made with delicious local ingredients; the Oguni beef diced steak and yakiniku (barbecue) special are particularly popular. The rich soft-serve ice cream makes a great dessert or treat.

    鍋ヶ滝から坂本善三美術館を回って黒川温泉方向へ車を走らせていて左側に目が入ったので昼食で立ち寄りました。坂道を上がると店の前に駐車場があります。入り口近くは土産物売り場で奥が食事場所になっていました。店内はそこそこの混雑程度でした。食事の場所が多くない地域なので仕方ないかもしれません。あかうしのカレーにしました。味は悪くないかなというものでした。

  • Patisserie Roku
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji 6610
    This Kurokawa Onsen pâtissier is famous for its roll cakes made with copious quantities of soyo no tsuki eggs raised at the foot of Mt. Aso. Housed inside an old private home facing Kawabata-dori Avenue in Kurokawa Onsen, the shop’s chou à la crème, topped with a shiokoji (salt-marinated rice malt) cookie, are filled with custard only after a customer orders them. The shop’s plain and matcha roll cakes, made with local Kumamoto and Aso ingredients, are also popular.
  • La Table de Merucoro
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    4.5
    23 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiasomura Kawayou Sakanoue 3765
    Merucoro is a famous store, which sells bread made with homemade yeast, around 30 types of jam and baked confectionaries. There is also a café inside the store, where customers can taste the bread and baked confectionaries they have bought with drinks. There is also a lunch set and a cake set. It is approximately 16 minutes’ walk from the Minamiaso Railway Takamori Line’s Choyo Station, along the National Route 325.

    阿蘇旅行の際立ち寄りました。 友人がお目当てのパンを購入し、隣接のカフェでお茶とデザートをいただきました。 平日のためそれほど混んでいませんでしたが、パン屋はさすがに人気なんですね、混雑してました

  • Chez Tani, Kengun Store Chez Tani, Kengun Store
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Higashi-ku Hanatate 3-15-14

    熊本市東区花立にある[シェ タニ 健軍店]さんにお邪魔です。 道沿いよ大きいスーパーのすぐ裏手にあり駐車場も10台程駐車出来ます。 オーダー ・クッキーシュー→167円...

  • Chez Tani, Ryudan Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Minami-ku Mawatari 2-3-36
  • Higo Seasonal treat MURATA
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Tamana-shi Naka 1941-6
  • Imoya Chobei Shoten
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Kami-mashiki-gun Mashikimachi Oyatsu 1316-1

    熊本空港のすぐ近くなので、空港に行く前に寄りました。えっここ?看板がなければ見過ごすところでした。駐車場の奥の倉庫の横に店があります。時間が15:30と遅かったので、いきなり団子のプレーンが6個しか残っていませんでした。プレーン6個とよもぎ2個を買いました。1つ税込み120円です。賞味期限は当日ですが、冷蔵庫だと3日、冷凍庫だと1ヶ月もつそうです。 確かに冷凍したのを90秒ほど温めるとおいしいです...

  • AMU PLAZA KUMAMOTO, Higo Yokamon Market
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Nishi-ku Kasuga 3-15-30
  • Sugi Bee Garden Kumamoto Aso Mitsubachi Farm
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Shimono 980
    This food shop is owned and operated by Sugi Bee Garden, a company with shop locations around Japan and the world. Inside the white shop building, you can purchase honey, royal jelly, cosmetics, soaps, and other original products and merchandise. The shop's popular soft-serve ice cream, topped with the company's vaunted honey, is rich yet has a flavor that doesn't get tiring. The shop also has beehives on site, enabling customers to watch beekeeping activities up close. In addition, there's a museum space which presents easy to understand information about honeybees and beekeeping, and the shop also holds exhibitions which allow visitors to try beekeeping implements themselves.
  • Bussan Kan Shizenan
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Shirakawa 2096-1
    This local specialty products market is situated at the entrance to Shirakawa Springs, which was selected for inclusion in Japan's Top 100 Famous Water list. The market sells original Shirakawa Springs mineral water, home polished rice, handmade Japanese pickles, tofu made with the famous water of the springs, and other local agricultural products and foods. The double-winged market was built with the aim of stimulating the local food production industry and received subsidies from a project operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to build facilities which revitalize local food businesses. The gallery space in the market's basement can be used for solo and group exhibitions.
  • Goto Liquor Store
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Manganji 6991-1
    This liquor store is situated in the almost exact center of Kurokawa Onsen near the border with Oita Prefecture. In business for over a century, the liquor store has watched over the changes the hot spring district has experienced in this time. The store sells Kurokawa shochus, local beers, and delicious sakes crafted from the natural abundances of Minamioguni. In addition, the store sells an original junmai ginjo sake planned by the store and produced by Kawazu Shuzo, a local sake brewery; this sake is aromatic and has a nice finish. Another product the store sells, a local beer called Yuagari Bijin which has a fruity aroma and which is particularly recommended to enjoy after a hot spring bath, is also highly regarded. In addition to alcoholic beverages, the store also sells souvenirs and daily necessities.
  • Sake no Yado
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Manganji Kurokawa 6696-1
    This liquor store is situated along the Igozaka hill road in Kurokawa Onsen. The store sells local beers and original choice alcoholic beverages crafted using pure Aso spring water and rice and barley grown in Aso. Many of the store's choice beverages can be found no place else, such as Isshokenmei, a rice shochu; and Hotarumaru Cider, developed as part of a project to restore Aso Shrine. Operating out of a remodeled building originally used as a kura storehouse, inside the earthen floor humidifies the establishment, and a coolness hangs in the air even in summer. The store has a distinctive exterior facade but its entrance is low and narrow, so be sure to take care not to bump your head when leaving.
  • Zakka Life
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Manganji Kurokawa Onsen Sakura Dori 6713
    "This knickknacks and ornaments shop stands at the edge of Kurokawa Onsen. Operating out of an old Japanese home, the shop has a still, quiet atmosphere, and inside are displayed colorful wreaths made of natural materials, wall decorations, and other tasteful knickknacks. The shop's figurines modeled after its ""Morizo"" shop fairy and made with nuts gathered from trees in the Kurokawa area, are particularly popular. The shop's lampshades and ando enclosed lanterns, made with kimono fabric; and other handmade items available no place else make not only great souvenirs but also perfect small gifts. The shop also offers a wreath making activity using flowers personally grown by the owner."
  • Tsukemonoya no Otsukemono Hirano Shoten
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Manganji Kita Kurokawa 6592-2
    This Japanese pickles shop is located a one-minute walk from Kurokawa Onsen's Sakura Square. Inside a compact establishment, the shop sells a variety of flavorful Japanese pickles. The shop makes its pickles using only seasonal vegetables grown amidst the natural abundance of the local Kurokawa area. From crisp lightly pickled vegetables to well-pickled vegetables, all of the shop's products have a smooth, elegant flavor which maximizes the innate deliciousness of the vegetables used. The shop takes great pride in the spiciness of its popular Genki Daikon pickles; customers rave that once you start eating them, you can't stop. The upper part near the stem is ever-so-slightly sweet, while the bottom part near the root bears the unique spiciness of daikon radish, enabling you to enjoy the differing flavors.

    朝イチに訪問しました。全種類試食が出来るので、好みの商品をお土産に購入できます。お茶も出してくださって、試食の喉の乾きも潤すことが出来ました。クレジットカードも使えます。

Kumamoto Areas

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Kumamoto lies in the center of Kyushu, a calm prefecture perfect for easy strolls around the historic center and lazy evenings in the natural hot springs at Kurokawa Onsen. For a slightly more strenuous activity, head to Mount Aso, whose surrounding hills offer hiking opportunities aplenty with views over the active volcano.

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