Shopping Spots in Kikuchi / Yamaga Area

  • Kikuchi Sightseeing Product House
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Pref. Kikuchishi Waifu 1273-1
    A local specialty products market which carries an abundant selection of gifts and souvenirs, including fresh-picked vegetables; local liquors; popular confections; and Kikuchi specialty goods like rice paddy burdock and yacon tubers. Exclusive products such as gelatos made with Kikuchi rice and tofu made with water from Kikuchi Gorge are also well reviewed. The morning markets held every Sunday are attended by large numbers of people from within the city and beyond. Visitors are recommended to buy one of the many bento box lunches on offer and go for a picnic in the adjoining Kikuchi City Park.

    熊本県北部の町、菊池市。その中心部に、きくち観光物産館がありました。物産館の前には広い駐車場があり、横の方にはさらに広々とした広場もありました。広場には、勇ましい騎馬像がありました。この騎馬像は、かつての菊池のお殿様の像なんだそうです。 物産館には菊池市の特産品が並んだいますし、きれいなトイレもあるので、ここに車を停めて市内観光の拠点に利用するのもいいですよ。

  • Cocco Farm Tamago-An
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Pref. Kikuchishi Morikita 1077
    This farmers market sells eggs delivered fresh each day from their own farm. They also offer locally grown vegetables, fruit, meat, and prepared products. Their sweet shop offers pudding and cream puffs made with eggs, and there's a restaurant with delicious fare incorporating eggs, chicken, and vegetables.

    白金の森に泊まった帰り寄りました。開店してすぐだったので客は居なかったですね。店内に美味しいそうなものがたくさん並んでいました。Go...

  • Guerison Foret Yukamu
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kumamoto Yamaga Kahokumachi Shiimochi 5-2
    This resort complex is replete with a day-use bathhouse, glamping facilities, a restaurant, a swimming pool, and a fitness gym. The resort was famously the first facility in Kyushu to introduce glamping. The resort's bathhouse has an outdoor bath bathed in natural sunlight, and customers rave that here you can take in elegant natural beauty in a high class hotel-like atmosphere. After working up a sweat in the resort's exercise facilities, you can get clean in the day-use bathhouse.

    以前は旧鹿北町の施設でしたが、現在は民間の会社が買い取って運営しているようです。 そのためか、施設はとてもきれいでカフェなどもあってお洒落な感じさえしました。 今回は、温泉+バイキングで利用しました。温泉+プール+施設だけなら500円、バイキングは1300円(シルバー1100円)ですが、セットにすると1600円で利用できます。 バイキングは品数、料理の内容など、お値段相応という印象でした。地元の...

  • 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...

  • Waifu Ichibankan
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 1
    This multipurpose complex is located a five-minute walk from Kikuchi Park. The complex consists of the Machikado Museum, which displays exhibits concerning the history and traditions of Kikuchi as well as the Kikuchi clan; and the Machizukuri Yoriaijo, which can be used as a gallery to exhibit works of art by artists in Kikuchi City. Kikuchi City is situated in northern Kumamoto and is known for the Kikuchi clan, who prospered for some 450 years starting in the distant Heian period. The Machikado Museum presents exhibits on the history of the Kikuchi clan and prominent figures from Kikuchi, giving visitors the chance to get closer to the area's eminent historical figures.
  • Shokanji Maruho
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 1097-2
    "This longstanding Japanese confectionary shop was established in 1897. The shop continues to make Shokanji Matsukaze, a traditional confection known as the ""thinnest Japanese confection in the country."" Just 1.2 millimeters thick, Shokanji Matsukaze are an elegant and exquisite treat; made from high quality flour and beet sugar, they are toasted to perfection using a proprietary method and then cut to size by hand. They are said to have been one of the aspects of Kyoto culture the powerful Kikuchi clan brought back to the area in the Muromachi period. Crispy and characterized by an elegant sweetness, these confections are a favorite of all ages as a teatime snack and as a gift to give on special occasions."

    明治30年創業の老舗和菓子店です。ロケーションは正観寺(菊池武光公墓所)の隣。先日菊池探検中の観光客として初来店しました。お目当は京都発祥の菊池銘菓「松風」。当日のお買い上げは贈答用の24袋(12袋入りを2箱)、および自宅用の4袋(合計で約2100円)。てん菜糖を使った上品な甘さと日本一の薄さ(1.2mm)がウリとのことで、贈り先の反応が楽しみです。女将さんの接客態度も非常に好印象。

  • Goshi Seika
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 1299
    This longstanding confectionary shop has been in business for over 90 years. The shop continues to make Sakura no Akebono, a delicate, pastel-colored confection which is one of Kikuchi's most well-known; as well as dorayaki pancake sandwiches; madeleines; and a variety of other sweets. Sakura no Akebono are a type of traditional rakugan candy which are made with a focus on creating an exquisitely moist texture. Made using Kumamoto glutinous rice and Kikuchi Onsen hot spring water, these soft confections have a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The crumbly rakugan outer crust is stuffed with a filling made with granulated sugar and glucose syrup. The shop receives orders from across the prefecture and beyond for this popular product to enjoy during New Year's, at weddings, and during the Doll Festival.

    先日家人を誘って初来店しました。お目当はガイドブックに載っていた餡子入りの落雁「桜の曙」。興味津々で賞味したところ、彩は紅白、形は市松模様、甘さは控えめ、食感はふんわり&しっとり。落雁の概念が吹っ飛びました。やるね! お値段も良心的。ちなみに、創業は大正4年(1916年)。

  • Nakahara Shogetsudo
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    4.5
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 285
    This Japanese confectionary shop was established in 1940. The shop continues to make Japanese confections by hand with fastidious attention to flavor. For its sweet azuki beans, the shop only uses azuki from Hokkaido, and its azuki bean paste, diligently cooked each morning at 6 a.m., is characterized by an elegant, orchid color. The shop's Takemitsuko is a crispy yet soft cookie sandwich inspired by the history of Kikuchi which is filled with apricot jam and garnished with crunchy almonds. The tasty confection was awarded the Minister's Award at the National Confectionary Exposition.

    I love the peach jelly! Tastes like a combination of mochi and jelly texture. So good I got 2. Upon entering, the two friendly ladies welcomed us with hot tea and snacks. Very hospitable, very...

  • Higo Tawaraya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 649-4
    This Japanese confectionary shop is famous for the Kuridago, sold in department stores across the country. The shop sells Kuridago made with lavish amounts of huge chestnuts from Kikuchi; ikinari dango cakes, a famous local confection from Kumamoto; and other sweets. The shop's particularly popular Kuridago look as soft and warm as they are. They consist of chewy dango dumpling dough wrapped around chestnuts whose skin has been painstakingly removed one at a time by hand. The slight saltiness of the dango dough and the light, innate sweetness of the chestnuts results in an exquisite balance of flavors. The shop is dedicated to avoiding the use of additives and its tasty treats are only sweetened with sugar. The shop uses four kinds of sugar depending on the confection - zarame granulated sugar, standard granulated sugar, brown sugar, and wasanbon fine-grained Japanese sugar.
  • Kumamotoya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Yamaga Yamaga 243-2
    This Japanese confectionary shop is located close to Omiya Shrine, a shrine which has attracted worshippers since ancient times as the area's protective shrine. Situated across from the shrine's Toroden, the shop sells Yamaga yokan, a famous confection from the Yamaga area which consists of koshian smooth sweet bean paste wrapped in gyuhi soft rice cake. A favorite of many since the Meiji period, these tasty treats have a simple, lightly sweet flavor. The confection's gyuhi is made with rice flour instead of glutinous rice, ensuring that it stays pleasantly soft for an extended period of time. In the past, Yamaga yokan was made by many teahouses in the area, but today only three establishments including this one produce the confection.
  • Youme Town Hikarinomori
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-gun Kikuyomachi Hikarinomori 7-33-1
  • KlassinoMarche
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Koshi-shi Nono Shima 2438-1

    新しくなって品揃えもさらによくなりました。 この日のお目当ては栗! 粒が大きくて、渋皮煮にして食べました。 規格外のお野菜や柿なども安くてついつい買ってしまいました。

  • Handsman Kikuyo
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-gun Kikuyomachi Tsukure Kubo 2750-5
  • MEGA Don Quijote Kikuyo
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-gun Kikuyomachi Tsukure 2655-1
  • Seven-Eleven AIM JASM Kumamoto Plant
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-gun Kikuyomachi Haramizu 4106-ban 1
  • AEON Otsu ( Otsu Shopping Plaza )
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Kikuchi Ozumachi Muro 137
  • Onsen Plaza Yamaga Furusato Ichiba
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    3.0
    3 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Yamaga Yamaga 1

    Furusato Market is a market which sells local products, especially fresh vegetables. It is just like a Michino Eki.

  • Green Hills Desaki Kumamoto Kikuyo
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-gun Kikuyomachi Tsukure 2648
  • Direx Kikuchi
    Shopping
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 808
  • Chateraise Carino Kikuyo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kumamoto Kikuchi-gun Kikuyomachi Tsukure 2472

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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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