Antagatadokosa Higo Mokkuso Honpo JR Kumamoto Station Shop

This shop is owned and operated by Antagatadokosa, a longstanding snack company established in 1949. Situated near the Shinkansen Gate in JR Kumamoto Station, the shop sells an abundant variety of well-known Kumamoto confections and snacks, such as senbei rice crackers, roasted legumes, yokan jelly, and arare roasted mochi snacks. The shop's Goma Daiko, a sesame seed snack created using the same technique used to make the company's Higo Daiko, are a particularly popular product and have a delightful, rich sesame seed flavor and legume crunch. These tasty snacks have also won the gold prize in the National Confectionary Exposition. The Kokuto Kurumi, which combine walnuts with Okinawan brown sugar, are also popular and are loved by everyone from children to adults.