Chestnuts are cultivated extensively in the northern part of Kumamoto Prefecture, such as in Kuma District and Yamaga. Kumamoto holds the second position in chestnut production volume in Japan. Chestnuts from Kumamoto Prefecture are widely used, not only as a fresh food ingredient but also as a raw material for sweets such as Kurikinton. There are also a wide variety of local desserts using Yamae chestnuts from Kuma District and Yamaga Japanese chestnuts. There are so many variations, such as Japanese sweets, Mont Blanc, parfait, brûlée with a whole chestnut, and others.
Here you can enjoy the red beef bowl, which is a rare red beef full of umami-flavor topping a bowl of donburi. This taste is so popular that there is…
Foods Aka Beef/Aka BeefBowl/Wagyu
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
Tsunagi Oyster Bar is managed by local fisherman’s association at the vacant ground of an elementary school on the hill overlooking the Shiranui Sea.…
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Kurokawa Onsen's inn "Oyado Kurokawa" is a restaurant that is open only at lunchtime. The popular Aka Gyudon is an exquisite roasted lean beef prepar…
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