🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Fukuoka] I tried making a set of Maki no Udon and Inaba Udon

Fukuoka is a treasure trove of delicious gourmet food. Among the many local specialties, my favorite is "Hakata Udon," a bowl of udon noodles with rich flavor and soft noodles. I enjoyed it for lunch during my stay in Hakata. After that, I went to Higashi Park to meet the cats, and then...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Fukuoka・Tenjin] Mentaiko restaurant "Kakuuchi FUKUTARO"

Tenjin Terra is a seven-story building in a highly convenient location just off the Fukuoka subway's Tenjin Minami station. On the rooftop, you can see the prominent sign of Fukutaro, a restaurant famous for its mentaiko and menbei. This building houses Fukutaro's cafe and shop, as well as a banquet hall and new Japanese cuisine. On this day, we visited two restaurants...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Fukuoka] Chicken Skin Yakitori Mitsumasu Tenjin Branch

A dish so fascinating that my partner, who hated chicken skin, instantly became a fan of it. Hakata's specialty "chicken skin" is a skewer dish that takes days to make, and is sure to captivate anyone. In search of this delicious skewer, we visited Fukuoka's chicken skin yakitori restaurant in Tenjin again...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Fukuoka, Tenjin Minami] Long-established "Yataro Udon" is open 24 hours a day

Tonkotsu ramen is now loved not only in Japan but all over the world. If you visit Hakata, it is one of the gourmet foods you want to try in the original place, and it is also nice to eat it at a food stall. In Fukuoka, it goes without saying that Hakata ramen is very popular, and Hakata udon is also very popular. After much deliberation, we decided on this second place for the day, a long-established Hakata restaurant in Tenjin...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Fukuoka] Live squid sashimi "Hakata Hotaru Nishinakasu main store"

Speaking of Fukuoka/Hakata cuisine, there are many tempting dishes such as Hakata udon, sesame mackerel, mizutaki, Nagahama ramen, chicken skin, motsunabe, etc. Also, the gourmet dish "Live squid sashimi" that you should try at least once is also famous! So this time I tried it at a fish tank in Fukuoka...
○Delicious summary article

[Kumamoto/Takeout] 3 Ikinari Dango & Mustard Lotus Root & Homemade Potato Chips Specialty Store

I visited Kumamoto when the hydrangeas were in full bloom this year. I often encountered cats and had fun walking during the rainy season. A cat stopped in its tracks and said, "It smells nice!" There are many heartwarming scenes like this, and there are also lots of delicious things to eat along the walking trails! I happened to come across this in Kumamoto...
○Delicious summary article

[Kumamoto City/Chuo Ward] XNUMX recommended lunch selections +α

Kumamoto City Chuo Ward is also home to Kumamoto Castle, one of the three most famous castles in Japan. At the foot of the castle, there is a castle town that still retains its appearance, and there are plenty of delicious foods! 10 recommended lunches in Kumamoto City Chuo Ward that we ate while walking around 1. Yakiniku Hormone Yatora (Kamitori) The meat is beautiful...
○Delicious summary article

[Kumamoto City] XNUMX recommended cafes +α

There are more restaurants in Kumamoto city than you might imagine, and there are many attractive shops that you will want to try. I also went to many cafes, and here are 4 recommended cafes with sophisticated tastes and atmospheres. Tam Coffee (Minami Tsuboi Town) Instagram: tamcoffee.nami...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Kumamoto/Shinmachi] Ohira Swallow, Tianjin Men, Supaikou “Shinkarou”

It's not a backstreet but a main street, but if you don't know it exists, you'll definitely pass by it. I found this small Chinese restaurant on the train street in Shinmachi, Kumamoto City (the nearest station is Ulsanmachi) on Google Maps, and although I knew about it beforehand, I passed by it a couple of times and thought it must have closed...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Kumamoto] Yamagata Ramen Hachiya Kumamoto Shimotori Branch

The large arcade street in Kumamoto City has a lot of delicious food, so I thought I would mainly try the local specialty food in Kumamoto, but before I knew it, I was looking elsewhere. This shop is one of them. Yamagata Ramen in Kumamoto! Yamagata Ramen Hachi Hachi Kumamoto Shimotori Branch...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Kumamoto/Drill] Soba restaurant Sarashina

When it comes to Kumamoto specialties, there are many unique gourmet foods that can't be found anywhere else, such as "karashi renkon (lotus root with mustard root), horse sashimi, Taipingyen (bamboo shoots), and Kumamoto ramen! However, when I was visiting, there were days when I felt like eating soba noodles. 1st place: High quality soba restaurant "Soba-dokoro Hamaya" 2nd place: Izumo soba in Kumamoto! "Soba-dokoro I...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Fukuoka/Daimyo] Ganso Aka Noren Setsuchan Ramen Tenjin Main Store

After eating Hakata Chicken Skin Round and Round in the Tenjin area, the second stop was originally planned to be a food stall on the corner of the Mitsui Building, but it started to rain and I lost interest. While checking Google Maps, I was attracted by the word "original" and decided to go to Aka Noren Setsuchi-chan Ramen Kyushu [Fukuoka] Travelogue Map No. 2...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Fukuoka/Specialty Gourmet] Torishimaya Katsugun Akasaka Branch

・Hakata ramen・Mizutaki・Goma mackerel・Motsunabe・Agedashi tempura (Hakata tempura)・Hakata udon etc. Fukuoka has countless specialty foods. This time, I tried Hakata chicken skin. What is the chicken skin, a specialty of Hakata? Chicken neck skin is wrapped around a skewer and grilled many times...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Fukuoka/Tenjin] Exquisite!Yawata Hakata Udon “Inaba Udon Solaria Stage Branch”

I am currently staying in Turkey, one of the three great cuisine countries in the world, and I am enjoying a variety of Turkish cuisines. However, I am getting tired of the unfamiliar spices and flavors, and I want to eat "udon"! Inaba Udon Solaria Stage Store Ten...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

Shachihoko Shisa and the smoking rate in Kumamoto Prefecture? Car speeds and pedestrian crossings

I learned a lot of things by actually living there. Now, let's eat some watermelon and head out! As I walked around the center of Kumamoto City, I unexpectedly saw a lot of Jizo statues. Koraimon Jizo There used to be a castle gate called Koraimon in the southwest of the castle, which played a very important role in defense...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

Kumamoto's super cheap "marbled beef" and the restoration of Kumamoto Castle

This marbled beef was sold at this price in Kumamoto! It was also in Kumamoto that I realized the true deliciousness of shabu-shabu. This was unexpected. Speaking of meat in Kumamoto, "Akagyu" is famous, but I also recommend "Shabu-shabu" which is delicious and affordable for ordinary people. And tuna is also...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Kumamoto City/Chuo Ward] Searching for a restaurant at night can be difficult & end with offal hot pot “West Shimotori”

Can you get a seat at a restaurant in Kumamoto on a weekday night even if you just walk in? Because on Saturday nights, all the restaurants are fully booked, so it's hard to find a seat. After stopping off for a drink at Koran-tei, I decided to wander around the city of Kumamoto on a weekday night. The downtown area of ​​Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, is particularly popular...
Youtube

"Karakuri Clock" and "Tsubohachi" from Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture? "Hitoyoshi Momoko" 700 yen

I immediately discovered an interesting store name! Panaland "Ganbaru" Ladybug is not cute at all, isn't it too wimpy? Omura cave group I discovered some kind of hole! Apparently this was a nationally designated historic site of cave tombs from the 7th century! The cave tombs built on the cliff behind JR Hitoyoshi Station on the Hisatsu Line in Shiromoto-cho, Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Kumamoto Station/Higo Yokamon Market] Ramen & Tsukemen Lunch “Fuki Noodle Institute”

Higo Yokamon Market is a commercial facility directly connected to Kumamoto Station that still retains a sense of newness. In one area, there is an area lined with ramen shops, including "Keika," a representative of Kumamoto ramen. The most popular ramen shop seems to be "Tengaiten," which serves Kumamoto ramen, but on this day, I wasn't in the mood for tonkotsu ramen, so I went to Fuki Seimen Kenkyusho Kumamoto...
🇯🇵Travel in Japan and Kyushu

[Kumamoto/Senba] A long-established handmade Izumo soba restaurant “Soba Restaurant Imamura”

I bought some Izumo soba at a supermarket on New Year's Eve two years ago and I loved it. I wanted to try it in the real place someday, but I never had the chance to visit Shimane. So I discovered a handmade Izumo soba restaurant in Kumamoto! It was just a short walk from the tram stop "Senbabashi Station" where the lyrics of "Anatagata Dokosa" were written in large letters...