Best Food in Kumamoto: Must-Try Dishes & Restaurants
Kumamoto is one of those Japanese cities that serious food lovers keep as a quiet secret. Located in the heart of Kyushu island, surrounded by the active volcanic caldera of Mt. Aso to the northeast and the mineral-rich Ariake Sea to the west, Kumamoto has a food culture that is bold, confident, and deeply tied to the land. Horse sashimi, volcanic-soil vegetables, rich tonkotsu ramen flavoured with burnt garlic oil, and some of the finest wagyu beef outside of Kobe — this is a city where eating is never an afterthought. Most visitors who come to Kumamoto are drawn by […]