Summary
This time, three girls stayed at the newly opened “FAV HOTEL Kumamoto” in Kumamoto.We ate a lot of delicious food and had a girls’ night out.This is a hotel where you can have a wonderful time with family, friends, and of course couples! We also introduce some fashionable spots in Kumamoto.
*Please note that information and prices listed are subject to change.
Itinerary (Day 1)
trattoria COCO（トラットリア・ココ）
After arriving in Kumamoto, the first thing to do is to have lunch! So we first went to the arcade street in Kumamoto City.
The restaurant for lunch was recommended to us by a local. It is located just past the upper street arcade.
A restaurant where you can enjoy stylish Italian food at reasonable prices.
Exterior
Entrance
Choice of Pasta Lunch
Lunch comes with soup, salad, and drink!
Menu
Menu 2
Interior
Interior
Milanese cutlet of local pork 1,100 yen
The juicy meat wrapped in a crispy batter was delicious! Served with tomato sauce and mustard with paprika 😋🍽.
Tomato Sauce with Yari Squid, Olives and Capers 950 yen
Pasta in tomato sauce with lots of seafood umami. It was very fragrant with plenty of olives too 🍅🤎.
Potato gnocchi with cheese sauce – 980 yen
The sticky gnocchi was delicious with the rich cheese sauce! Gnocchi is not easy to eat at home, so it’s nice to have it 🥺‼️
Located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Trattoria Coco is a restaurant serving Italian cuisine. Located in an arcade in Kumamoto City, this popular restaurant is recommended by locals. You can enjoy stylish Italian cuisine at reasonable prices.
Tsuchimachisuji Station
Take the Kumamoto City Tram to get around! The fee was a flat rate of ¥170! IC cards are also available: 🙆♀️
All the streetcars are nice and retro 🥰.
Tsurimachi-suji Station, located at 4 Tetorihonmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, is a convenient station for those traveling by Kumamoto streetcar. The fare is a flat rate of 180 yen, and IC cards are accepted. There are many commercial facilities and restaurants in the surrounding area, which are used by both tourists and locals.
Gofukumachi Station
Take a 10-minute train ride and get off at Gofukumachi 🫡. The hotel is a 3-minute walk from here!
Gofukumachi Station is located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. It is accessible by train in about 10 minutes, and the hotel can be reached in about 3 minutes on foot from the station. There are many restaurants and shopping facilities nearby, making it a convenient location for tourists.
FAV HOTEL KUMAMOTO
We stayed at a hotel that offers a home away from home during our trip😍🛌. New hotel just opened in November 2021! ✨
Rooms for group travelers to enjoy a relaxing stay! Conveniently located for long term stays: ☺️👍
Check-in 15:00 Check-out 10:00
Exterior
Entrance
Terrace Seat
We had breakfast here! ☺️
Lobby
Wooden modern interior. It seemed to have breakfast and was spacious! 🍀
Reception
Available from 7:00 to 22:00
Vicinity Map
View from the room
Very sunny room with a panoramic view of Kumamoto city. What a surprise, this time I stayed on the top 12 floors 🙊💓 The view was very nice ❕.
Room (Executive Bank)
This room can accommodate up to 6 people! Two queen beds and two single beds on top: 👏🏻👏🏼 There is a power outlet at the bedside and WiFi is available. It’s a nice and stylish room 🥰.
room
The sofa is cute too! ❤️🔥 Netflix and YouTube are available on TV!
Around the kitchen
tableware
microwave oven
Refrigerator, place to dry dishes
Cookware, Kettle
It was fully stocked with enough for simple cooking 😊. It would be fun to cook dinner together here 🥺.
toilet
washroom
(hand) towel
washing machine (laundry)
What a surprise, there was even a washing machine in the room! If you finish your laundry here, it will be easier after you return from your trip. Detergent is always available👍.
Bath
Laundry washed here can also be dried! It had a bathroom dryer!
Toiletries
Toothbrush, hair dryer, cup, etc.
If there are other items needed, they can borrow them by inquiring at the front desk!
hunger
full-length mirror
canned parfait
It’s cute in a colonized tin! It looks great!!! 🤎 You can buy them at the front desk! (until 22:00)
canned parfait
I bought this as an evening dessert 🤤. None of them were too sweet and very easy to eat👍 It’s just the right amount so I could gobble it up even after dinner! (LOL)
Apples, Lantern Chocolates, Peaches (Amaou was sold out) 800 yen each
FAV HOTEL KUMAMOTO is an accommodation facility located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City. It has rooms for group travelers to enjoy a relaxing stay, as well as space and facilities that make it a home away from home for longer stays. Check-in time is 15:00 and check-out time is 10:00.
Nagasaki Jiro Coffee Shop
We have a little time before dinner, so here’s a break 😌. A coffee shop with a retro-modern atmosphere created by utilizing the space of Taisho architecture ☕
It was a very cozy space with a long-time favorite among locals and a friendly owner! 💗
Exterior
It was located at the top of the stairs!
Menu
A nostalgic menu typical of a coffee shop is lined up.
Menu
Interior
Interior
The nostalgic atmosphere is perfect for coffee shop lovers! 😍
Interior
Interior
Interior
coffee bean
And some old-fashioned ones.
Retro atmosphere
order
Coffee jelly with special care 600 yen Classic pudding 580 yen Melon soda float 750 yen
It was a very satisfying sweet that made me feel nostalgic, both in appearance and taste 😣💜.
Located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Nagasaki Jiro Café is a coffee shop with a retro-modern atmosphere in a Taisho era building. It is a cozy space loved by locals, and from the seats by the window, you can enjoy a view of the streetcar.
Nagasaki Jiro Bookstore
This nice looking building is a bookstore and coffee shop!
The first floor is a bookstore 😊. The famous novelist Mori Ogai is said to have visited the bookstore, which was founded in 1874 and is one of the oldest bookstores in the prefecture! If the timing is right, you can take great pictures as the tram runs right in front of you! 😳🚃
Exterior
Entrance
Located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Nagasaki Jiro Bookstore is one of the oldest bookstores in the prefecture, founded in 1874, with a bookstore on the first floor and a coffee shop on the second floor.
Tsuchimachisuji Station
From Shinmachi Station, just a short distance from Nagasaki Jiro, Go to Dori Suji-cho station for dinner! 🚃
Kumamoto Yatai Mura
A landmark for food and fun just opened in June 2022! Being the newest spot in Kumamoto, it was full of people, especially on weekends! 😳
I stood in line for a bit to get into the stalls and went around the whole place, but all of them were full! This festive atmosphere is fun and you can enjoy delicious food from Kumamoto and other parts of Kyushu in one place 👏☺️
There’s a line of food stalls.
Located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Yatai Mura is a landmark of food and fun with a collection of restaurants and antenna stores. opened in June 2022, it is Kumamoto’s newest spot and attracts many people on weekends. The stalls are lined with delicious Kyushu food and offer a festive atmosphere.
ROBATA ITALIAN, NATURAL WINE Irufu
The first restaurant is an Italian and wine restaurant with a delicious Robata grill! 🍷🇮🇹 A new type of modern Italian cuisine from an authentic pizza specialty restaurant in Kikuchi City! Robata and Italian are an interesting and unexpected combination! 😂
I also liked the live atmosphere of the Robata-yaki being cooked right in front of me! There is also a standing drinking table, which is just right for a quick drink 😎.
food cooked on a grill in front of customers
Menu
Menu
Drink Order
Italian Draft Beer Peroni 600 yen Lemon Sour 500 yen
Kikuchi venison stewed with spices: 500 yen
It is curry flavored and goes well with alcohol! It was venison but without the smell, and the hollowness was similar to beef! 😙
grilled red beef on robata skewers, market price
When we think of Kumamoto, we think of red beef! That’s why 🤓. The meat was tender and packed with umami💗.
Red beef liver skewer 600 yen
The liver with miso sauce was tender and excellent! 🤤
Robata Italian Natural Wine Irufu is a restaurant located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, where you can enjoy robatayaki of gibier with delicious natural wine. The restaurant offers a live atmosphere where robatayaki is cooked right in front of you, making it the perfect place for a quick drink.
Kagokoma Yatai: Cheers to Black
The second store is this Kagoshima specialty! We had Kurobuta pork, Jidori chicken and shochu! 🫡
The waitresses with Kagoshima accents are very friendly and teach you many delicious ways to eat! It was delicious, fun and awesome 🥺🍀.
Exterior
Menu
Menu
order
Sakurajima small tangerine sour 490 yen Kagoshima green tea 440 yen
Sake made with Kagoshima’s famous products! The mikan sour is refreshing and perfect for summer! The green tea split was easy to drink with a flavorful tea aroma 😊.
Kurobuta miso cucumber 450 yen
The sweet, rich miso goes well with cucumbers!
Kagoshima chicken sashimi 880 yen
It was dipped in a mixture of ginger and garlic with Kagoshima sweet soy sauce. It’s really good already, I’ve never had chicken sashimi before, but there was no smell at all, and it became my favorite! ❤️🔥
Kagoshima Kurobuta pork soup shabu-shabu, medium 1680 yen
The level of dashi is so good that you can drink it up! (lol) The addition of ponzu (Japanese citrus juice) gave the dish a different flavor and made it excellent 🤤.
Main meat
It could be made half and half loin and half belly! The fat in the meat was sweet and delicious 🤭.
Kagokuma Yatai Kuro de Cheers” located in Jotomachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, is a restaurant where you can enjoy Kagoshima specialty dishes and shochu. You can enjoy dishes using delicious ingredients such as Kurobuta pork and Jidori chicken. The waitresses with Kagoshima accents serve you in a friendly manner, so you can enjoy yourself while being taught how to enjoy the delicious food.
Kuma Shochu Tasting Sake
There was a sample sake from all 27 Kuma shochu breweries! This is a vending machine that allows you to sample unique brands of sake from 100 yen per glass!
Choose the shochu of your choice, put in your money and out you go 👏. It can be enjoyed with water, hot water or on the rocks.
Map of Shochu Breweries
Map showing the birthplace of each shochu It’s fun to choose while looking at this 😂.
riverside
It was the easiest to drink! Gentle taste!
Asagiri Flower
It was refreshing!
Sukhavati (Amitabha’s Pure Land)
It was the most habitual of all of them! (lol 🙊
At “Kuma Shochu Tameshishu” located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, you can enjoy tasting sake from all 27 Kuma shochu breweries. 100 yen per glass allows you to try unique brands, and you can choose your favorite shochu and put in your money to have it served. You can enjoy it in a variety of ways, such as with water, hot water, or on the rocks.
Itinerary (Day 2)
FAV HOTEL KUMAMOTO
breakfast
We had sandwiches and coffee at the front desk cafe! Great morning! I recommend sitting on the terrace because you can feel the fresh morning air 🥺♡.
Itinerary (Day 2)
Coffee Corridor (Coffee Gallery)
The second and last spot on the second day is here for a breather. Coffee bean shop in a renovated 120-year-old townhouse: ☕️🤎
They have a large selection of coffee beans that you can buy as souvenirs! The store was filled with the indescribable aroma of coffee beans mixed with charcoal😌🍀.
Exterior
coffee bean
Tumblers and coffee mills also available
Menu
Wagashi sweets and coffee might be rare! 🤭
Interior
Japanese modern and calm atmosphere with natural light🍀.
And counter seating.
order
Latte 500 yen Matcha latte 550 yen Charcoal latte 550 yen
Mihagi 240 yen Fresh caramel Daifuku 280 yen Warabi rice cake 240 yen
Gallery on the 2nd floor
They say the pop-up exhibits change over the course of a week or three days. At this time it was a pottery and vessel pop-up!
Coffee Gallery is a coffee shop located in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City. The store, housed in a renovated 120-year-old machiya townhouse, offers a wide variety of coffee beans, perfect for souvenirs. The aroma of the coffee beans mixed with charcoal wafts through the air, creating a cozy atmosphere.