🎉 Finally, someone has clarified a day trip to Kumamoto! 😭😭

❗️ Attractions 1⃣ 【Suijin-ji Joju-en】 A Japanese-style garden 2⃣ 【Kumamon Square】 Features performances of Kumamon, starting at 2pm 3⃣ 【Kumamoto Castle】 This is the landmark of Kumamoto City, a must-see! You can climb to the top of the castle, and the middle level is a museum where you can learn about the history of Kumamoto Castle. 4⃣ 【Sakura-no-Baba Joza-en】 The whole street is filled with food! 5️⃣ 【Kumamoto Yatai】 Experience the local late-night food stalls. Very concentrated, you can try a bit from each stall. They have horse meat shumai～ ❗️ Itinerary (Departing from Hakata, staying in Kumamoto) ➡️ 10:20-10:52 🚉 Shinkansen [Hakata Station] - [Kumamoto Station] ➡️ 12:00 Suijin-ji Joju-en ➡️ 13:45 Kumamon Square ➡️ 14:45 Kumamoto Castle ➡️ 16:00 Sakura-no-Baba Joza-en ➡️ 18:30 Shimotori Shopping Street for horse meat dishes ➡️ 20:00 Kumamoto Yatai Village for a late-night snack 🏡 Stay in Kumamoto ❗️ Cuisine 1⃣ coffee arrow アロー | Amber coffee for half a century ★★★★★ The old man is already 87 years old, and this shop has been open for 59 years. The old man's original amber coffee looks transparent. He showed me the beans, which are very lightly roasted, and it tastes a bit like barley tea. The old man is very enthusiastic, but unfortunately, we couldn't understand him 🙈 2⃣ Na Mizuki | Kumamoto specialty horse meat dishes ★★★★☆ Ordered a sashimi platter with five parts (which five parts depend on the day and can't be chosen). It tastes like tasteless raw fish, but it's tougher than fish and smoother than beef. However, there was a piece of horse belly that I couldn't chew 🙈 Anyway, it's a one-time try, probably won't eat it again. 3⃣ Horse Offal Stew and Horse Meat Shumai | Local late-night food, featuring horse meat shumai ★★★★☆ Kumamoto also has food stalls, concentrated on one street. Finally, I chose this horse meat shumai place. It's the only one with a Chinese menu 😂 Very friendly 🫶 Horse meat shumai is easier to eat than horse meat itself~ There's also mustard lotus root, a Kumamoto specialty. 4⃣ Sakura-no-Baba Joza-en ★★★★★ The strawberry ice cream is so delicious 🤤 The strawberries are so sweet 🍓 #Travel #MyTravelStory2023 #Kumamoto #OneDayInKumamoto #KumamotoTravel #KumamotoCastle #DayTrip #KumamotoJapan #KumamotoCounty