• This is a short trip plan for the Kawajiri area, about 30 minutes by bus from the center of Kumamoto city, where historical buildings such as town streets, rice storehouses, and sake storehouses from the Edo period still remain.

  
  

• Experience Japanese food culture at a historic Japanese confectionery shop

  
  

• The sweets you make yourself are special

  
  

• After the Japanese sweets making experience, you can take a stroll around Rekimachi. The Japanese sweets making experience is available in English and Spanish.

  
  

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• Handmade Japanese sweets workshop at Kitagawa Tenmeido

You can make two types of seasonal Japanese sweets. The 7th generation, a
contemporary master craftsman who has received the Medal with Yellow Ribbon,
and the 8th generation, who is fluent in foreign languages, will teach you
step by step. After the experience, feel free to enjoy a stroll around the
nearby facilities, such as the Kumamoto Crafts Hall, Tohi University Shozo,
and Kawajiri Kuramae Street. For information on strolling around Kawajiri,
please refer to the website on the right! Kawajiri Shoten
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• We can also arrange for you to enjoy the "Kuramae Eel Kaiseki Course" at the "Ryotei Iwamura" restaurant on Kawajiri Kuramae Street. If you would like to have lunch, please make a separate reservation.

[Kawajiri area]

Located about 8km south of central Kumamoto, the Kawajiri district at the
mouth of the Midorikawa and Kasegawa rivers flourished as a water transport
hub during the Edo period, and historical buildings that recall those days
still remain today. In addition to the wharf, a national historic site, and
the rice storehouses that housed the Kumamoto domain's rice tax, you can also
enjoy a stroll around the town lined with town houses and sake breweries from
the late Edo period, or visit the Japanese confectionery shops scattered
throughout the town. You can also experience traditional crafts at the
Kumamoto Crafts Hall, where artisans demonstrate their work and display and
sell their products.

[Restaurant Iwamura]

Founded 50 years ago, this restaurant is loved by local Kawajiri residents for
its kaiseki cuisine made with seasonal ingredients and eel dishes. Enjoy the
eel kaiseki course, which can only be tasted here, made with "Zuiyo" red sake
from Tohi and red bean paste from the famous Japanese confectionery shop
"Kaikaiseriroku Kasho," in a fantastic location overlooking the Kasegawa
River.