Three Hours in Kumamoto
My friend had to go to work early in the morning, so Boris and I had to leave her house kind of early. We spend some time at a manga cafe before we took the train to Kumamoto. The train ride to Kumamoto was less than 2 hours and was free because we had the JR pass.
After arriving at Kumamoto Station, we went to the tourist information center to get some information about good Kumamoto Basashi restaurants. We also got information about other attractions in Kumamoto.
After about a half an hour of researching restaurants in the area, we decided to dine at Aoyagi Restaurant. It wasn't too far from Kumamoto Station, so we thought we could just get there, eat some of the famous Kumamoto Basashi, and then have time to visit other places in Kumamoto. However, it took us about 2 hours to finish the meal because they don't bring all of the food out at one time. Similar to when you're eating gourmet food in such that the portions are often small, but are brought out in a time sequence. In other words, if you eat food too fast, you might still be hungry. But if you take time between each portion of food, then somehow your stomach settles and you become full.
After arriving at Kumamoto Station, we went to the tourist information center to get some information about good Kumamoto Basashi restaurants. We also got information about other attractions in Kumamoto.
After about a half an hour of researching restaurants in the area, we decided to dine at Aoyagi Restaurant. It wasn't too far from Kumamoto Station, so we thought we could just get there, eat some of the famous Kumamoto Basashi, and then have time to visit other places in Kumamoto. However, it took us about 2 hours to finish the meal because they don't bring all of the food out at one time. Similar to when you're eating gourmet food in such that the portions are often small, but are brought out in a time sequence. In other words, if you eat food too fast, you might still be hungry. But if you take time between each portion of food, then somehow your stomach settles and you become full.
The pictures below are images of the lunch special that we had. Unfortunately, I could not get a good picture of all of the food we ate, but these pictures are of notable mention. I hope they don't make you too hungry : )
---Basashi Sukiyaki-----------Renkon-----------------Basashi Sashimi----
------Dangojiru(Soup)--------Basashi Onigiri -----Daganamei(Rice)-----
