Aso Kumamoto Airport Exclusive Gourmet and Gift Selections

• Table of Contents
• Sushi Fukushin "Amakusa Bluefin Tuna"
• Horse meat cuisine Suganoya "Horse sashimi uma toro takana roll" and Witch's Beer Flight "WITCH'S FLIGHT"
• TEASTANDtsuguto. "Kumamoto Tea Porridge"
• Komeshiro Mochi Honpo "Kumamon Strawberry Daifuku"
• Coffee Corridor "Kumamon DRIP BAG"
• Kumamoto Shunsaikan "Assorted Set with Original Glass"

Aso Kumamoto Airport opened a new passenger terminal building on March 23, 2023. The exterior design, based on black, is reminiscent of the black lacquer and plaster of Kumamoto Castle. The terminal is an integrated domestic and international terminal, and features cutting-edge equipment that is installed at major domestic airports, shortening waiting times and allowing for smooth travel procedures. Domestic flights are black and international flights are white, making the design easy to understand even for customers from overseas. It is also highly earthquake-resistant, and is designed to withstand strong shaking that occurs repeatedly in a short period of time, such as the Kumamoto earthquake.

You can have a meal with family and friends who have come to see you off at the restaurant or coffee shop before your departure. In front of the arrival gate on the first floor is the Welcome Plaza, where you can feel that you have arrived in Kumamoto with murals depicting the five peaks of Mt. Aso.

The waiting area for boarding, located just past the security checkpoint, is noteworthy. It is made up of a food court where you can buy and eat what you like, and a department store basement zone that brings together famous restaurants from Kumamoto. As the last place you'll spend your time in Kumamoto, it's a perfect place to find popular restaurants and must-try gourmet food from within the prefecture. Each seat is equipped with an electrical outlet, and there's free Wi-Fi, so you'll have no trouble using it while working or doing other things.

Sushi Fukushin "Amakusa Bluefin Tuna"

Sushi Fukushin specializes in sushi, and the bluefin tuna sushi, which is not available at the main store, is exquisite. It is a luxury to be able to eat fresh bluefin tuna from Amakusa that was just caught that day at the airport. You can compare the fatty, medium fatty, and lean tuna, and the high-quality sweetness of the fatty meat melts in your mouth. It goes well with the sweet soy sauce, which is a product of the restaurant, and you can enjoy the rich flavor of the tuna.

Sushi Fukushin specializes in the king of seafood, bluefin tuna, caught in Amakusa, and you can enjoy the flavors of Fukushin, a popular seafood restaurant in Kamiamakusa, even at the airport. You can enjoy luxurious sushi and seafood bowls made with fresh seafood while talking with the head chef. The skilled sushi chefs prepare your food in no time, so you can easily stop by even just a few minutes before boarding your flight. There are a total of seven counter seats, and depending on the situation, they may serve food in a bucket so that you can eat in the food court even if there are no seats available. Bells are given to those who have time, so you can manage your time by doing things like shopping while you wait.

Sushi Fukushin Aso Kumamoto Airport

Horse meat cuisine Suganoya "Horse sashimi uma toro takana roll" and Witch's Beer Flight "WITCH'S FLIGHT"

Suganoya, a long-established horse meat specialty store, has a vast group company farm of about 900,000 tsubo in Aso, where they provide horse meat that has been carefully fattened with nutritious pasture, famous water, and carefully selected homemade feed. There is also a Suganoya in the basement area of the department store, so you can buy horse sashimi to take home as a souvenir.

Customers who visit WITCH CRAFT MARKET, the flagship store in Otsu Town, often drop by at the airport as well. Witch's Beer Flight serves a selection of craft beers from Japan and abroad, including craft beers from Kumamoto Prefecture, and also sells cans and bottles to take home.

Horse meat restaurant Suganoya Aso Kumamoto Airport

Witch's Beer Flight Aso Kumamoto Airport

TEASTANDtsuguto. "Kumamoto Tea Porridge"

"TEASTANDtsuguto." is run by a farmer. We recommend the tea porridge served by the tea shop. They use tea leaves grown on their own farm and blended for the tea porridge, and rice from Mashiki Town, where Aso Kumamoto Airport is located, and select the rice variety that goes well with the tea porridge. The brown rice, which adds a fragrant flavor, is also from Kumamoto, and the pickled plums are also homemade. A luxurious sprinkling of Kumamoto-grown Gyokuro (from their own farm), which is rare in Kumamoto, gives this dish a direct taste of tea. It is recommended for the beginning or end of your trip.

"TEASTANDtsuguto." was named "Tsuguto" from the desire to connect people through pouring. Tea becomes round when poured in a teapot, and the store's logo was created with the image of a teapot and round tea. This is the new store of Tea Tomizawa, a tea farm that has been in business for over 90 years, and you can also enjoy the popular rice balls here. They also have a wide selection of teas for takeout, but spending time at the counter seats with a calm atmosphere would also be a wonderful experience.

TEASTANDtsuguto. Aso Kumamoto Airport store

Komeshiro Mochi Honpo "Kumamon Strawberry Daifuku"

The strawberry daifuku catches your eye with its strawberry presence. The strawberry daifuku with the cute Kumamon print is only available at Aso Kumamoto Airport. The chewy mochi is made from 100% glutinous rice produced in Kumamoto Prefecture, and uses a not-too-sweet red bean paste that brings out the deliciousness of the strawberry. While the fruit daifuku that has become popular in recent years is often fruit-based and wrapped in gyuhi, Kumamon's strawberry daifuku is made with authentic mochi dough, so you can enjoy the strawberry, mochi, and red bean paste as the main ingredients. We offer strawberry daifuku made with carefully selected strawberries throughout the year. We especially recommend the strawberry daifuku made with large "Yubeni" strawberries from Kumamoto, which are available from December to May. The arabesque patterned packaging, which looks like it is wrapped in a furoshiki, is sure to please anyone who gives it as a gift.

Komeshiro Mochi Honpo is a long-established mochi shop that was founded in 1910. At its main store in Suidocho, Kumamoto City, they stock a variety of fruit daifuku that only a mochi shop can offer. They don't add any sugar, so that you can enjoy the deliciousness of the mochi itself. We also recommend "Yubeni Strawberry Warabi Mochi," which has been on sale since late June and is made from raw strawberries. The granular texture of the strawberry seeds is enjoyable, and when you eat it with condensed milk, the flavor changes, making it a delicious dish that is twice as delicious.

Komeshiro Mochi Honpo Aso Kumamoto Airport Store

Coffee Corridor "Kumamon DRIP BAG"

A drip bag with a cute Kumamon package. It uses beans from Brazil, and has a strong taste with bitterness and richness. It has a strong body but also a soft sweetness. Originally, Coffee Kairo divided the packages into light white and dark black, and now they have an airport-only package featuring the black Kumamon. The package makes it clear at a glance that it is a souvenir from Kumamoto, and it would make a great gift for a large group of people.

Coffee Gallery has a store in Furumachi, the castle town of Kumamoto Castle, and its appearance, inspired by the main store's rope curtains, is eye-catching even in the airport. The rope curtains are decorated with CG, which is the abbreviation for Coffee Gallery. They also sell bottled coffee drinks, so even those who are worried they might not be able to finish it can easily purchase coffee.

Coffee Corridor Aso Kumamoto Airport

Kumamoto Shunsaikan "Assorted Set with Original Glass"

90% of beer is made from water. If the water is delicious in Kumamoto, the beer should be delicious too. Kumamoto Shunsaikan sells a set of Premium Malt's made at the Suntory Kyushu Kumamoto Factory, with an original design glass that can only be purchased at the Aso Kumamoto Airport store.

The interior of the store is based on the Bungo Kaido road that stretches from Kumamoto Castle to Tsurusaki, and the tile carpeting is designed to look like moss growing on the stone paving of the road. The design makes it look like there is a market around the road, and you can shop in the spacious store while feeling like you are strolling through a castle town. The store sells a wide variety of products, including famous confectioneries and sake from all over Kyushu, with a focus on Kumamoto, as well as locally loved crafts, and there is even a corner where you can enjoy Kuma Shochu for just 500 yen.

Kumamoto Shunsaikan Aso Kumamoto Airport Store