Kumamoto City

Kumamoto's "Shokusui Kotomi" I heard about a recommended restaurant from a liquor store in Kumamoto's busiest shopping district, Shimodori, so I headed over to Kotomi, located in the basement of the Shimodori Center Building, a mixed-use building on Sumomachi Street. As I walked down the stairs, I could hear the excitement building inside the restaurant...

It's night in Kumamoto. I didn't have a particular restaurant in mind for the night, so I spent 20 minutes scouting locations, relying on my own "harunabi" (smartphone navigation). I decided on this restaurant, with its entrance in a back alley and the aura of a prestigious establishment. Dairoku, founded in 1979, has been in business at its current location...