Tomato Ramen & Local Café in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto | A Unique Japanese Lunch Trip【熊本ご当地ラーメン】
and the last one we are going to eat Kumamon’s cheek today [Music] this restaurant is just a 5-minute drive from Yasushiro Station the menu offers a wide variety of dishes all at very reasonable prices the interior is spacious and it’s said that the venue can accommodate parties of up to 70 people this time I decided to try the tomato ramen which seemed to be a popular choice among other customers it cost just 880 yen most of the other menu items are also under 1,000 yen making this place quite affordable i was surprised when the ramen arrived it came in a huge portion let’s dig in
so the reason we came here today is because Yatsu City is famous for the winter tomato
okay
yeah that’s why here they actually serve tomato ramen
tomato ramen yeah and I also ordered this it’s a kind of fish called ai what is ai okay we don’t know what is aji it’s a fish
okay it’s a kind of fish and actually they only serve 10 per day so
wow
i choose this
yeah only 10
and again another something surprising it’s written two pieces of aji and like when we counted this it’s like actually four we can see like four pieces here they’re huge pieces too
no I know and it’s quite cheap right like with all of these things like for the tomato ramen it’s,2 and for this is only,000 one for this bunch of things
yeah like they’ll I you hear limited menus but 10 is like extremely limited that’s I was shocked
i know okay so let’s going to try all right
i want to try this first though this is super good okay okay maybe I can try for this oh my god it’s so heavy it’s
huge like to hold this single thing it’s like cover up some face i think you should try first because this is too hot
mine’s very hot as well okay maybe I can Go with a small bite works okay so I dip to the to sauce m the fish is like super soft
super soft like you don’t even need to bite like the knife we bend like you just go through the fish that’s all
would you say that this is like a newspaper and you’re like a Muay Thai knife
yes exactly exactly and even the sauce for this i think they actually handmade it i feel so much egg really
yeah you should try later all right I’m going to go for a first bite yeah that’s good
do you feel the tomato yeah it’s very
Really
oh yeah you definitely feel the tomato yeah you got to try it
i want to try the soup oh my god there’s so much noodle inside i can’t actually
it’s very Look how thick it is yeah it’s like
Yeah yeah yeah
it’s like tomato
sauce like
Okay that try very tomato right
very tomato and it’s not really a soup i think it’s like anketan ank like what’s an it’s like corn starch okay yeah it’s definitely not what you would expect
yeah yeah yeah
of a normal
ramen ramen soup ramen soup would normally be like
not watery but just like a normal liquid m
i mean while it’s thick and it has oil in it but wow this is super good oh my god this is so heavy i’m losing control for the fish look at the soup for this too it’s like they actually have so much things inside this is super cheap for this this is so so cheap yeah i’ve never seen in this fish fry
with so much i’ve never seen usually you get like one and it’s and it’s smaller than one of all of these
yeah definitely
you get like you get like four deluxe pieces
i know and is ramen touku very often
no no no no i feel like I’ve never seen it before yeah me neither this is definitely a one of a kind place and you might have seen earlier when we walked in but it’s super big it’s very clean very modern it looks
super nice it has a great atmosphere and it’s like today we are shooting this on a week day and lunch time like I already see so many people here it’s like full it’s
It’s the middle of the day on Wednesday and it’s
tons of people oh yeah it’s Wednesday did I say Friday you said week day
okay okay okay i was totally out my mind
yeah that proves and shows how good this store is this is a bario store um it was tampo right and thank you to Matsushima barioa barioa while walking through the quiet streets of Hinugu and Yasushiro we found a cozy little cafe that’s perfect for espresso lovers their double espresso latte was bold and smooth rich coffee flavor balanced with creamy milk we also enjoyed a cafe mocha just sweet enough to be comforting without being too much set in a peaceful hot spring town the cafe has a relaxing vibe and even offers power outlets a great place to unwind or get some work done if you love coffee don’t miss this hidden gem in Hinugu this is amazing there’s so many kinds that you can choose from here like of course you have the coffee stuff with like the latte like with milk soy and with the sweet ones like Seth ordered this but there’s other sweet ones too like this looks so so sweet caramel really sweet and yeah and with all these like drinks that people don’t drink coffee also can enjoy it because there’s matcha strawberry and I also I would love to try cocoa
i love cocoa and also for here too I’m surprised that there’s a bump float with ginger it actually I don’t know i can’t even imagine what taste likes oh look the high school students come up with this idea
super interesting a this is so nice and also just now Matsumoto explained that she is the daughter of the onsen next by that’s so so sweet
that’s awesome
i know
so you you can go to the onen and the cafe and still keep it in the family
yeah so you get like oh and and both ways this is cool and I’m also really fascinated that here you can enjoy drinking coffee outside like there’s a roof on top so even it’s raining you can enjoy the rain with the coffee and also what I really love is this power bank like so that I can just work here and also charge my um laptops or phones
it’s a nice small window too yeah I love this store everything that I need is here coffee power and my desk there’s chicken one here [Music] oh and there’s the cat here the logo coffee this is cute wait I’ll show a This is cute okay so let’s try here so she asked us to stir it first oh my god yeah she asked us to stir it wow it looks so nice look at the color oh my god okay let me try first this is super good
do you feel the power definitely more coffee flavor than just a latte how about that
it’s exactly what I wanted it’s got It’s sweet it’s like chocolate it’s got coffee flavor it’s perfect
i want to try it too you can try if you want ah both
yeah I see what you mean this is definitely the double
it’s mine’s sweet right
yeah yeah yeah both is good actually really both is good like usually when you drink both side you will feel oh I actually like that one but this time both is as good as the same like
I agree
this is such a bario store
for sure barioa
barioa [Music]
🍜 Tomato ramen in Japan?
Yes — and it’s one of Yatsushiro’s local favorites!
We stopped by OFUKURO Sakaba Tanpopo, a cozy spot serving this unique dish made with local tomatoes. After that, we headed to Hinagu Coffee, a charming café perfect for relaxing after lunch.
☀️ This video is part of our travel series in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto — showing you real, local gems across Kyushu!
📍 Tanpopo: [OFUKURO酒場 タンポポ] – Tomato Ramen
📍 Hinagu Coffee: Relax with a cup near Hinagu Onsen
🚗 Both are easy to access from central Yatsushiro by car or taxi.
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