Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop Spots in Kagoshima Area

  • Kurozu hompo Kakuida
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Fukuyamachoufukuyama Daejeon 311-2
    Japan’s first black vinegar cuisine specialty restaurant, located in Fukuyama-cho, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Dedicated to sharing the area’s unique, local culture revolving around black vinegar, the establishment also offers a variety of activities in addition to operating as a restaurant. Diners can enjoy lunch course meals consisting of creative dishes created with an abundance of locally grown organic vegetables and Kakuida black vinegar, as well as a sweets assortment made with black vinegar. Visitors can also view a field of some 20 thousand jars being used to make Fukuyama black vinegar, and check out a gallery and black vinegar museum section. The establishment’s shop sells Kakuida brown rice black vinegar, black vinegar dressing, and other products; visitors can also taste different black vinegar varieties and purchase their favorite.
  • Sabo Kakashi
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Higashisengokuchou 13-14 Confessor Yokocho 2F
    A café owned and operated by the Satsuma Jokiya Japanese confectionary company and located in the Tenmonkan Pira Mall shopping arcade in Kagoshima. The café is located on the second floor of the Kakashi Yokocho confectionary shop and can be reached by taking the stairs inside the establishment. The café’s specialty is its “Kasutadon Parfait,” which is made with a whole “Kasutadon” cake, one of Satsuma Jokiya’s signature sweets. Customers can enjoy ice cream, red bean jam, and fruits along with the custard cream and fluffy sponge cake of the “Kasutadon.” Other menu selections include a Japanese confection set, baked donut set, and unique items like the “Kurokuma”—Kagoshima-style “shirokuma” shaved ice topped with kuromitsu brown sugar syrup.
  • Nakagawa Jumbo Mochiya
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Yoshinochou 9673
    A Japanese confectionary shop which has been in business since the Meiji period. “Jumbo mochi” specialty shop, the establishment only sells jumbo mochi. Consisting of bite sized balls of mochi (glutinous, pounded rice), jumbo mochi are lightly grilled before eating and covered in sauces such as sweet miso, zarame brown sugar, and kudzu. After the Satsuma Rebellion during the Meiji period, it is said these sweets were first created by a former guard of the inner garden of the Sengan-en garden. The 12 mochi plate, which comes garnished with pickles for cleansing the palate, is particularly popular. The shop’s wares are also available for takeout.

    仙巌園-集成館寄ったあとに行きました。歩いても行ける距離ですが、タクシーでそのまま鹿児島駅まで行きました。 味は予想通り普通のみたらし団子でした。

  • La Fonte
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    4.5
    106 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Tatsugocho Akaogi 1325-3

    You don’t want to miss out this place. Beside the heart filling friendly service, coffee and gelato made here are for Italians to think about dropping their business;) Always packed no matter of the...

  • Harukaze Do
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Amami-shi Nazekusatocho 2-16
  • Jokiya
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    4.0
    81 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Higashisengokucho 13-14

    細長い店内の1・2Fに、ケーキ・和菓子・屋久杉製品・陶器・喫茶など、所狭しと並んでいます。見て歩くだけでも鹿児島を体感できるのでおすすめです。

  • Okashishi Shingetsudo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kumage-gun Yakushimacho Miyanoura 94
    This Japanese confectionary shop is located about a 10-minute walk from Miyanoura Port. The shop, which has a history dating back more than five decades, makes and sells products with local ingredients. The flavorful sweets made by the shop's second-generation owner with choice natural ingredients include Shochu Gelee, a jelly made with Mitake premium sweet potato shochu, Yomogi pound cakes made with Yakushima mug wort, and baked donuts. Their sweets are especially popular as Yakushima souvenirs.
  • Okashitsukasa Torigoeya
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Yunohama 4-11-9
    This Japanese confectionary shop was founded in 1919. It continues to make around 50 varieties of Japanese sweets including baked sweets made from sweet potatoes, a specialty of the region. Their most famous confection, Ibusukiji, is a baked sweet with a simple flavor made from sweet potatoes, a specialty of the region. It became a popular Ibusuki City souvenir after it became known that Emperor Hirohito had been enamored with the Ibusukiji he was presented. Another of the shop's popular products is their Okura Manju, a confection made with okra, of which Ibusuki is Japan's biggest producer. Yet another is their Soramame Dorayaki, a confection made with unsparing amounts of high-quality broad beans.

    砂蒸し風呂に入り、駅までの帰り道、何か美味しいお土産屋さんないかなと小さな路地をやみくもに歩いていたら有りました。いぶすき元湯の浴場の近くに、鳥越屋さん。 この小道は、かつて指宿温泉街の旧通りとして歴史あり、鳥越屋さんも創業100年を超える菓子舗でした。結構品数があり、悩みましたが、「そら豆スイーツ」、「どらやき」を買って帰りました。 よもぎ餅とおはぎが美味しそうだったのですが、晩御飯に備えて、見...

  • Sanshinya Charcoal Barbecue Garden
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi Kasanoharacho 7357-1 Outdoor Sumiyaki Barbecue Garden
    This barbecue garden is operated by Sanshinya, a producer of Satsuma Kurobuta pork established in 1984. Guests can enjoy the tenderness and the rich savory flavor of Satsuma Kurobuta pork in a simple space surrounded by greenery. All of the pork served comes from free-range Satsuma Kurobuta pigs raised in a spacious wooden pigsty nestled in the forests. The pigs are raised with additive-free feed without any unnecessary growth hormones, antibiotics, or preservatives, giving customers peace of mind. Dining at the barbecue garden requires making a reservation at least three days in advance.
  • Jambo Mochi Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Yoshinocho 9700-1
    This sweets shop is located on the grounds of Sengan-en, the garden of the former villa of the Shimazu clan. Guests can enjoy Sengan-en's specialty, Jambo mochi. These large rice flour dumplings served on two bamboo skewers are said to have been loved by samurai of the Satsuma Domain. The confection is named for its resemblance to a samurai wearing a long sword and a short sword. There are three different glazes to choose from: shoyu (a sweet soy glaze), miso (made with blend of three varieties of miso paste), and kokuto (made with brown sugar from Amami Oshima).
  • Karukan Ganso Akashiya Main Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Kinseicho 4-16
    This venerable Japanese confectionary shop established has continued to create karukan since being established in 1854. Karukan is a famous confection of Kagoshima created on the recommendation of Shimazu Nariakira, the lord of the Satsuma domain at the time. Made from nothing more than natural yam, rice flour, and sugar, the confection is notable for a simple sweetness and soft texture that reflects Satsuma's spirit of simplicity and fortitude. Its characteristic flavor and dignified white appearance has remained unchanged. Some of the other popular products include karukan manju, which features karukan stuffed with adzuki bean paste, as well as sakura-sakura, which features gyuhi (soft rice cake) wrapped around white bean paste and topped with a salted cherry blossom.
  • Satsumaya Izuro Restaurant
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    4.5
    8 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Kinseicho 7-61F
    This shop specializing in satsuma-age (fried fish cake) is located right in front of Izurodori Station on the Kagoshima City Tram. The shop built a cafe space in order to allow customers to enjoy their piping hot satsuma-age right inside the shop. Their most popular offering is their Satsumaya burgers, which feature a satsuma-age and a sunny side up fried egg flavored with sauce and mayonnaise sandwiched between two rice buns. This original fast food is popular as a lunch as well as for going well with alcoholic drinks. The shop also offers sweets such as condensed milk puddings inspired by the shirokuma shaved ice desserts that are a favorite summer treat in Kagoshima as well as Satsumaya no Kiguma made with Ibusuki mango.

    鹿児島と言えばさつま揚げ、おやつに丁度良くて大好きです。 いづろ通を歩いていると薩摩家さんのお店がありました。 こちらのさつま揚げは初めて頂きましたが、あっさりとしたお味で美味しいです。 海老天はプリプリのエビが甘くて気に入りました。

  • Karukan Ganso Akashiya Chuo Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Chuocho 2-2
    This venerable Japanese confection shop with a history dating back more than a century is said to have originated karukan, a famous confection of Kagoshima. The air trapped in this rectangular sweet made with Japanese yam and sugar gives it an airy melt-in-your mouth texture. The shop sells a wide variety of sweets including Karukan Manju, which feature karukan stuffed with strained adzuki bean paste, Harukoma, which feature sticky adzuki bean paste wrapped in a bamboo leaf, and Daikokumochi, which feature brown sugar gyuhi (soft rice cake) stuffed with coarse adzuki bean paste.
  • Uffu Izumi Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Takaonomachi Okubo 2183-8
    This sweets shop is located west from Nishi-Izumi Station on the Hisatsu Orange Railway along Prefectural Route 374. Operated by a poultry farm, the shop sells richly-flavored sweets made with freshly-laid eggs. Their most popular product is their Uffu Choux. Each one of these cream puffs is stuffed with fresh whipped cream to order, allowing them to always be enjoyed at their crispiest best. Other popular products include gelatos and puddings made with Jersey milk as well as roll cakes. The shop even offers seasonal flavors of roll cake such as strawberry and cherry blossom. The shop offers so many delicious varieties that you will never grow tired of its sweets.
  • Mugiho Bread & Sweets
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Midorimachi 27-5
    This bakery located across the Komenotsu River from Izumi Comprehensive Athletic Park is especially proud of its bread loaves. They allow the dough to rise all night long after inoculating it with natural yeast discovered in the Shirakami-Sanchi World Heritage Site. The owner, a specialist who has won many awards at food competitions, changes the blend of the flour every day based on its quality. This obsessive attention to detail is one of the biggest appeals of the bakery, which always has about 90 items in stock. Its popular offerings include staples such as croissants and melonpan (sweet melon-shaped buns) as well as its original pain de champagne made with Kagoshima sweet potatoes and sweets such as fromage cheesecakes.

    What a find!! We spent 3 days in Izumi before starting our 10 day, guided bicycle tour. On one of our exploration rides, we came across this wonderful bakery. We were amazed at the variety of baked...

  • Yagoro-tei Kurobuta Pork Restaurant
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Soo-shi Osumicho Iwagawa 6134-1
    A restaurant located in Osumi Yagoro Roadside Station along National Route 269. Operated by the livestock breeding company Onari Chikusan, its menu is centered on pork dishes made from Yagoro pork, Onari Chikusan's proprietary brand. Yagoro pork is characterized by the sweet taste of its fat and its juicy meat, and one of the most popular dishes on the menu is Roast Pork Cutlet, which gives customers a direct sample of these qualities. Shabushabu and pork steak dinners are available to customers who reserve in advance. The rice served with these meals is grown organically in the surrounding Osumi area. Another attractive feature of this restaurant and an example of its devotion to local consumption of local products is that it acquires its vegetables from the adjacent farmers' market.
  • Tahara Confectionary
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Setouchicho Koniya Matsue 12-8
    A venerable confectionary founded 60 years ago in a town in the southern part of Amami Oshima Island. It began when the founder, who was once a confectioner in Nagoya, used brown sugar from Setouchi to manufacture brown sugar Karinto (a deep-fried snack food made with brown sugar, flour, and yeast). The present owner is from the third generation of his family to operate this shop. Although the shop once made and sold all kinds of confections, it now produces brown sugar Karinto exclusively. The shop opens at 11:30 a.m., but its product is so popular that it is sometimes sold out shortly after noon. Since this Karinto is made with high-quality brown sugar from the neighboring island of Kakeroma and is made by hand according to traditional methods, it makes a fine souvenir of Amami Oshima Island.
  • Gohan-ya Yutaka
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Eicho Beppu 72-14
    This set meal restaurant, located 15 minutes from the Ei Interchange on the Ibusuki Skyline via Prefectural Route 234, serves food that you could eat every day without tiring of and is popular with locals. Customers can enjoy hearty portions at reasonable prices. The establishment becomes particularly busy during lunchtime, and the daily set meal special is so popular, it often sells out just past noon. The karaage fried chicken, and the chanpon noodle set meals are particularly recommended. The restaurant also serves staples such as a boned pork rib miso cutlet meal, and a pork loin cutlet meal.

    地元の人に連れていってもらいました。 知らない人には入りづらいかも。 オススメのチャンポンをいただきましたが、野菜たっぷりでボリューム満点でした。 同僚が頼んでいた唐揚げ定食も唐揚げも山盛りでした。

  • Tamagoya Sweets Workshop Ranko
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Chirancho Kori 8067-1
    This shop, located five minutes from the Chiran Interchange on the Ibusuki Skyline via Prefectural Route 23, is owned and operated by a poultry farm and makes confections using an abundance of the farm's own choice eggs. The shop's signature Ranko Roll is a fluffy and moist sponge cake wrapped around a domestic whipped cream and homemade custard filling. The shop's egg pudding is also popular; making maximum use of the innate sweetness and flavor of eggs, it is made without any vanilla beans or other excess ingredients.

    知覧茶を使用した知覧ロールを求めてやってきましたが、この日はありませんでした。 ここは養鶏農家が営んでいるスィーツショップなので気持ちを切り替え生卵と知覧茶ドーナツ、そして気になったシュークリームを購入。 シュークリームは注文したしてからクリームを入れてくれて中身はギッシリとクリームが入っていて本当に美味しかったです! 知覧茶ドーナツは揚げていないので、マフィンのようでしたが、お茶の香がして美味し...

  • Hottokan
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Hioki-shi Higashiichikicho Nagasato 2481-1
    This heartwarming restaurant is situated along National Route 3 near the Miyama Interchange on the Minamikyushu Expressway. The restaurant serves lunches made with homegrown organic vegetables and safely raised free-range chicken meat and eggs. The all-you-can-eat buffet-style Noteki Shiawase Lunch meal comes with a dessert and features a wide variety of dishes whose lineup varies depending on what ingredients were available that morning, including chicken sashimi, traditional keihan chicken and rice, whole chicken broth vegetable soup, and fluffy dashimaki omelets made with fresh eggs.

    品数はそこまで多くありませんが、野菜たっぷりで味もグッドです。 自然の素材の味を生かすためか気持ち薄味な気がします。 希望者に鶏さしが付きます。また、食後のデザートも付きますがなかなかの味です。 鶏飯がとてもお勧めです!

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Over 100 active volcanoes across Kagoshima make it one of the Japan's most exciting prefectures. The prefectural capital, Kagoshima city, looks out to one of the prefecture’s most spectacular volcanoes, Sakurajima, an island of its own that can be visited and seen close up or admired from afar, with the promise of breathtaking sunsets complete with frequent puffs of smoke and ash. Down the Satsuma Peninsula, the most southerly part of mainland Japan, waterfalls, sand onsen, and fascinating history await, while Kagoshima's abundance of satsuma imo (sweet potato) provide a wholesome snack as well as one of Japan's favourite drinks - shochu.

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