Japanese Aoyagi - Kumamoto

Unbelievable tasting! The restaurant really offers the best of Kumamoto Food scene! Horse meat (sashimi and grilled, lotus root with mustard (Karashi and Guruguru specialty! Price is very reasonable and the stuff is nice and friendly: Kaisei Local menu recommended for a great night in this beautiful city

Amazing! This restaurant serves excellent Kumamoto local foods such as Basasi horse meat sashimi, local fish fresh sashimi, horse meat sukiyaki, boiled swordfish, Karashi-renkon (spicy tasty lotus root, guru guru guru guru (rolled green onion) and traditional kamameshi. These dishes are very special and made my day! I hope to come back here!! Thank you.

Nice dinner with reasonable price given the high quality. We went for the Kaiseki, which I highly recommend.

I came when they first opened for the evening and fortunately I could sit down. I ordered the cattle sukiyaki and small tempura. They were both very good. I didn't eat much of it because I was too busy talking to the beautiful staff! The Sushi church was so friendly and helped me at my meal and he even showed me a picture of his cat! The manager greeted me and we talked about my travels and the city. I was alone and they kept me gracious. They were all so friendly and I felt very welcome food in the restaurant (I was only allowed to stay an hour because of a seat restriction of any kind, but I had nothing to do with it because they told me that before I sat). Really nice food with friendly staff. I would come back and I would recommend this to everyone in Kumamoto. It would be best to get reservations.

A restaurant specializing in Kumamoto cuisine. Aoyagi opened at the foot of Kumamoto Castle in 1949. We serve kamameshi, sushi, tempura, sashimi, and other Japanese cuisine using fresh seasonal ingredients. Our rooms, which have tatami mats, paper screens, and ikebana flower arrangements, radiate a traditional Japanese atmosphere. We look forward to serving you with warmth and hospitality.