With this year’s GW (Golden Week holiday) coming up soon, Kumamoto Prefecture, which is known for its sea, mountains, and gourmet food, will be packed with events all over the prefecture. For example, the “Canegatate Onsen Carp Streamer Festival” with 3,000 carp streamers flying over the refreshing Canegatate River, and the “8th Amakusa Fresh Sea Urchin Festival” where you can enjoy the Murasaki sea urchin, whose fishing season is open until the end of May. Here are some Kumamoto souvenirs that will make your family trip a memorable one.
Koubai “Happy Jintaiko” confectionery
Honor no Jintaiko” is a famous Kumamoto confectionary made of thick and soft Gyuhi (rice flour) wrapped in azuki bean paste filled with Dainagon azuki beans produced in Hokkaido. The “Happy Jindaiko” is made in the same way, but in a half-size, easy-to-eat package with 9 pieces of “Special Jindaiko” in a local package with Kumamon, etc.
Originally, jindaiko were drums used to signal the start of battle and raise the morale of the army. This is a fitting tribute to Kumamoto Castle, which is said to be impregnable and impregnable.
The beautifully folded gold film is a unique paper canning method developed to preserve the refined taste and quality of the bean paste cooked in a secret honey. A paper knife is included to cut the film into pieces as desired.
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