Kagoshima Tenmonkan Mujaki and Kurobuta Ajimori: Famous Gourmet Food Walk

A food walking tour through Tenmonkan, the most prosperous shopping district in southern Kyushu, where you can sample all of Kagoshima's specialties in a day. Start the morning at Akashiya Honten, the originating shop of karukan, and secure a soft and moist Satsuma confection as a souvenir. After a leisurely stroll through Centerras Tenmonkan and the arcaded streets, head to Ajimori for lunch—a famous restaurant known as the birthplace of black pork shabu-shabu. Savor a luxurious lunch of tender Rokuhaku black pork dipped in special broth, leaving your palate delighted. After lunch, indulge in a bowl of shaved ice at Tenmonkan Mujaki, where the famous white bear shaved ice originated. Finish with freshly fried satsuma-age from Agetateya. Satsuma confection, black pork, white bear shaved ice, and satsuma-age—a full day of culinary touring through Kagoshima's greatest delicacies for the true foodie.