Hello there!
This is Binako, writer for Sarukuma!

Today I’m excited to introduce you to
“Omanju no Shoseki-an”,
located in Miyahara, Oguni Town, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture.

This is a charming Japanese sweets shop specializing in manju (traditional steamed buns with sweet filling).

You’ll find the shop conveniently located inside Yu Station.

There’s a cozy eat-in corner inside,
so you can enjoy your treats right there in the shop.

Recommended Menu

Soft serve ice cream menu:

Jersey Milk Soft Serve — 350 yen

Jersey Matcha Soft Serve — 350 yen

Matcha & Vanilla Mix Soft Serve — 350 yen

Jersey Milk Chocolate — 400 yen

Double Chocolate Soft Serve — 450 yen

Double Matcha Soft Serve — 400 yen

Cold-Brew Iced Coffee — 300 yen

Café Latte — 350 yen

Lemonade — 350 yen

The drink selection is wonderfully varied too!

They also offer Sulbing-style shaved ice for 500 yen!

Choose between two flavors: milk or mango.

You’ll find traditional Japanese sweets too!

Ikinari Dango (Kumamoto’s signature sweet potato dumpling) — 130 yen

Skewered Dango — 130 yen
Flavors include mitarashi (sweet soy glaze), nori-maki (seaweed-wrapped), and kinako (roasted soybean flour).

Amazake Manju (sweet rice wine bun) — 110 yen

Yomogi Daifuku (mugwort mochi) — 130 yen

The baked donut lineup includes
matcha, strawberry, cheese, chocolate, and Jersey milk flavors!

When I visited, some items were still being prepared in the back
and hadn’t been put on display yet.

Here’s the ikinari dango!
These freshly made dumplings were lined up in the showcase when I took the photo.

And here’s the amazake manju!
It was my first time seeing brown-colored amazake manju.

Have you ever seen one like this?

And here are the skewered dango!
Mitarashi and nori-maki, all lined up beautifully.

Mmm, they look absolutely delicious…
There’s just something irresistible about that dango texture…

This time, we ordered
Jersey Milk Chocolate — 400 yen!

My chocolate-loving child picked it,
so I tried chocolate soft serve for the first time in ages.

Wow, this chocolate is amazing!

The flavor is rich and the chocolate spreads beautifully across your palate,
but the chocolate sweetness doesn’t overpower —
you can still savor the deliciousness of the Jersey milk!

My child was devouring it —
and taking huge bites at that.

It must be incredibly delicious.

The cup is packed all the way to the bottom with soft serve.

You really get your money’s worth!

Definitely give it a try if you’re in the area!
Going for chocolate or a flavor you don’t usually pick is a great choice too.

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Frequently Asked Questions

*Information current as of the visit. Prices and hours may change. Please confirm before visiting.