Hanatsubomi: An Introduction to the Restaurant

Hello there!
This is Maru, your SaruKuma writer 🙂🙃

Today I’d like to introduce a restaurant tucked away in Obiyama, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City:
“Hanatsubomi”.

⭐︎ Lunch service runs in two seatings: 11:30 and 13:00.
Meal time is limited to one hour, so please keep that in mind.

It’s a popular spot, so reservations are highly recommended!

You’ll find Hanatsubomi along Kokutai Road, near the Japanese Red Cross Hospital (Nisseki Byoin).

The parking lot is right next to the restaurant 🚙💨, but spaces are limited, so carpooling is a good idea.

You’ll take off your shoes at the entrance — a traditional Japanese touch — and settle into horigotatsu seating (a sunken floor table that lets you stretch your legs comfortably).
Every room is a fully partitioned private room ↓

The Hanatsubomi Special Chazuke Set: 1,800 yen. (You can choose your main from three options!)

★ Premium Beef Steak Chazuke Set
★ Luxurious Conger Eel Tempura Chazuke Set
★ Fresh Seafood Chazuke Set
(Each set comes with a seasonal appetizer plate, chawanmushi steamed egg custard, pickles, a drink, and dessert.)

The fun part? You enjoy it first as a donburi (rice bowl), then transform it into ochazuke — savory rice with green tea broth poured over it — for a whole new flavor (^O^)

Hanatsubomi: Recommended Menu

This restaurant is famous for its Beef Steak Chazuke Set, but this time we tried the other two options! (^^)

First up — the appetizer plate.

Wow! All this just for the appetizer (ﾟ∀ﾟ)⤴︎︎⤴︎︎ — it’s hard not to gasp!

Each little bite was a delight 😍

The whole-onion soup was tender and soothingly delicious — pure comfort in a bowl (^^)

And here it is — the Luxurious Conger Eel Tempura Chazuke Set.

HUGE. Absolutely jaw-dropping!!!

The photo doesn’t quite do it justice, but the impact is incredible (ﾟ∀ﾟ)!!!
The tempura is stacked sky-high on top of the rice bowl — it must be about 30 centimeters tall (lol).

Look at that — the conger eel is standing perfectly upright 😆 plus shrimp and a vegetable kakiage fritter piled on top!

The eel was incredibly fluffy and absolutely delicious ✨

I wondered if I could even finish such a generous portion, but by saving the kakiage to top off my chazuke at the end, I slurped it all down with ease 😋

Come hungry — you won’t regret it (^O^)

And here’s the Fresh Seafood Chazuke Set!

Wow — what a beautiful plate 😍

You get an assortment of fresh sashimi, each piece prepared with a thoughtful chef’s touch ✨ and the portion is seriously generous.

And of course, at the end you pile on the condiments, pour over the Japanese-style dashi broth, and enjoy it all over again as seafood ochazuke.

Two ways to enjoy one dish — the ultimate luxury 😍

To finish, we enjoyed coffee and a refreshing cocktail jelly dessert.

Since you’ve only got an hour, save the long chats for later and dive into a deeply satisfying meal instead.
Next time, I’m definitely going for the Beef Steak Chazuke Set ＼(^o^)／

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Hanatsubomi: Access

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※Information is current as of the date of our visit. Prices and hours are subject to change. Please confirm before visiting.