Cycling Destination

I guess there are many cyclists who love ramen.  

Such cyclists may make a ramen restaurant their cycling destination.

 

If you go cycling toward Osaki, why don’t you make “ラーメン秀Ramen Syu” your destination?

 

Syu has only two kind of ramen, ranem and char sui men (ramen with Chinese-style barbequed pork) on the menu and each has medium and large.

Ramen Medium 

Syu’s ramen soup is based on pork bone broth. I recommend the ramen to cyclists who like plain taste ramen.


Char sui is also nice!

Ramen Syu

If you go cycling toward Uchinoura, please stop by to eat ramen at “マツワキMatsuwaki”.

 

A lot of fishermen as well as local people seem to use this ramen restaurant (When I visited there during lunch time, Matsuwaki was full of local people enjoying ramen.

Ramen Medium

I recommend Matsuwaki to cyclists who like salty broth.

Ramen Matsuwaki 

Which one do you like better?

Secret View Point

This is a very nice view of the Kimotsuki River, isn’t it?

It’s a view from the top of the Mt. Gongen in Kimotsuki Town.

 

Actually, it is said that one of the Japanese notorious monster “Ittan-momen” lives here.

 

Ittan-momen is a bolt of cotton cloth like monster and can flutteringly fly very fast.

 

It is said to attack humans. It enwinds men's or women’s necks or faces then choke them to death.

Mt. Gongen

Do you believe it still lives there?

How to get there?

1. Please go down Prefectural Road 539 from Niitomi, Kimotsuki,

2. And then go straight the intersection of Daini Ariake Bashi Bridge.

3. If you go along National Road 488 toward Uchinoura, you will find this Y-intersection below.
 

4. Take the right at the Y-intersection above.

 

5. Go along the road like this above.

 

6. Turn right above.

5-minute walk from here to the goal!

A path from Mt. Gonge to Kanoya

Café

I guess ther are many cyclists who love coffee.

If you go cycling toward Osaki or Shibushi, why don’t you stop by Café Karen to drink a cup of coffee?

The café is run by an old man who supports ethnic minorities of the northern Thailand.

When you have a seat at the café, hot herb water is served first. Lemongrass, cinnamon and chamomile flavor water tastes refreshing.

He says the coffee beans used at the café comes from Chiang Rai province of Thailand.

It is said that the production of coffee beans there were started for the ethnic minorities’ livelihood instead of the production of opium poppies.

 

I believe you can feel the atmosphere of the northern Thailand while drinking coffee there.

You can also buy some Thai goods there.

Café Karen:

Address: Yomogihara 641-3, Ariake, Shibushi, Phone: 0994-75-2034

If you want to drink coffee after finishing the cycling, I recommend you to visit “Café Volcano”.

I think the logo mark with a Sakurajima motif may catch your eyes.

When you enter the café, you are supposed to see chic and simple designed furniture, and a little photo gallery.

The coffee beans are roasted with lava of Sakurajima and the coffee is brewed using flannel drip method.

This is the special made Lava Coffee Roasting Machine

*Can you see the Lava of Sakurajima?

The owner says that the coffee brewed with the beans becomes milder in taste.

Why don’t you taste Sakurajima Lava Roast Coffee?

Café Volcano

Address: Nishihara 4-9-11, Kanoya, Phone: 0994-41-4318

American Atmosphere

Would you like to feel American atmosphere?

If yes, I recommend “Early 357” in Kanoya.

“Early” comes from “Early American style” and “357” from owner’s lucky number.

It established in Kagoshima City in 1999 first and moved to owner’s home town Kanoya.

It is located at Shinkawa-cho, Kanoya.


The restaurant building is at a remove of about 30m from the street. And the country style building has its back turned to the street. This stemmed from owner's intention to make the customers feel more American country like atmosphere.

I ordered curry and rice with spiced chicken.

Slowly stewed curry sauce and crispy barbecued chicken was really good!

English language radio programs on the internet were pleasing to the customers' ears.

The restaurant holds live-music events there occasionally.

Why don’t you stop by the restaurant in order to feel American country like atmosphere and enjoy delicious cuisine after cycling?