A free magazine with the concept of "Making Kumamoto even more delicious."tomato(36 pages total). The latest issue, No. 14, has been published. It will be distributed free of charge in Kumamoto and Tokyo starting today.
The latest issue features Kumamoto ramen. Titled "In Search of 'Fragrance and Happiness': Kumamoto Ramen Shops We Hurry to Visit," it introduces the editorial team's recommended restaurants.
In addition to providing a guide to the restaurants, we also share interview articles that reveal the thoughts and feelings of the chefs who prepare the food and run their establishments.
Also, currentlyPomodoro's web versionIn the same month, a direct flight to Kumamoto was launched in Taiwan, and the website was also published in Traditional Chinese (the Chinese language used in Taiwan).
The articles are published in easy-to-understand traditional Chinese characters, supervised by someone from Taiwan.
The web version is available here.
[Winner of the Grand Prize in the Tourism Category at the "Japan Regional Content Awards 2025"]
In October 2025, "Pomodoro," a publication from Kumamoto, was awarded the top prize in the tourism category at the "Japan Regional Content Awards" (established in 2010), which recognizes locally focused media outlets every year. The award recognized Pomodoro's adherence to editorial principles, its efforts to engage readers and make the content enjoyable, and its ability to present information about Kumamoto's food culture in an interesting and useful way, rather than simply being a restaurant guide.
Thanks to everyone who has cooperated in the production and publication of our magazine, and to all of you who have read it, we have been able to continue steadily until now and have received this recognition. We express our deepest gratitude.
[Main distribution locations for Pomodoro No. 14]
Kumamoto:Aso Kumamoto Airport（Shelves near the information desk）、Kumamoto Manga Arts(Basement 1st floor of the Grand Theater Hall)Tsutaya Bookstore Kumamoto Sannenzaka1st floor sales area "My Thing!"、Kumamoto Moritoshin Plaza(library)
Tokyo:Ginza Kumamoto Hall
[Design & Art Direction]
Kazunori Okamoto Design Office
【cooperation】
Aso Regional Development Design Center (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)
Newco One Co., Ltd.
Kumamoto Coamix Co., Ltd.
[Edited and published by]
Coamix Co., Ltd.