A free magazine with the concept of "Making Kumamoto even more delicious."tomato(36 pages in total). The latest issue, No. 13, has been published. It will be distributed free of charge in Kumamoto and Tokyo from late November.
The latest issue's special feature is a guide to manga-related places in Kumamoto. Under the title "A tour of fun, delicious manga-related places in Kumamoto, the Manga Prefecture," the magazine introduces popular places visited by tourists from both within Japan and overseas.
We hope you enjoy the interview articles that convey the thoughts of people associated with the area, along with information on recommended gourmet spots to visit.
In addition, the following is currently available:Pomodoro for webThe app is also available in traditional Chinese (Chinese spoken in Taiwan) for Taiwan, which launched direct flights to Kumamoto in the same month.
Articles are written in easy-to-understand traditional Chinese characters and supervised by a Taiwanese native.
Web version is here
We have also been approached by Kumamoto company Newco One Co., Ltd. and are currently running a collaborative sales area where you can purchase the foods and products featured in our magazine.
The location is "Tsutaya Bookstore Kumamoto Sannenzaka"My Thing!" is located on the first floor. Please stop by if you are in the area.
[Winner of the Tourism Category Grand Prize at the Japan Regional Content Awards 2025]
This year, the Grand Prize in the Tourism category at the Japan Regional Content Awards (established in 2010), which annually honors community-based media, was awarded to Kumamoto's Pomodoro. The award was given for adhering to the basics of editing, making efforts to keep readers interested and entertained, and not just being a restaurant guide, but for compiling information to convey Kumamoto's food culture in an interesting and useful way.
Thanks to everyone who has cooperated with the production and publication of this magazine, and everyone who reads it, we have been able to continue working hard until now and receive this recognition. We would like to express our deepest gratitude.
[Major distribution locations for Pomodoro Issue 13]
Kumamoto:Aso Kumamoto Airport（Shelf near the information desk）、Kumamoto Manga Arts(1st basement floor of the Grand Theatre Hall),Tsutaya Bookstore Kumamoto Sannenzaka1st floor sales area "My Thing!"、Kumamoto Shintoshin Plaza(library), JR Kumamoto Station (tourist information center),Sakuranobaba Josaien(Tourist Information Center),Artist Village Aso District 096
Tokyo:Ginza Kumamoto Building
[Design and Art Direction]
Kazunobu Okamoto Design Office
【cooperation】
Aso Regional Development Design Center, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
Newco One Co., Ltd.
Kumamoto Coremix Co., Ltd.
[Editing and Publishing]
Coremix Co., Ltd.
Back issues are here