We got an inquiry about smoke-free restaurants in Kumamoto.

We got an inquiry about smoke-free restaurants in Kumamoto.

https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/893049087435191

I did a little research on the web about found this site:

http://goo.gl/r0iaTc

(Tabelog)

It is really quite good. If you click on the link above, you’ll be taken to a site with an English interface (other languages can be chosen as well) that shows a list of over 200 smoke-free restaurants in Kumamoto with the locations indicated on a map. You can change the location yourself, but that works best in Japanese. I typed in my address in Japanese and was able to find a map, centered on my house, that showed a number of smoke-free restaurants in my neighborhood. Bon appetit!

– Kirk

P.S. The site may not be completely reliable. It also allows you to search for “vegetarian” restaurants. I did so for Kumamoto but many of the restaurants clearly featured meat dishes. When I looked at the Japanese side of the site I found that the Japanese that corresponded to “vegetarian” on the English side read “vegetarian options available” in Japanese. At any rate, the site seems helpful but you may need to double check before you actually commit to eating a meal at a particular restaurant.