I just got back from a little jog around my neighborhood (Obiyama). At the end of my jog, I stopped by a German bakery called Biggi and got a fresh (just out of the oven) pretzel – delicious!! The baker is Japanese but she studied in Germany and bakes for the German olympic swim team when they come to Kumamoto so I think her goods are quite authentic.
If you’d like to get some of these German pretzels and/or other baked goods, you can find the address, phone number and other information about the bakery here:
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/photos/a.129499733790134.25925.123734781033296/464800160260088/
– Kirk