The covered arcades of Shimotōri and Kamitōri are Kumamoto's main shopping spine, with the Tsuruya department store as the city's flagship. For local souvenirs — karashi renkon, basashi sausages, Higo-zōgan damascene metalwork, locally distilled shōchū — the Sakuranobaba Josaien complex at the castle is the most convenient one-stop. For Kumamon merchandise of every imaginable kind, head to Kumamon Square inside the Tsuruya.