Whole Square wrapped with a soothing Scandinavian exterior. (Photo: Yui Yamaguchi)

Whole Square

Obtain overseas foods and wine!

Yui Yamaguchi   - 1 min read

“The shop owned by Marubishi opened in Kamitori recently, and it’s quite interesting,” my hairdresser told me.

I’m heading up north along Kamitori to visit the new spot soon after the hairdresser’s. Turning at the corner of Higo Bank and Ohashi watch shop, I found Whole Square wrapped with a soothing Scandinavian exterior. The shop is under management of Marubishi, a food trading company, and you can find Japanese as well as Western cake ingredients, cooking tools, and food items from overseas, such as wine, ham, cheese as well as local fresh produce.

There is a wine bar in the middle of the shop, you could taste wine together with ham and cheese. The variety of wine is amazing, but they would give you some recommendations if you tell them your favorite type of wine.

There are cooking classes and workshops whose schedules are available on their website.

Yui Yamaguchi

Yui Yamaguchi @iyu.mura

Born & grew up in Kumamoto, Yui studied and worked in Osaka before immigrating to Australia. She lived in Adelaide and Sydney prior to moving to Brisbane. Her passion is reporting on the great things of Kumamoto and Japan to everyone around the world in a serious, interesting and funny way. Her f...