Kikuchi (菊池市, Kikuchi-shi) is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

The city is centered around Kumafu, the home base of the Kikuchi clan, which descended from the Dazaifu government officials.

After the Meiji restoration, the town of Kumafu and village of Kikuchi were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

Kikuchi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kumamoto 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Kikuchi has been a rice-producing area since the Edo period, and its brand rice has one first place in numerous national contests.