Taste the Tradition—Craft Your Own Handmade Soba in Rural Japan

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Soba (Buckwheat Noodles) Making Experience in Okuizumo

Step into the heart of Okuizumo's rich culinary traditions with a hands-on soba-making experience. Learn the intricate art of crafting buckwheat noodles from scratch, guided by a skilled local soba masters, and savor the delicious results of your own creation.

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Highlights

  • Make your own soba noodles from freshly milled buckwheat
  • Use traditional tools like a soba-kneading bowl and handmade soba-cutting knife
  • Enjoy the noodles you made yourself, served in a classic local style
  • Get a closer look at one of Japan’s most iconic and healthy dishes
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Description

In Okuizumo, soba isn’t just food,it’s heritage. Blessed with rich soil, pristine water, and ideal climate conditions, this region is renowned for growing top-quality buckwheat. Here, soba is crafted using whole kernels ground with a stone mill, creating a deep aroma and rich flavor with a distinctive dark hue.
Locals have their own beloved ways of eating soba, such as “warigo soba,” where dipping broth is poured from one tier to the next, and “kama-age,” where noodles and their boiling water are served together for guests to season themselves.
This hands-on experience welcomes you into this flavorful tradition, where you’ll learn the steps from flour to noodle, under the guidance of seasoned soba artisans. Using authentic tools and techniques, you’ll create soba from scratch,and best of all, you’ll taste your creation on the spot.

Itinerary

10:00 Meeting time: 10:00 a.m. ※After registration, explanation of precautions, etc. Soba-Making Experience: Explanation of Soba Varieties (10 minutes): Learn about different types of soba and various methods of crafting them.
10:10 Hands-On Soba Making (50 minutes):
Dive into the art of soba making under the guidance of our skilled craftsman.
11:10 Soba Enjoyment:
Freshly Made Soba (60 minutes):
Relish the fruits of your labor as you enjoy a delightful meal featuring the soba noodles you’ve crafted.
12:00 End of Tour: Noon

Overview

  • Price per person (tax incl.)

    2 adults: ¥10,800 / person
    3 adults: ¥9,800 / person
    4 adults: ¥9,300 / person
    5 adults: ¥9,000 / person

  • Set Dates

    All year around

  • Duration

    120 min.

  • Min/Max Number of participant

    Min 2/ Max 5

  • Language support

    English interpreter staff （fee included）

  • Meeting Place & Time

    To be announced after reservation

Inclusions

  • Experience Fee — for hands-on soba-making workshop
  • Guide Fee — bilingual support and activity coordination

Travel planning and implementation

Tavikala.co.ltd
TEL：050-3559-0222
Registered Travel Agency with the Governor of Shimane Prefecture: Region -106
Shimane Governor-registered travel service arrangement business: No. 5 – Other

Cancellation Policy

(including 5% handling charge) for cancellations made within 7 days from the day before the start of the experience is as follows.

4 to 7 days before: 15%
Up to 3 days before: 25%
2 days before: 35%
The day before: 55%
The day of: 100%
No-show: 100%.

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