Experience highlights
Discover soba through making
- Make the soba you usually order. Take part in making the noodles yourself, rather than only tasting them. Working with your hands offers a closer encounter with the area’s food culture.
- Discover a shukubo table. Combine soba making with regional cooking at a traditional pilgrims’ lodging, exploring the culture of the area through its food.
A possible way to spend the day
From soba making to a shukubo meal
This is one possible day shaped around your interest in food and local culture. You may prefer to focus on one experience or include a meal as well.
- Head out with your butler for time spent making soba with your own hands.
- A visit to a shukubo for northern Shinshu’s regional cuisine is another possible part of the day.
- If you would like to include a prayer service, please discuss it alongside the meal.
Discuss your preferences
Tell us how you would like to spend your time.
Whether you are drawn to making soba at an unhurried pace, tasting regional cooking or spending time at a shukubo, please share with your butler your interests and what matters to you during your stay. We will listen and consider with you how the experiences might fit together at your preferred pace. We will also check the availability of meals and prayer services at the shukubo before advising on how they could fit into your stay.