Soba Making Workshop in Natori City

Eastern Sendai (Sendai Port, Arahama, Yuriage in Natori, etc.) Recommend Application Required Food & Drink Half-Day Experience Family With Friends

Soba chef instructors teach soba making using locally produced buckwheat (soba) flour from Natori, Miyagi Prefecture. The soba restaurant grinds flour every morning that you'll use, so your soba will be very fresh and delicious♪

*Anyone is welcome to join this program, but please understand that staff can only accept inquiries and communicate in Japanese. You don't have to worry if your Japanese is not perfect. Just watch and imitate the instructors' methods.

Experience making handmade soba at our “Soba Dojo”, located next to our soba restaurant. We will make “Nihachi” soba, which is made of 20% wheat flour and 80% buckwheat (soba) flour.

Process of Making Soba:

Mix and sift → add water → mix in water → roll into small balls → knead dough → push down with body and roll dough → flip over and over while pushing the air out → roll into flat circle → roll into a square → straighten out → fold → cut → throw on small amount of flour → finish.

Instructors will guide you through the entire process of making soba in an easy-to-understand way. Take home the delicious and aromatic soba you made as a souvenir.

*Note that the workshop may be cancelled due the local COVID-19 virus situation. Please contact us for details.

Holding Term	All year round (on Tuesdays)
Duration	About 3 hours
Number of people involved	4 ~ 20people
Fee	3000 JPY- (tax included)

Farm Kitchen Shinmei Sobakei

We opened this restaurant with the goal to serve soba noodles made locally in Natori City. We mill our own "Hitachi-aki soba" noodles (a soba brand developed in the late 1970s in Ibaraki Prefecture) and serve them fresh using buckwheat flour we grind that day. The vegetables and other ingredients used in the restaurant are mainly grown by the restaurant itself or bought from local farmers. Every Tuesday, we offer a soba-making workshop.

Contact / Organizer Information

Experience Index

Comment by orgnaizer

The buckwheat (soba) flour is grown in our own fields in Natori City. It is carefully dried and grinded every morning with the flour mill at our restaurant. The tall and large grains of "Hitachi-aki soba" (a soba brand developed in the late 1970s in Ibaraki Prefecture) make it fall over easily and become damaged in strong wind or rain. However, the soba taste is very sweet and sticky, and it has a chewy texture when it is cut into soba noodles, and there is no strong sour taste. Not only experienced soba fans, but anyone that loves to eat good food will enjoy the taste of our soba! Soba made from the grinded buckwheat (soba) flour is also available for sale at our on-location shop.

Basic Information

Experience Name	Soba Making Workshop in Natori City
Holding Place	Farm Kitchen Shinmei Sobakei
Duration	About 3 hours
Holding Term	All year round (on Tuesdays)
Start Time	9:00

Implementation Condition

Minimum number of passengers	4people
Maximum number of passengers	20people
Reservation Application Deadline	By 14:00, 7 days in advance
Cancellation Policy	The event may be cancelled in case of natural disasters or the instructors' schedule.
Important Notes for Participants	Things to bring: apron, 3-sided cloth for head cover (hankerchief, head wrap, etc.), indoor shoes, 3-4 towels, bring-home containers (21cm or larger).

Fee

Fee	1 participant: 3000 JPY (tax included)
Included in the fee	Materials fee, experience fee, instruction fee, consumption tax.
Payment Methods	Pay in cash on the day.
Cancellation and Changes	There is no cancellation charge.
About Cancellation Fees	In case of cancellation or changes, please contact us as soon as possible.

Meeting Place & Access

Meeting Place	Shinmei-10 Tako, Natori-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1221
Meeting Place Remarks	2F "Soba Dojo"
Meeting Time	Please come by your reserved time.
Access	--By Public Transportation-- 10-minute taxi ride from JR Minami Sendai Station (Tohoku Line・Joban Line) --By Car--　 30-minute drive from Sendai Station 15-minute drive from Tohoku Expressway Sendai-Minami IC
Parking	There is. Room for about 50 cars. Free. (large buses can also use the parking area)
Facility Information	Restroom, soba restaurant, direct sales shop of vegetables, etc.