4 exquisite local udon noodles that you have to eat once in a lifetime

Himokawa Udon

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Himokawa Udon is a local gourmet that made the Udon Town Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture famous. The thin paper-like noodles and soup stock are intertwined with a unique texture that makes your tongue satisfied. If you visit Gunma Prefecture, you should try it. The famous restaurant of Himokawa Udon “Fujiya honten”, which has a history from 1887, is famous not only for its exquisite Himokawa Udon but also for normal udon and its soup stock. You can also buy Fujiya honten’s special half-dried Himokawa udon, soup stock and shichimi chili.

Oshibori Udon

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Oshibori Udon is a local dish made from Nezumi daikon, a radish with a spicy and subtle sweetness that is a specialty of Sakaki Town in Nagano Prefecture. You can enjoy exquisite squeezed udon noodles at “Kaize”, which is built on a small hill with a beautiful view of Sakaki town. There is “Kaize” in the hillside apple fields and nezumi daikon fields with Mt. Asama and Kusatsu Shirane behind. Cute rabbits and goats will welcome you. We will have hand-made udon with firmness dipping to the squeeze juice of the Nezumi daikon. At first, you can taste the spicy of the Nezumi daikon juice. Then add the condiments and miso little by little to finish the taste. Adding miso makes the hotness milder. Handmade soba with 100% buckweat flour is also authentic Shinshu soba that you should definitely try. 1000 yen Wagamama set that allows you to eat both the Oshibori udon dipping in the Nezumi daikon juice and the hand-made soba dipping in the soup.

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Exquisite Sanuki udon that can be eaten in Mito

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There is a shop that offers great exquisite Sanuki udon at Mito and is a great success every day from local residents and other prefectures. A white-collar worker from Kagawa Prefecture learned techniques to make udon and has started business. Ibaraki’s signature sweet potato tempura attracts the eye with the long, elastic udon served in the tub.

The umebishi-flavored sweet potato chips that are served immediately after sitting down are also superb and can be used as a souvenir if they remain next to the cash register.

Looking at the garden from the tatami room of a pure Japanese-style house is also a moment.

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Musashino udon

“Fujidana Udon” is a hugely popular among locals in Saitama. Now, the procession never stops with people coming from far away. It is similar to Musashino udon, but “Nikujiru Udon”, originally developed by the store, is a store representative menu. Please dip udon in the soup with pork, fried and leeks. It is a taste that can be relieved even if you eat for the first time.