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Kanasaan Soba Noodles

Located inside Kanasa no Yu bathing facility, Kanasaan restaurant offers a variety of dishes using locally produced buckwheat flour. Soba noodles are served freshly ground, hand-kneaded, and boiled. The soba noodles are made from buckwheat grains that are ground daily using a stone mill. The water used is natural spring water from the Nishikanasa region, which is said to be good for the skin. Locally sourced vegetables are also abundantly used. In addition to soba menu, a variety of rice dishes are also available.

Momijien Restaurant at Tsukimachi Falls

This soba restaurant overlooks Tsukimachi Falls, a beautiful destination in northern Ibaraki. The soba noodles at Momijien are made from locally grown buckwheat flour. But what makes their noodles genuinely unique is the restaurant's one-of-a-kind automated sorter. This machine sorts the buckwheat seed hulls individually by color, allowing different colors of soba to be hand-kneaded. This includes the special green soba!
In addition to soba, Momijien offers home-roasted coffee and a range of snacks, including dango dumplings topped with walnut paste. There are several vegetarian options, and soba can be made vegan on request.
During the warmer months, visitors can enjoy their soba noodles on the restaurant's outside terrace. The fast-flowing waterfall produces a refreshing breeze in the summer. Arguably, the best time to visit is autumn when the maple trees around the waterfall turn a beautiful fiery red.

Restaurant Kenbo

Like many restaurants in the rural Daigo area, Restaurant Kenbo serves a range of dishes using farm-fresh local produce alongside shamo, a wildfowl found in northern Ibaraki.
The relaxed atmosphere and private dining rooms truly set this restaurant apart, making for a memorable dining experience.