Nakasa
仲佐
Long-time member of Tabelog's Top 100 Soba list and repeat winner of the Tabelog Award Bronze. It is the top-ranked soba shop in Gero.
The top-ranked soba shop in Gero, a long-established restaurant that has appeared on Tabelog's Top 100 Soba list year after year. It won the Tabelog Award Bronze every year from 2017 to 2022. The signature items are hand-kneaded cold soba (tenaguri zaru), made with flour ground in a stone mill, and soba-gaki, a limited dish of about 10 portions a day. The soba sampler and tempura cold soba are also popular, and the soba manju has a good reputation. Reservations are not accepted, and long lines often form before opening, so arrive about an hour early for the first seating. Limited items sell out quickly. Cash only, about JPY 2,000-3,600 per person. It is about a 10-minute walk from Gero Station. Lunch only; closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Opening hours
11:30 AM-1:30 PM (some sources say 2:00 PM; closes when sold out); closed Wed and Thu
Nearby sights
- Gero Onsen Town & Yumeguri
- Gero Funsen-ike & Hida River
- Gero Onsen Gassho Village
- Kaeru Shrine
- Gero Museum of Hot Springs
- Onsen-ji Temple
- Nakayama Shichiri Gorge
- Zenshoji Temple