Seiryu Soba Iya Bijin
清流のそば処 祖谷美人
A soba restaurant attached to the Iya Bijin inn beside Iya Gorge, with an open-air terrace overlooking the valley. It also serves puppet skewers and river fish.
Located along the prefectural road to Kazura-bashi Bridge, this soba restaurant is attached to the Iya Bijin inn, and you can dine here without staying overnight. The noodles are hand-made from freshly ground flour, turning the traditionally coarse, short Iya soba into smooth, flat noodles. The most popular seats are on the open-air terrace that juts out over a slope, overlooking the Iya Gorge and Iya River. Reference prices: Iya soba ¥800, fried tofu soba ¥1,000, wild boar soba ¥1,600, and puppet skewers ¥500. The menu also includes buckwheat-grain zōsui and salt-grilled amago. The official website lists 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., open year-round. Other sites list 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. with irregular closures, so please confirm before visiting. Take the bus from Oboke Station toward Kazura-bashi for about 19 minutes and get off at Iya Bijin-mae.
Opening hours
Official site: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., open year-round (some sources list 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with irregular closures)
Nearby sights
- Iya Kazurabashi Vine Bridge
- Iya Onsen
- Iya Gorge & Peeing Boy Statue
- Chiiori
- Oboke Gorge Boat Ride
- Michi-no-Eki Oboke & Yokai Yashiki
- Koboke Gorge & Yoshino River Rafting
- Ochiai Village