Iya Soba Momijitei
祖谷そば もみじ亭
A soba restaurant beside Oboke Gorge, converted from a roughly 200-year-old traditional house. It serves hand-made Iya soba made with local ingredients, with views of the gorge.
Located inside RiverStation West-West along National Route 32, this restaurant was converted from a traditional house about 200 years old, with views of Oboke Gorge. It specializes in hand-made Iya soba using local ingredients. Mountain-vegetable soba is ¥1,150, sudachi soba is ¥1,600, Iya soba gozen is ¥1,500, and Oboke gozen is ¥3,100. Open 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last order 4:30 p.m.). Closed Wednesdays, but open without a closing day during Golden Week and from July through late November. Expect crowds and waits during the autumn foliage season. It is about a 10-minute taxi ride from JR Oboke Station. Drivers can park at the West-West lot.
Opening hours
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last order 4:30 p.m.); closed Wednesdays; open without a closing day during Golden Week and July through late November
Nearby sights
- Oboke Gorge Boat Ride
- Michi-no-Eki Oboke & Yokai Yashiki
- Koboke Gorge & Yoshino River Rafting
- Iya Onsen
- Iya Gorge & Peeing Boy Statue
- Iya Kazurabashi Vine Bridge
- Chiiori
- Awa-Ikeda Udatsu Townscape