Azumaya Honten (Wanko Soba)
東家 本店
A soba restaurant founded in 1907, where staff keep refilling small bowls with soba noodles. Eat 100 bowls and you receive a certificate.
Wanko soba is a representative food culture of Iwate. Staff call out 'Hai, don-don!' as they pour bite-sized portions of soba into your bowl, one after another, until you cover the bowl with its lid. The more bowls you eat, the better, and finishing 100 bowls earns you a 'certificate.' Azumaya Honten was founded in 1907 and has a traditional Japanese-style interior. The wanko soba set costs about 4,000 yen and comes with various side dishes. Along with reimen and jajamen, it is one of Morioka's three great noodles. Reservations are recommended. The restaurant is near Kataya-machi and within walking distance.
Opening hours
About 11:00–20:00 (check shop notices)
Nearby sights
- Iwate Bank Red Brick Building
- Morioka Takuboku & Kenji Museum
- Konyacho & Nakatsu River
- Morioka History and Culture Museum
- Ishiwarizakura
- Morioka Castle Ruins Park
- Mitsuishi Shrine
- Morioka Hachimangu Shrine