"Soba-ya Omori" offers a comparison of two types of soba noodles: one made with hand-ground buckwheat flour and the other with whole-grain flour.

Soba-ya Omori in Nakajima offers exquisite soba noodles made with buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan, with the flour changing weekly. The freshly made, hand-ground soba noodles are meticulously prepared by the owner, Masato Omori, and the crispy fried tofu is carefully prepared by his wife, Saeko...

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Enjoy soba noodles from "Toyama Daruma," a restaurant that carries on the techniques of master chef Kunihiro Takahashi, also known as Okina Daruma.

When it comes to soba noodles, there's probably no one who doesn't know "Okina Daruma." Okina Daruma is a soba restaurant run by Kunihiro Takahashi, a legendary soba master. The current location in Hiroshima, Sekka Sanbo, closed on May 6, 2015, and it seems they're relocating to Oita to pass on the techniques. So...

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Dinner with artist Shintaro Ajioka at the handmade soba restaurant "Soba-ya Omori"

Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the handmade soba noodle shop "Soba-ya Omori." Through the noren (curtain), you can still see the unchanging smiles of the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Omori. The shop is closed two days a week, Monday and Tuesday, as the busy Mr. and Mrs. Omori travel all over Japan serving as soba apprentices (lol), attending soba competitions and meetings...

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Soba restaurant "Soba-ya Omori" will revise its menu prices from April due to the consumption tax increase.

Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the handmade soba noodle shop, "Soba-ya Omori." Through the noren (curtain), you can still see the unchanging smile of the owner, Mr. Omori. Closed two days a week, Monday and Tuesday, Mr. Omori is busy traveling around the country serving as a soba noodle enthusiast (lol), attending soba competitions and meetings...

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Let's try the new menu item at "Soba-ya Oomori": a three-variety platter of 100% buckwheat soba noodles.

I heard that Soba-ya Omori in Nakajima will be offering a new menu from the latter half of November, so I was given a sneak peek to sample it while also taking photos for their website. The new menu is a "Three-Variety Platter of 100% Buckwheat Soba" featuring 100% buckwheat noodles in a seiro (steamed) style, sarashina (a type of buckwheat noodle), and inaka (a type of buckwheat noodle) style...

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After enjoying both hot and cold soba noodles at the handmade soba restaurant "Soba-ya Omori," we had zenzai (sweet red bean soup) for dessert.

Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the soba noodle shop "Soba-ya Omori." The owner, Mr. Omori, still has that familiar smile visible through the noren (curtain). Although I've tried to visit several times recently, I've unfortunately encountered temporary closures, so it's been quite a while since my last visit...

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