SOBAGIRI (SOBAGIRI楽常)
SOBAGIRI — Kappabashi, Tokyo
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A place where you cut your own soba and then eat it. The craft of soba-kiri, carried down from the Edo period, is taught in 30 minutes, and what you have cut is boiled and served within five minutes. There are ramen-cutting and wanko soba sessions as well, and a vegan option. The site has an English version. Booking is required, and walk-ins are not taken.
What you can buy here
- Soba-cutting session30 minutes, from cutting to eating
- Ramen-cutting sessionmaking the noodles yourself
- Wanko soba sessionsmall servings, refilled one after another
- Shinshu juwari sobacut from buckwheat flour alone
- Vegan optionmade without anything of animal origin
Getting there
About a 6-minute walk north along Kitchen Town Street from Tawaramachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
Booking is required. The shop does not open on days with no bookings, and it takes neither walk-in sessions nor customers who only want to eat.
| Hours | By reservation only (open for booked sessions)From the shop |
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| Closed | Any day with no bookingsFrom the shop |
| Address | 1F Matsuga Center Building, 3-1-12 Matsugaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0036 |
| Phone | 050-3586-0218 |
| Official site | https://sobagiri.com/ |
| Online shop | https://sobagiri.com/reservation/ |
| Payment | CashFrom the shop |
| Social media | InstagramFacebook |
Services
| English spoken | YesThe shop's official site has an English version. |
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Good to know
- Anyone who would rather use their hands30 minutes to cut soba and eat it
- Anyone who wants to read up in English firstthe shop's site has an English version
- Anyone happy to plan aheadbooking is required, and walk-ins are not taken