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Chichibu furusato village - Soba making experience
Soba making experience to experience Japanese food culture.
Chichibu is one of the most popular natural spots in Japan, not far from Tokyo. If you want to enjoy nature to the fullest, visit Chichibu furusato village. Surrounded by lush greenery and a beautiful river, you can experience harvesting vegetables and interacting with animals in the great outdoors. You can also make fruit wine using seasonal satoyama ingredients, and enjoy barbecue with vegetables from the village.
The making soba (buckwheat noodle) experience is one of the best ways to experience Japanese food culture.
A lecture on how to make Chichibu soba
The Chichibu region is famous for its buckwheat. The buckwheat flour is then used to make the buckwheat dough. Knead the dough, shape it, cut it with a knife, and eat it. You can experience the whole process of making soba. Each step of the process is carefully explained, so even if it is your first time, you will be able to make delicious soba.
The "Experience farm Chichibu furusato village" is adjacent to the Nishiyatsu Hot Springs "Miyamoto no Yu" and the 200 year old farmhouse "Miyamoto House", where there are various hot spring baths. After your soba-making experience, you can wash away your sweat and fatigue and go home!
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Making Soba Experience
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![Chichibu soba (buckwheat noodles), the aroma of which increases as it is kneaded.]()
Chichibu soba (buckwheat noodles), the aroma of which increases as it is kneaded.
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![Cutting to the same thickness is more difficult.]()
Cutting to the same thickness is more difficult.
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Facility Information
- Facility Name
- Experience farm Chichibu furusato village (体験農園 秩父ふるさと村)
- Experience Name
- Soba making
- Address
- 220 Nagaru, Oganomachi, Chichibugun, Saitama
- Telephone number
- 0494-75-4065
- Closed
- Open all year round
- Price
- 5,000 yen (includes entrance fee, soba making, barbecue, fruit wine making, and animal interaction)
- Notes
- By reservation only. Please make a reservation in advance by phone (9am-4pm) or using the reservation form.
- Official Website
- Official Website (Japanese)