Kintaro Soba Yamamotoya
Founded in 1978, this long-established soba restaurant has continued to preserve kurumi soba, a traditional way of eating soba in Ouchi-juku, where freshly ground walnuts are mixed into the dipping sauce. The walnuts used are wild mountain walnuts that grow naturally in the Aizu region. Compared to common Western walnuts, these native walnuts have less bitterness and a deeper aroma and flavor.
Ouchi-juku is definitely a must-visit spot for many travelers who love coming to Japan.
The soba at Yamamotoya tastes very light and not greasy at all.
You eat the soba with a whole green onion, which really makes you want to take big bites of both the noodles and the onion.
A lot of people come here just for this, so it’s a really popular place.
