Soba Dokoro Sasakura
A hand-kneaded soba restaurant founded in 2001 along the historic Nakasendo Oiwake post town. Committed to using locally sourced buckwheat from the Asama foothills and Saku area. One of the few places to try 'oshibori soba,' a Shinshu Northern specialty of noodles dipped in spicy grated radish juice. Selected for Tabelog Soba EAST 100 Best 2025 (score 3.69/517 reviews).
"Oshibori soba is unlike anything else—the pairing of spicy radish and soba is extraordinary." "The real soba shop that Karuizawa residents frequent." "Eating soba amid the historic atmosphere of the Oiwake post town is wonderful."