Handmade Country Soba Shinanoji
A long-established soba restaurant in Asahikawa with over 35 years of history. The signature dish is 'motsu-soba' — handmade thick country-style noodles loaded with chicken offal, made fresh daily. Introduced on the popular TV show 'Bananaman no Sekkaku Gourmet' in August 2022, it became a restaurant with queues forming regularly. Run by a warm female staff, long-time local regulars have kept coming back for years. Google rating 4.1 (337 reviews).
Described as 'daily handmade soba loaded with chicken offal — practically Asahikawa soul food.' Google rating 4.1 (337 reviews), Yahoo Maps 4.21 (34 reviews), 103 Tabelog reviews. Even after the TV appearance, local regulars haven't left, creating a queue shared by tourists and locals alike. Many comments say 'extraordinary value for money' and 'the amount of offal is incredible.'