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Shokunin-kan

Rating85SCORE
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Tabelog Soba EAST Top 100 four times (2025/2022/2018/2017).
Owner is a Ryori Masters medallion holder from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Tabelog 3.72 (211 reviews), Yahoo Maps 3.96 (14 reviews).
Clear ingredient commitment: village-grown grain, stone-ground flour.
Many repeat visitors.
Affordable single soba from 1,300 yen.
Featured in Nagano Prefecture official blog and Web Komachi.
No fake review signs.
Popular Dishes
Sakuno Soba (100% buckwheat)
佐久野そば（十割そば）
Hikigurumi Soba (whole grain)
挽きぐるみそば
Yamazato Irori (mountain vegetable dishes)
山里彩り料理
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Soba restaurant run by Masakazu Kitazawa, a Ryori Masters medallion recipient from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture. Serves 100% buckwheat soba made from village-grown grain ground on a stone mill. Exquisite pairing with vegetable-only mountain dishes. Set in a renovated old farmhouse in Nozomi-machi, Saku. Tabelog Soba EAST Top 100 in 2025, 2022, 2018, and 2017. Sakuno Soba from 1,300 yen.

Reviewers exclaim 'I've encountered an extraordinary soba restaurant,' 'The local flour's aroma is otherworldly,' and 'Combined with the mountain dishes, you feel Shinshu's nature.' Tabelog 3.72, 211 reviews. Yahoo Maps 3.96 (14 reviews). Top 100 soba shop four times.

Business Hours
Mon11:00-15:00
Tue – ThuClosed
Fri – Sun11:00-15:00
Regular Holiday：Tuesday・Wednesday・Thursday（GW・お盆・年末年始は要確認）
Phone0267-52-2010Call
Access
About 30 min by car from Saku-daira Station, 1 hour from Karuizawa. Reservation recommended (especially weekends). Relaxed dining in a renovated old farmhouse. Cash only.
3250-3 Kasuga, Saku City, Nagano
English Menu：Not AvailableCredit Card：Not Available
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Shokunin-kan

Rating85SCORE
Popular Dishes
Sakuno Soba (100% buckwheat)
佐久野そば（十割そば）
Hikigurumi Soba (whole grain)
挽きぐるみそば
Yamazato Irori (mountain vegetable dishes)
山里彩り料理
Business Hours
Mon11:00-15:00
Tue – ThuClosed
Fri – Sun11:00-15:00
Regular Holiday：Tuesday・Wednesday・Thursday（GW・お盆・年末年始は要確認）
Access
About 30 min by car from Saku-daira Station, 1 hour from Karuizawa. Reservation recommended (especially weekends). Relaxed dining in a renovated old farmhouse. Cash only.
3250-3 Kasuga, Saku City, Nagano
Phone0267-52-2010
English Menu：Not AvailableCredit Card：Not Available
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WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Why this place makes the list
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Tabelog Soba EAST Top 100 four times (2025/2022/2018/2017).
Owner is a Ryori Masters medallion holder from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Tabelog 3.72 (211 reviews), Yahoo Maps 3.96 (14 reviews).
Clear ingredient commitment: village-grown grain, stone-ground flour.
Many repeat visitors.
Affordable single soba from 1,300 yen.
Featured in Nagano Prefecture official blog and Web Komachi.
No fake review signs.
85SCORE
What a score of 85 means
A measure of whether people truly want to return — not hype. Calculated after removing fake reviews.
Real reputation
Fake reviews removed

Soba restaurant run by Masakazu Kitazawa, a Ryori Masters medallion recipient from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture. Serves 100% buckwheat soba made from village-grown grain ground on a stone mill. Exquisite pairing with vegetable-only mountain dishes. Set in a renovated old farmhouse in Nozomi-machi, Saku. Tabelog Soba EAST Top 100 in 2025, 2022, 2018, and 2017. Sakuno Soba from 1,300 yen.

Reviewers exclaim 'I've encountered an extraordinary soba restaurant,' 'The local flour's aroma is otherworldly,' and 'Combined with the mountain dishes, you feel Shinshu's nature.' Tabelog 3.72, 211 reviews. Yahoo Maps 3.96 (14 reviews). Top 100 soba shop four times.

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