A long-established soba restaurant founded in 1920 (Taisho 9) with over 100 years of history. The signature dish is the 'Soba Restaurant's Sauce Katsudon' (950 yen): pork fillet from Joshu pigs fried in lard, topped on Niigata Koshihikari rice cooked in pure Kawaba spring water, served with a secret sauce based on soba broth. The inaugural winner of Maebashi's 2009 pork dish contest 'T-1 Grand Prix,' it continues to draw cars from other prefectures on weekends. Tabelog 138 reviews, 3.44 score; Yahoo! Maps 4.33. The Sekine-cho location operates independently under a noren-wake arrangement.

"The soba-broth sauce katsudon is a one-of-a-kind flavor you can't find anywhere else." "950 yen for this quality is unbelievable value." "A popular spot that draws visitors from other prefectures on weekends." "The soba itself is authentic, and the combination with the set meal is superb." "The T-1 Grand Prix inaugural champion's quality is real—I never get tired of coming back."