My soba fascination continued as we worked our way south of Tokyo. After a long climb to the top of Himeji castle on the hottest day of our trip, we stumbled upon the most amazing little soba restaurant. In Japan, I tend to gravitate towards places with no English menu which do not attract western tourists. This place perfectly fit the bill!
Like many small places in Japan, you buy the dish using a ticket vending machine as the cooks don't like to handle cash. You pick your dish from a variety of options (all in Japanese, although it is fairly easy to work out which option you want and really there is no wrong option) and give the ticket to the chef, who exchanges it for a delicious bowl of noodles, broth, and tempura.
Like many small places in Japan, you buy the dish using a ticket vending machine as the cooks don't like to handle cash. You pick your dish from a variety of options (all in Japanese, although it is fairly easy to work out which option you want and really there is no wrong option) and give the ticket to the chef, who exchanges it for a delicious bowl of noodles, broth, and tempura.
The view of the little shop from the outside, standing on the main street heading up to the castle
Soba!
My husband attacking his soba
The beautiful Himeji castle that we had just climbed
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