This establishment is an outrage! I have never seen anything like it, but I believe this place must be an exception, as Japanese people are usually very welcoming. We waited in line for 45 minutes before someone from the restaurant finally came over to us (apparently noticing that we were not Japanese) and told us that we were not allowed inside. I asked why, and she said they didn’t have any English-speaking staff. I replied that it was fine, that we could manage with translation (using Google Translate), but she then answered, rather dishonestly, that they could not accommodate us (we were just a party of two). I strongly advise against going to this place. It is probably very good, but it lacks ethics and basic courtesy. We are taught to live together and respect one another—this is the exact opposite, even bordering on racism. On principle, do not go to this restaurant.

Small place on 2 floors, focused on soba. The ladies were very welcoming to us. Upper floor is Japanese traditional style, shoes off. They presented menu in English with several dishes. On hot day, we received cold white tea to drink. The soba noodles were very good, especially tempura set. The egg one was too soft and mushy for personal taste.

I only found out after being turned away that several reviews said, “Foreigners are not allowed. Japanese customers only.” This was the first time I experienced this kind of discrimination since arriving in Japan, so it was certainly a memorable experience. I was refused entry even though it was well before the restaurant’s break time, and despite the fact that I can speak Japanese. If you’re a foreign visitor, don’t waste your time making the trip..

I had a different soba restaurant in mind to try but passed by this place by chance and decided to give it a try. They have tables upstairs too but was quite busy and ended up waiting for more than 40 minutes. My choice was tempura with cold soba. It was 1,900yen and was well worth it. There were 7 pcs. of tempura and all were excellent. Lots of soba places serve great tempura and this one is no exception. Soba was in traditional style and I enjoyed it very much. Recommended.

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Charming local soba restaurant. Quite small, family run. Clearly popular with locals, you might need to wait a bit for a table. The staff spoke no English but were happy to seat us and have pictures avaible to choose from.