The “Hanzaru Soba Tasting Walk” will take place from 9/1 (Mon.) to 9/30 (Tue.), as part of the Togakushi Soba Festival. In addition, on 10/30 (Thu.), old soba-making tools will be ritually burned before the great deity, followed by the “New Soba Dedication Festival” on 10/31 (Fri.), where freshly harvested soba will be offered to the enshrined deities of Togakushi Shrine. After the dedication (around 12:30 p.m.), 15 servings of the sacred soba will be available for purchase at participating soba shops and partner accommodations.
Togakushi Soba Festival
[Dates] Hanzaru Soba Tasting Walk: 9/1 (Mon.) to 9/30 (Tue.) (*Excluding 9/13 to 9/15), Soba Tool Burning: 10/30 (Thurs.) starting at 16:30, New Soba Dedication Festival: 10/31 (Fri.) starting at 9:00
[Locations] Hanzaru Soba Tasting Walk: 21 soba shops throughout Togakushi, Soba Tool Burning: In front of the Chusha Shrine Plaza, New Soba Dedication Festival: Special stage at the Togakushi Shrine Chusha Plaza
[Fees] Hanzaru Soba Tasting Walk Ticket Book “Soba Goyomi” ¥2,000 yen. Includes three half-sized soba tastings (about half a serving each) at three different shops. Purchase in advance here.