Okuizumo Soba Restaurant Ichifuku Tonbara Main Branch is a popular local soba restaurant located in the mountains surrounded by the rich nature of the Chugoku Mountains in Iinan Town, Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture. Since opening in 1958, they have inherited the tradition of four generations of soba making and serve authentic Izumo soba made by hand. They use buckwheat flour made by grinding buckwheat seeds with the husks, so the noodles are slightly dark in color, have a strong aroma, and are chewy.

Popular menu items include the classic Izumo soba "warigo soba," as well as warm "kamaage soba" and "tempura soba" with exquisite maitake mushroom tempura. In particular, the "warigo soba" is a unique style of serving soba in a bowl and eating it with condiments and soup, allowing you to fully enjoy the charm of Izumo soba. After the meal, soba soup is also provided, allowing you to enjoy the flavor of the soba to the fullest.

The restaurant is clean and has a calm atmosphere where you can enjoy your meal. You can watch the craftsmen making soba noodles and enjoy freshly made soba noodles, which is a unique attraction of the main store. As the main store of the "Ichifuku" group, which operates mainly in the Sanin and Sanyo regions, it continues to protect its taste and traditions. It is recommended for those who want to experience the authentic taste of Okuizumo, a place rich in nature.

[Trivia]
Izumo soba is counted as one of the three major soba noodles in Japan (the others are Shinshu soba and Wankosoba). It is characterized by using buckwheat flour that is "ground whole" soba, in which the buckwheat kernels are ground with the husks still attached. Its dark color and strong aroma are its charms. There are also unique ways to eat it, such as "warigo soba", which is served in a round lacquerware, and "kamaage soba", which is boiled soba noodles and eaten with hot soba water.

[Hidden spot information]
About a 10-minute drive from Okuizumo Soba Restaurant Ichifuku Tonbara Main Store is Kotobiki Forest Park, a symbol of Iinan Town. You can enjoy forest bathing and walking in the rich forest. There is also a day-trip hot spring facility nearby called "Tonohara Ramune Onsen," which has a rare carbonated spring, so we recommend relaxing in the hot spring after enjoying your soba.