Karuizawa アーカイブ : Food Adventures Japan

08/28/2026

Nakasendō Soba

I have been walking the old Nakasendō road this year, trying to catch up to my old walking group, which has been difficult as I have been busy and away from Tokyo for much of the past few months. But I finally made it to Karuizawa, a hike that included climbing over the Usui Pass, an elevation gain of some 700 meters through a forest full of bears. We did not see any bears, but they had […]

09/30/202109/30/2021

Jigona-ya Kirishita Soba 地粉や霧下蕎麦

A month or so ago the owner of Lapin, bistro type restaurant in Nakakaruizawa where we had dinner, recommended a couple of soba restaurants he liked. One of them was a bit out of the way, so we had to wait until we returned this past weekend to drive out towards the city of Komoro to try Kirishita Soba. Actually, the full name is Jigonaya Kirishita soba (地粉や　霧下蕎麦), the name meaning something like locally produced soba made […]