Nagano » Nagano city, Togakushi, Obuse
“Togakushi soba” refers to soba from Togakushi, Nagano City in Nagano Prefecture. There are some rules to be called “Togakushi soba” - soba should be made with hikigurumi (whole soba flour) and dished out in bundles shaped like a hoof on a plate, Togashi daikon has to be used for a condiment, and the tempura made of the local sansai (mountain vegetables) should be served on the side. As it is said that each home has a master soba chef in Tokakushi, the people and soba have been strongly bonded in the area, thus the local people made the rules with their love for soba.