Abundant nature, clean air and water and pristine land conditions coupled with big variations in temperature have made the buckwheat crops of Inawashiro the best in Honshu in terms of both quality and quantity. In 1998, Inawashiro declared itself the “Town of Soba” (buckwheat noodles), and since then it has been making every effort to promote its delicious soba all over Japan. When in town, don’t neglect to try some of the famous local specialties like the shugen soba and the godan soba!