Plan Introduction(Soba Making Experience & Kaiseki Course Meals with Sake Tasting)
Learn how to make your own soba, taught by the craftsman at Kikouan.
Kikouan is a popular soba restaurant in Sapporo where it serves the “Nihachi” style (20% flour wheat and 80% buckwheat flour) of soba.
This ratio is said to be the golden ratio passed down from the Edo era.
Soba is one of the most well known Japanese cuisines and this is your chance to make your own.
Anyone can join as there is no cooking experience needed.
“Japanese craftsmen” often stimulate images of people who might be difficult to approach, but this plan will pair you up with an approachable craftsman who is highly skilled in making buckwheat noodles, or soba.
Once initial preparations are done, you will be underway making soba!
Taste your own soba and with a Japanese kaiseki meal (soba miso, tofu skin, duck dish .. etc 8 total dishes).
Pair your soba with 4 kinds of Japanese sake.
The restaurant where you will experience soba making has a fashionable entrance and a relaxed interior.
Once the soba making is finished, participants will be able to taste their own soba!
Feel free to take a career in soba making after making your own!
In this plan, each group will make 5 servings (500g) of soba.
Most will eat at the restaurant, but any leftover can be taken home.
The restaurant is conveniently located within walking distance from the nearest train station so don’t miss your chance to make your own soba.
Tour details
Estimated timetable
| Time | Details |
| 4:00 pm | Check in at Kikouan |
| Once you are ready, start your first soba making experience. | |
| 6:00 pm | After making the Soba experience, enjoy the delicious soba kaiseki! |
| You can also enjoy the experience of drinking four types of sake while eating. | |
| 8:00 pm | End of the plan. |
* Time is an estimate. Subject to change.
Where you’ll be
| Meeting Place | Kikouan Suzukake Building 2F, Minami 3 Jo Nishi 17 chome(South 3 West 17st), Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0063 4 min walk from “Nishi 18 chome” Station (on Tozai Line) Open with Google Map |
Each person (20+): 22,000 yen
Under 20 years old: 17,600 yen
Participation/instruction fee, material fee, each group will make 5 servings (500g).
*Leftover soba can be taken home to go.
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
*kids (under 5 years old) can join as an assistant.
*Party of 4+ can have a private tour
Please read FAQ & Cancellation policy before booking
