Popular in SapporoExperience authentic hand-made soba at a real soba shop!

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Sapporo, Japan

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1 hour (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Sample Menu

Main

Buckwheat

Main

Sobayu, the Japanese Culture

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

9-chōme-17-28 Hassamu 6 Jō, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 063-0826, Japan
5 minutes walk from Miyazawa station on the Tozai Line 17-28 Hassamu 6-jo 9-chome, Nishi-ku, Sapporo

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Children under 4 years old can participate for free.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Gavin_O

Awesome experience! Taku taught us about the culture of soba in Hokkaido and the region north of Tokyo. About the golden ratio between Hokkaido Buckwheat flour, Hokkaido flour to water mix. How to mix it properly, shape and roll it properly and the technique of consistent cutting. And then eating the sobe was a whole other experience in itself. We're very glad that we decided to book this class and highly recommend it.

Reviews

4.8

based on 80 reviews

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Well worth it soba class

Gavin_O, Feb 2026

This was a great time!...

Michael_C, Feb 2026

This was a great time! The restaurant is just a short walk from the train station, so it is easy to reach. Get ready for a workout! Anybody that has worked in a kitchen for even a little while knows that working dough is tough to do. Taku-san took his time to explain the differences between the soba that they serve and the soba found elsewhere, and he patiently demonstrates the techniques used to create delicious soba. I would definitely recommend this to anybody traveling to Sapporo!

We had a great time!! We...

sandra_n, Nov 2025

We had a great time!! We learned a lot and they were very positive and encouraging! The instructions were very clear and understandable. We will remember this for a long time!

Oishii soba!

Kathie_K, Oct 2025

Great experience with very engaging hosts!! Soba was delicious!! Recommend planning your transportation carefully and allowing sufficient time to arrive.

Surprised us in many good ways

Diana_M, Sep 2024

There was a good explanation about the history of soba (with just the right level of detail). He was a great teacher, explaining techniques fully and carefully, and letting us learn by doing - giving us room to make small mistakes that we could learn from. He was patient and pleasant. The resulting meal surpassed our expectations - we actually produced a quite-edible product, and they had the skills to make it delicious. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended session.

Great fun experience

Wendy_L, Jun 2024

Great experience and very accommodating. We messed up the time and Taku was very nice to take us in. Really appreciate it. The soba making was fun and the final product was delicious. Make sure to get the tempura and duck soup.

Great experience for buckwheat noodle lovers.

EeVen_W, Dec 2023

Learn to make buckwheat noodles from scratch. Pick a tempura (at extra cost) to eat with your noodles. Nice, friendly couple running the shop.

Soba making experience

Stella_W, Oct 2023

Had a wonderful time experiencing Soba making. The location is easy to find and we had a lot of fun. There are improvements needed, for example, the Soba Master can introduce more of himself of how he gained the experience over the years and have a sample of his soba for us to taste. Overall, we enjoyed ourselves very much.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thanks for the review. I understand what you thought. I've never had anyone say that to me before, and I was only thinking of the customer's experience as my first priority. I will make an effort to add courses with demonstrations in the future so that we can offer a more complete Japanese dining experience. Thank you.

We are very happy to have...

Annika_I, Sep 2023

We are very happy to have booked the soba experience and could spend a rainy afternoon with Taku. He explained a lot about soba and shared his experience with the recipe. It was a nice family activity with eating the delicious soba and tempura vegetable and shrimps.

Delightful experience!

Bernice_W, Sep 2023

We had a wonderful and educational experience - it was great to get our hands involved in the entire process and start from scratch. Taku was an excellent teacher and the final meal was delicious.

Very fun experience for the family 😁

Henry_J, Jul 2023

This making-soba experience is so much fun. My family enjoyed it so much. Especially the dinner afterward of our own made soba. It got even better with the addition of tempura n kakiage. 🤪 The teacher is very skillful in soba making and also very patient in teaching us. It was definitely worth trying. 👍👌

Great and unique experience

JiaYin_S, Jun 2023

Really fun experience, the teacher was really friendly and was very patient with teaching me and my friend. It was really cool to be able to eat the soba we made on the spot! Highly recommended activity to do in Hokkaido

Fun group activity in Sapporo

Annika_B, Jun 2023

We had the best experience making Soba noodles in Sapporo. Our instructor was very diligent, funny and welcoming. The Soba noodles were really yummy and we ordered tempura veggies in top, which were divine. Definitely recommended!

Delicious noodles!

Tina_N, Jun 2023

Very enjoyable experience with our family, learning how to make soba noodles from scratch. We now have a greater appreciation for those who make them everyday. The noodles were delicious as well!

Fun and delicious

Padma_D, Apr 2023

Booked the experience a day before, and the owner of the soba shop was really kind and fun. We made the soba by hand and enjoyed it afterwards. I recommend ordering additional tempura as it was really delicious to eat with the soba. Highly recommend this activity

Great authentic Japanese experience

Mike_F, Feb 2023

The hosts were very nice, and were great with my son. Was a good, authentic Japanese experience. We would do it again.

Address given was wrong -...

Irene_T, Dec 2022

Address given was wrong - and we were only made aware when hotel staff tried to call venue to verify the address - which will take more than 30mins from where we were by cab. In the end, we gave up and did not carry out the activity. This is very disappointing and Viator should really look at updating the address provided in the confirmation.