Ryogoku: The Original Soba Ramen in Teshikaga

Sightseeing around Teshikaga and Lake Mashu, you sometimes want a proper lunch without tourist prices. Teuchi Soba Ryogoku, near Mashu Station, is that kind of place: a soba shop long loved by locals, famous for its soba ramen as well as its handmade soba.

What is Ryogoku?

A long-established soba shop within walking distance of Mashu Station, said to date back to the late 1940s or early 1950s. It is unpretentious, with locals and travelers side by side, and easy to walk into alone.

Soba ramen

Ryogoku is best known for its original soba ramen. It sounds odd, but it is Chinese-style ramen noodles in soba broth, made with domestic stewing hens, gentle and deep in the way of a soba shop. You can have it alone or in a set with a mini rice bowl or mini soba, so it is easy to order on a first visit.

Soba and rice bowls

The handmade soba menu sticks to the classics: tempura zaru, mori, zaru and grated radish. Nothing fancy, but just the right size and flavor for a road-trip lunch. There are also rice bowls such as tempura and pork bowls if you are hungry.

When to go

It fits easily into lunch before or after Lake Mashu, and it is close to Roadside Station Mashu Onsen. It is usually less crowded than the big tourist restaurants, so timing is easier to plan.

What	Details
Hours	From about 11:00 until the soba runs out
Closed	Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, it opens and closes Tuesday instead)
Parking	6 cars
Location	Central Teshikaga, walking distance from JR Mashu Station

See the Teshikaga tourism page (in Japanese).