[2025 Hakone Restaurant] Travel Guide for Hatsuhana Soba Honten (Updated Jul)

Address - 635-635 Yumoto, 箱根町 Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa 250-0311, Japan Ambiance/Facilities - Traditional Japanese with little seating Highlights - Hand made buckwheat noodles Rating - 5/5 Hatsuhana Soba is a long established soba shop located next to a river. As you enjoy your meal, the sounds from the flowing water will calm your mind. The interior architecture is beautiful and resembles a traditional Japanese home. The interesting thing about them is that they handmade their buckwheat noodles without water, resulting in a chewy texture. I had the tempura soba with a side of grated mountain yam and raw egg. The taste is light on the palate and you can taste the freshness of each ingredient. As someone who appreciates clean tasting food, it was a hit for me. For those who prefer stronger flavours, fret not as they have other accompaniments to choose from. Eating at Hatsuhana is an experience in itself as you feel transported back in time. #japan #soba #hakone #food

Hatsuhana in Hakone is a soba restaurant located about a 5-minute walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station. The day I visited was a weekday lunch, but the front of the restaurant was crowded with people waiting for their names to be called. (Since it's soba, the turnover was fast!) The specialty of this restaurant is that it uses a unique method of making soba noodles using only buckwheat flour, local eggs, and wild yam. It was a hot summer day, so I ordered the Teijo soba. The rich soup, eggs, and wild yam really matched well, and the firm texture of the soba noodles was also great! [Store information] Hatsuhana Soba Main Store ▷Address 635 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture (Yumoto Bridge) ▷Business hours 10:00am - 7:00pm ▷Closed Every Wednesday #Gourmet #Soba

🏞️ There is not much variety of food in Hakone, today we will take stock of the area where each station will focus on eating. ✅ Hakone-Yumoto Station: ⭐This is the first stop from the direction of Tokyo and into Hakone, after arriving at the station is a super long commercial street in Hakone-Yumoto. The cuisine here is dominated by various desserts, bread, coffee, and souvenirs. Another main meal is Hatsuhana Soba Honten soba noodles is a famous local old brand, recommended to try. ✅Kyoro Station: ⭐There are many hot spring hotels gathered around Gora Station, so the surrounding food reviews are very many and the ratings are generally quite high, the variety of food is slightly richer. Tamura Ginshotei is a famous tofu restaurant, and several other bakery, burger and sandwich shops have good ratings. ✅Owakutani Station: ⭐This stop is a stop that the cable car will pass through in the middle of the tour, where most tourists will stop to enjoy the view of the crater up close. It should be noted that the sulfur smell is relatively strong on the mountain. If you mind, please prepare your mask in advance😷 This side mainly has a characteristic black egg to try! The steamed hot spring has a black shell, and the taste is not much different from eggs. Legend has it that eating an egg can extend your life for several years! Also here you can try black ice cream. ✅Motohakone Port: ⭐This is the bus stop, the pier of Lake Lu cruise ship, here we recommend a popular bakery Bakery & Table, the second floor can overlook Lake Lu, while eating bread and drinking coffee while enjoying the beautiful scenery, the shop top1 is curry bread, crispy outside, filling curry cream.

Hatsuhana Soba Main Branch is a popular soba restaurant that has been in business since the 1930s and is still crowded even at 2pm. I don't have any particular attachment to soba, but I went there with my husband, who is a soba fanatic. In the end, I was very satisfied! They have a wide variety of cold and hot soba, and they are all delicious, including beef, chicken, egg, and tempura. The hot chicken and egg soba are especially great, and the cold soba is chewy and exquisite. I would definitely like to visit again next time! 📍 635-635 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa 250-0311 #HakoneTrip #SobaLover #JapaneseGourmet

📍Hatsuhana Main Store 635 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa 🚃Nearest Station Hakone Yumoto Station 🚶♀️Access About 8 minutes walk from the station ⏱Business Hours 10:00 - 19:00 🗓Closed on Wednesdays Please check for other details each time⚠️ 🎫Budget ￥1000~ 🌸Recommended Points A must-visit when you come to Hakone! The famous soba restaurant "Hatsuhana" 🫣💓 Hatsuhana is always crowded, but since the restaurant is large and it's soba, the turnover is fast, so you'll get your turn surprisingly quickly 🎶 Even if you're overwhelmed by the many people outside, don't give up and just wait! The smooth and chewy soba noodles and plenty of wild yam are intertwined for a delicious taste, so I recommend it ☺️🧡 #0 Yen Trip January 2025

Hatsuhana Soba Main Branch A soba restaurant that I always stop by when I go to Hakone It's a popular restaurant, so it gets crowded on weekends! On weekdays, you can get in without having to queue too much😊 The Odawara branch has a parking lot next to the store and is relatively empty, so it's a good idea to stop by Odawara and then go to Hakone depending on the time! I always order grated yam soba, so I'd like to try something different! 📍635-635 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa 250-0311 Odawara Branch 📍Itabashi, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa 250-0034 #0 Yen Trip