Kanda Yabu Soba
Kanda, Tokyo
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun
- 11:30 to 20:00
- Wed
- Closed
20:00 is the last order. The closing day can move when Wednesday is a public holiday.
Source: yabusoba.net, checked 5 Oct 2026.
Kanda Yabu Soba is the head shop of the Yabu soba lineage and one of Japan's three great yabusoba houses, serving hand-cut seiro soba since 1880. The wooden building burned in 2013 and was rebuilt in matching style in 2014.
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Insider tip
Order the classic seiro soba and listen for the staff singing the orders through to the kitchen. Expect a queue at lunch.
What the guides say about Kanda Yabu Soba
Kanda and Ochanomizu lie west and north-west. Kanda is the older commercial heart, a dense grid of small buildings with ramen shops below and apartments above, served by the JR Chuo and Yamanote lines and the Ginza Line. It eats well for a long stay: Kanda Yabu Soba is the head shop of one of Japan's great soba lineages, Kikanbo does the chilli-and-sansho miso ramen the district queues for, and Kanda Myojin on the hill is the shrine the Akihabara tech crowd adopted. Ochanomizu climbs the hill above it, a university district with music shops and a more collegiate feel. Apartments here tend to be in older buildings, but the location is exceptional. The Chuo Rapid puts Shinjuku about ten to fifteen minutes away and the Marunouchi Line runs straight to Tokyo Station and Ginza.
The area around the shrine has some of the best old-style eating in the city. Kanda Yabu Soba has served hand-cut soba since 1880 and is a short walk south of the shrine. Expect a queue at festival lunchtime. If you're after heat, Kikanbo near Kanda Station does chilli and sansho miso ramen. mAAch ecute Kanda Manseibashi, a row of cafes and shops in a converted railway viaduct, is a calm place to reset between processions. The shrine's own gate has old shops selling amazake, the sweet rice drink.
Toshikoshi soba, buckwheat noodles eaten on New Year's Eve for a long life, is the traditional dinner on the 31st, and soba shops are busy that evening. Kanda Yabu Soba near Kanda Myojin is one of the city's historic soba houses, though it sets its holiday dates each year. On the first days of January, the food stalls at Senso-ji and Meiji Shrine are your easy option, alongside the station food halls.
What's on near Kanda Yabu Soba
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kanda Yabu Soba, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Meiji University and the Hill Top Hotel (Yamanoue Hotel) exhibition
企画展「明治大学と山の上ホテル」
Time Follows Meiji University Museum hours Station Ochanomizu (JR, Marunouchi Line) or Jimbocho, about 5 min walk
Special exhibition on the university's ties to the Hill Top Hotel in Surugadai, shown in the campus special exhibition room.
Meiji Collection 66: Sakamoto Manshichi, Archaeological Materials Seen by a Photographer
明大コレクション66「坂本万七 写真家が見た考古資料」
Time Weekdays 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), Saturdays 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry 15:30), closed Sundays and holidays Station Ochanomizu (JR, Marunouchi Line) or Jimbocho, about 5 min walk
Photographs by Sakamoto Manshichi of the museum's archaeological objects, shown beside the real items.
Incident Files of an Edo Domain Residence (Criminal Justice section column exhibition)
刑事部門コラム展「江戸藩邸の事件簿」
Time Weekdays 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), Saturdays 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry 15:30), closed Sundays and holidays Station Ochanomizu (JR, Marunouchi Line) or Jimbocho, about 5 min walk
Small display on the Edo residence of the Naito family of Nobeoka Domain, with prints of the Toranomon area and a diary entry about a missing foot soldier.
KonoSuba Exhibition: Cheerful (10th anniversary)
『この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！』展～Cheerful～
Time Timed entry slots chosen when buying Station Akihabara (JR, Electric Town exit), 2 min walk
Tenth anniversary exhibition for the KonoSuba anime, following Kazuma's party through the story with production material from each season.
Digital Games Expo 2026 (indie and doujin games fair)
デジゲー博2026
Time 11:00 to 16:00 (last year's hours) Station Akihabara (JR, Hibiya Line, TX), Electric Town exit, 2 min walk
A one-day fair in Akihabara where hundreds of independent and doujin game makers let you play their games and sell their own copies and goods.
Smaller local events nearby
Waterras Winter Illumination Illumination
On now, until 28 Feb (dates to be confirmed) · Waterras Plaza and Awaji Park, Kanda-Awajicho (Ochanomizu)
Trees in Waterras Plaza and Awaji Park lit through the winter, with student-designed light motifs in the 2F atrium, held jointly with Ochanomizu Solacity next door.
Free entry · 16:30 to 23:00 · Map · Source: Awaji Area Management (WATERRAS) · ワテラス ウィンターイルミネーション
Santa Claus from Finland at Ochanomizu Sun Klare Festival
Sat 5 Dec (dates to be confirmed) · Ochanomizu Sun Klare, basement and ground floor, by the Hijiribashi exit of JR Ochanomizu Station
A Santa Claus from Finland visits the Sun Klare arcade by Ochanomizu Station for a chat and photos, with a Christmas stage in the basement plaza.
Free · 10:30 to 15:30 · Map · Source: Koho Chiyoda No.1651 (5 Nov 2025) and No.1628 (20 Nov 2024); organiser お茶の水サンクレール商店会 · フィンランドからサンタクロースがやってくる！
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Kanda has 4 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 2 restaurants, 1 shrine or temple and 1 bathhouse.
Good to know
- What is the address of Kanda Yabu Soba?
- 2-10 Kanda-Awajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都千代田区神田淡路町2-10).
- What are the opening hours of Kanda Yabu Soba?
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun 11:30 to 20:00; Closed Wed. 20:00 is the last order. The closing day can move when Wednesday is a public holiday.
- How do I get to Kanda Yabu Soba?
- The nearest station is Awajicho (Marunouchi Line). Kanda Yabu Soba is in Kanda, Tokyo.
- How much does Kanda Yabu Soba cost?
- Kanda Yabu Soba is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kanda Yabu Soba?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Kanda Yabu Soba?
- Late lunch on a weekday.
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