Self-guided tour
Morning before you leave: spring water and soba
Visit two springs chosen among Japan's 100 best waters, then make your own soba at a soba school and eat it for an early lunch. You reach the station or interchange soon after noon, just right for the morning you head home.
- Duration
- Half day (9:30–12:55)
- Area
- Southern Yatsugatake Highlands Area
- Start
- Your inn
- Getting around
- Taxi or car
- Best days
- Some stops close Thu; go Fri–Wed
What you can do
city-h14bnc0012.webpSanbuichi Spring
A spring linked to Takeda Shingen, said to have been split three ways.
city-j04bkb0021.webpOtaki Spring
Water from a wooden trough that still feeds the rice fields.
place-8016-hero.webpMake your own soba
Make soba at a soba school and eat it for lunch.
Itinerary
9:30
Start at your inn9:30
A spring said to have been split into three channels by Takeda Shingen to settle water disputes. Next door, the Sanbuichi Spring House explains how the spring works and its history.
- Time there
- 40 min
- Hours
- Open all day
- Closed
- Open all year
- Price guide
- Free
- Booking
- No booking needed
- Taxi, about 10 min (approx.)Route on Google Maps
10:20
Spring water flows from a hollowed wooden trough and still waters the rice fields. Chosen with Sanbuichi Spring among Japan's 100 best waters.
- Time there
- 30 min
- Hours
- Open all day
- Closed
- Open all year
- Price guide
- Free
- Booking
- No booking needed
- Taxi, about 15 min (approx.)Route on Google Maps
11:05
Knead, roll and cut the dough, then eat your freshly made soba on the spot (booking required).
- Time there
- 90 min
- Hours
- 9:30–15:00 (three classes a day)
- Closed
- Thursdays, 28–31 Dec
- Price guide
- About ¥5,000
- Booking
- Booking in Japanese — ask us
12:55 · Where the day ends
Choose to head home or stay the night. If you stay, you can add another route the next day.
Go home
Kobuchisawa Station
Taxi, about 20 min. By car, Kobuchisawa IC is close by.
Tips
The springs are quieter in the early morning, when you can hear the water.
Soba making needs a booking. Book in advance.
Days and bookings
Closed days. Hitotsu-bachi Soba School (sample): Thursdays, 28–31 Dec. Hitotsu-bachi Soba School (sample) needs a booking. Go Fri–Wed.
Approximate cost
From about ¥11,000 per person (for two people)
- Entry, food and activities (per person)
- About ¥5,000
- Local transport (per car)
- Taxi, booked leg by leg: about ¥12,000
- Train from Tokyo (per person, return)
- Limited express Azusa, about ¥11,000 (not included)
Estimates only. Excludes accommodation and travel from Tokyo. Getting around locally
Guides and drivers
We can arrange a guide or a chartered taxi.