Experience

Workshops & Classes

Get your hands dirty with Hiroshima workshops and classes. The region is full of both traditional and modern crafts to enjoy. Cook your own okonomiyaki and momiji manju. Learn centuries-old Miyajima woodcarving techniques. Craft mizuhiki, traditional hair decorations worn with kimono. Make your own scented botanical candles. This curated selection of hands-on experiences is your guide to self-made souvenirs in Hiroshima.

Sobadokoro Donguri Iori (そば処どんぐり庵)

The Toyohira Soba Dojo at Sobadokoro Donguri Iori, a soba restaurant, is a hands-on facility located within Donguri Village, a roadside station in Kitahiroshima-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture. At the Toyohira Soba Dojo, you can learn how to make soba the Toyohira way under the guidance of a soba maker, and you can actually eat the freshly made soba right there. However, since soba can cause allergies, it is recommended that you check for allergies with a patch test before the experience.

(Workshop Fee)
5 servings ¥3,600
※ For ¥250 per person, you can sample your own hand-made soba. Guests who would like to take it home will provided with an ice-filled cooler box (please eat it on the same day).
※ For those with allergies, soba may cause a servere allergic reaction. It is recommended that you check for allergies via a patch test, etc. before participating in the workshop.

Moment of Joy

At Toyohira Soba Dojo, you can enjoy the soba-making experience without having to bring any of your own equipment, such as buckwheat flour, water, a set of tools for making soba, or an apron. Since you can make soba for up to five people in one soba-making session, there are many groups of parents and children, couples, and others who participate. In addition, all participants will receive a “Certificate of Initiation” at the end of the soba making experience, and after the second time, they can aim to obtain the rank of Toyohira-style soba maker.