Kominkadan in Okuizumo operates a soba shop for lunch, with a soba noodle-making experience available by reservation. The soba is Nihachi soba, made with buckwheat flour from the town of Okuizumo. You can learn how to add water, mix, knead, and cut the noodles from soba craftsman Masami Yamane. When it's ready, enjoy the noodles in the "wariko" and "kamaage" styles unique to Izumo soba.

Wariko soba
Soba in a round three-tiered dish. Add condiments such as nori seaweed or green onions, and pour on a small amount of broth.

Kamaage soba
Put boiled soba noodles and hot water used to boil the noodles into a bowl. Add nori seaweed, green onion, dried bonito, and your preferred amount of broth.