Ichintouya [Closed]

An Okinawa Soba shop with an Uchina Guchi name

Michael Flemming Dec 23, 2013 - 1 min read

<p>Jyushi rice is the sole side dish on the small menu and comes with radish for 130 yen each</p>

<p>Our family of four dined for 2,240 yen; we ordered two small Okinawa Soba bowls for our young boys, a large pork rib soba for my wife, a large soft soki soba for myself and enjoyed the complimentary wheat tea and water </p>

<p>The restaurant is relatively new being built after the recent widening of Route 74 in Okinawa City</p>

<p>There are two tatame style tables at Ichintouya</p>

<p>The waitress was friendly and attentive</p>

<p>A small order of Okinawa Soba shown here comes with a slice of fish cake, a slice of three-stripe pork and green onions</p>

<p>Spare Rib Okinawa Soba shown here in the large size</p>

<p>Soft Soki Okinawa Soba with pork so tender the bone can be eaten</p>

<p>Ichintouya as seen at night from Route 74 in Okinawa City</p>

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Okinawan Soba today is still made of wheat as it was during the reign of the Ryukyuan kings. Ichintouya is an Okinawan Soba shop that serves just four Okinawan Soba dishes (striped pork, soft soki, spare rib, and tofu), jyushi rice, shaved ice desserts, and beverages. The name is Okinawan (Uchina Guchi) for the local Ikento neighborhood of Okinawa City. The location is newly constructed, nicely decorated and clean, with friendly service by an attentive staff. Ichintouya is located on Route 74 in Okinawa City where the Okinawa Expressway curves away from the nearby Kadena Air Base fence line. Ichintouya is open 11:00 ~ 17:00 weekdays and 11:00 ~ 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday.

Michael Flemming @michael.flemming

I'm a wanderer in Okinawa turning over every stone I can find. I write, photograph and blog about my favorite finds here in Japan's southernmost prefecture.