Izushi Castle Town and Plate Soba

Izushi is a castle town known as 'Tajima's Little Kyoto,' symbolized by the Tatsutakoro clock tower, Japan's oldest. Its grid-patterned streets retain samurai residences and merchant houses, offering delightful strolls. The specialty Izushi soba is served on small plates with condiments and egg, with more than 50 soba restaurants lining the streets, making it one of Japan's premier soba towns.