Traditional Foods of Japan: Miwa Sōmen (MAFF)
にっぽん伝統食図鑑「三輪そうめん」（農林水産省）
Questions this data can answer
Q.Where did Miwa sōmen originate, and how is it made?
Q.What is the culinary-cultural background of Nara’s hand-stretched sōmen?
Overview
MAFF’s reference on Japan’s traditional foods. It summarizes the origin, method and region of Miwa (Sakurai) hand-stretched sōmen, said to be the birthplace of the noodle. Backs Nara’s food-based local industry with national primary information (quantitative statistics are separate).
Notes: テキスト資料中心。出荷量などの数量データは産地組合・統計を別途参照。
- License
- 政府標準利用規約（第2.0版）
- Update frequency
- Static (no updates)
- Link last verified
- 2026-08-23
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