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Udon House is a cooking school and accommodation in Kagawa, the smallest prefecture of Japan, on the island of Shikoku.
Beyond its landscape, the area is so popular for its thick and chewy udon noodles that mail addressed to "Udon Prefecture" will be delivered to Kagawa without question.
Bed and breakfast, lunch and dinner
Guests at Udon House attend cooking clbades given by Japanese masters downstairs, then sleep in common rooms on the floor. But do not worry, there are opportunities to get out of the house, including visits to local farms and canoeing or stand-up paddling near the Seto Inland Sea.
The Udon House project is a collaboration between two entrepreneurs, Hima Furuta and Kanako Harada.
Harada is a consultant who works with travel agencies to promote under-visited areas in Japan. Furuta is the CEO of Umari, a design company working in the field of social welfare.
The one-day and two-day workshops at Udon House can accommodate approximately 15 people each.
Courtesy Udon House
From house to house
The timing was good too.
Throughout Japan, especially as the country prepares for a mbadive influx of visitors in anticipation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, significant efforts are being made to publicize and promote less visited regions.
And Udon House is more than just a place to stay.
One of these houses is now Udon House. Furuta and Harada chose it because the house had good foundations, plenty of space and was close to a train station. After that, they managed the renovations and added new devices and other technologies, such as Wi-Fi, to make it more user-friendly.
Udon House students learn to make a perfect Udon noodle.
Courtesy Udon House
Beyond the bowl
It is not only foreigners who benefit from the existence of Udon House. There is also Udon Plus, a creative incubator for local business owners who have ideas about udon and want to experiment with them. Recently, a coffee start-up was tested to find ways to mix coffee grounds and Udon broth.
There are also demos and occasional events.
Udon House hopes to achieve several goals: teaching the art of udon noodle making so that future generations can enjoy it, as well as bringing tourists to a lesser-known region of Japan.
And if you've ever had the experience of being so full after a big meal that you could barely get up from the table – good news, Udon House will not make you go far to sleep.
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