Hitachiota City, Ibaraki Prefecture, the birthplace of "Hitachi Aki Soba," will hold the "Natsu Kenchin Fair." Nineteen participating restaurants from the "Hitachiota Soba Restaurants Association" will offer Natsu Kenchin Soba, made with plenty of fresh summer vegetables, and special menus available only during this period. Event Period July 1, 2026 (Wed) - September 30, 2026 (Wed) Participating Restaurants - Temochi Soba Akatsuchi (1788-2 Kanai-cho, Hitachiota City) - Sobadokoro Iitomo (1446-4 Takanuki-cho, Hitachiota City) - Ippukutei (1430-14 Shinjuku-cho, Hitachiota City) - SOVA TEA Koshiji (1395-4 Inaki-cho, Hitachiota City) - Sobasono Satake / soba&coffee SATAKE (5-207 Tenshinbayashi-cho, Hitachiota City) - Shiomachikan (2325-1 Nishi-ichi-cho, Hitachiota City) - Takahoshi Shokudo (527-1 Baba-cho, Hitachiota City) - Nakami (870-151 Tenshinbayashi-cho, Hitachiota City) - Ryujin'an Ota Branch (464-2 Miyamoto-cho, Hitachiota City) - Temochi Sobadokoro Kanasa Soba (120-1 Kume-cho, Hitachiota City) - Sakai (2315-3 Hanabusa-cho, Hitachiota City) - Temochi Sobadokoro Shimane (3852-1 Osato-cho, Hitachiota City) - Tokiwaya (343 Takagaki-cho, Hitachiota City) - Sobadokoro Kanekan (2674 Nakasome-cho, Hitachiota City) - Fujihhiro (210-1 Matsudaira-cho, Hitachiota City) - Horraikan (1950 Tanaya-cho, Hitachiota City) - Koshiki Kenchin Soba Jikyu-an (2162 Tenka-no-o-cho, Hitachiota City) - Kanehiro Yamazakura Chokubaisho (3652-1 Onaka-cho, Hitachiota City) - Sobadokoro Satomi (1940 Onaka-cho, Hitachiota City) Stamp Rally Also Held! A stamp rally will also be held at participating stores during the period. When you eat soba, a stamp will be applied at the time of payment. Depending on the number of stamps collected, you can win meal vouchers by lottery. Number of Stamps Meal Voucher Number of Winners All Stores Completion Prize 10,000 yen 2 winners 15 stamps 8,000 yen 2 winners 10 stamps 5,000 yen 5 winners 8 stamps 2,000 yen 10 winners 5 stamps 1,000 yen 60 winners For the "A