Run at Mt. Takao

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Comment by Tetsuya Kato on August 15, 2010 at 11:20pm

RE Chemical (MSG, flavour enhancer, amino-acid) free soba stand ... kano-ya

This chain soba noodle stand (with seats, though) is kano-ya (かのや). They do not seem to have a website but you often see them in town (not at stations, I think). There is one in Shinjuku W near the Yodobashi Camera, below
http://gourmet.livedoor.com/restaurant/12417/
The quality of the soba and the source for this price is simply impossible (mori soba is only 290 yen)....yes, no MSG.
Make sure you choose soba, not udon. Why?....udon is made from refined starch (just like pasta and white sugar), which is not only deplete in minerals but also consume minerals during digestion, depleting the body of minerals. Soba on the other hand containes more minerals (except the cheap ones that are mostly refined starch).
I am soon off to Toronto, see you in three weeks.

Comment by Tetsuya Kato on August 15, 2010 at 11:18pm

Many thanks Juergen for meticulously arranging this. No no, I am not a specialist. I am about to post the soba (for which I am a specialist) information, let me know whether it gets posted all right.

Comment by Ernesto on August 15, 2010 at 5:39pm

OK Juergen !
If I go to Japan one day, I will try the best to join Soba-noodles with you.
Regards.

Comment by juergen wittstock on August 15, 2010 at 9:48am

Thanks, Ernesto! We had them with ordinary water, and lots of it. I had some sports-drink right after the run, and of course, enjoyed th "Soba-Yu" with the rest of the cold soup of the noodles! Hope you will make it one day to join us!

Comment by Ernesto on August 15, 2010 at 8:08am

Congratulations to the group of 8 runners !!
(Proficiat aan de groep van 8 lopers)
Soba-noodles after the run !!?? With gatorade, beer or mineral water ?
Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina and with 2 centigrade degree.
Ernesto