Tokyo: Shinjuku All-You-Can-Eat Conveyor-Belt Wanko Soba Experience
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Kurukuru Wanko (Rotating Wanko Soba)
- Wanko soba: Iwate’s endless-bowl noodle tradition, served on a revolving conveyor lane
- 40-minute challenge: eat as many one-mouthful bowls of soba as you can
- Bowl tower: stack your empty bowls and see how high you can go
- Condiment mix-ups: switch between spring onion, wasabi and other toppings to keep every bowl tasting new
- Indoor fun: a food challenge for friends, couples and families, rain or shine
What to expect
Wanko soba is a fun eating tradition from Iwate, northern Japan. Small bowls of soba, each containing one mouthful, are served one after another until you're full. At Kurukuru Wanko in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho, the bowls arrive on a revolving lane, letting you eat at your own pace
For 40 minutes, enjoy as many bowls as you like. Customize the flavor with broth, spring onions, wasabi, and tempura crumbs. Stack your empty lacquer bowls and watch your count grow!
No Japanese is required, as English-speaking staff are available daily. The indoor restaurant is just a 1-minute walk from Seibu-Shinjuku Station and 4 minutes from Shinjuku Station, making it a convenient stop, rain or shine
Watch your stack of empty bowls grow taller with every mouthful
Each spot has its own broth, condiments and a 40-minute timer
Lacquer bowls circle the counter all day, so soba is always within reach
Mix spring onion, wasabi and other condiments to keep every bowl tasting new
A 10-spot standing counter in Kabukicho. This is a standing counter (10 spots, no chairs)
Traditional Japanese decor sets the mood while you eat
Good to know
- We don't take reservations by phone or in person. Walk-in guests are served in order of arrival. Guests with an online booking are served first at their booked time.
- The broth is made with bonito (not vegan). Halal-friendly: halal-trained staff on site (not halal-certified).
- Wheelchair accessible
- Chinese & Korean menus available
- Shop record: 925 bowls
- Monthly champion: the top man and top woman each month win ¥10,000
- Groups of 3+: the person who eats the fewest bowls drinks a cup of bitter tea
- Private hire: ¥38,000 per hour
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