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A Journey Through a Bowl of Okinawan Soba

Today is "Okinawa Soba Day." Immediately after Okinawa's return to Japan, the Fair Trade Commission pointed out that "noodles that do not contain buckwheat flour cannot be called 'soba'," but the Okinawa Fresh Noodle Cooperative Association persuaded them repeatedly and got them to recognize it as soba, a story that is still told today. ▼ October 17, 1978. Okinawa soba was defined by 12 items, including boiled noodles and finishing oil.
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Today is "Okinawa Soba Day." Immediately after Okinawa's return to Japan, the Fair Trade Commission pointed out that "noodles that do not contain buckwheat flour cannot be called 'soba'," but the Okinawa Fresh Noodle Cooperative Association persuaded them repeatedly and got them to recognize it as soba, a story that is still told today. ▼ October 17, 1978. Okinawa soba was defined by 12 items, including boiled noodles and finishing oil.

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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