Food & specialties・Nara CityMiwa somenThese thin, hand-stretched noodles are said to originate in the Miwa area of Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture, with a history claimed to stretch back over 1,200 years, making it one of Japan's oldest somen-producing regions.Featured quiz(none)Appears in articlesNara City: Names Worth KnowingSourcesMiwa somen — official reference‹ Nara City glossaryAll terms