92-Year-Old Somen Maker Proposes "New Ways to Eat": Somen Specialty Restaurant "Tenobe Takadaya Kitahama Saryo" Opens Second Location in Osaka-Kitahama

Marukatsu Takada Shoten Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Sakurai City, Nara; President: Shoichi Takada), a 92-year-old traditional hand-stretched somen noodle manufacturer, will grandly open its second somen specialty restaurant, "Tenobe Takadaya Kitahama Saryo," in the Kitahama-Nakanoshima area of Osaka on May 18, 2026. "Tenobe Takadaya Kitahama Saryo" will propose new ways to enjoy somen, unbound by previous concepts. It will feature somen as a main dish in warm bowls and various flavorings, as well as seasonal sweets that cherish ingredients from Nara, embodying the spirit of a "saryo" (tea lounge). The interior, centered around a counter and a riverside terrace, offers a relaxed, rich, and high-quality space within the urban daily life. One menu example is the "Kiwami Kamo Nanban" (Ultimate Duck Nanban) for ¥1,480 (tax included), a dish with duck loin and Kujo leeks. The restaurant, located at 1F Kitahama Bldg, 2-1 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka, will be open from 11:00 to 21:00. Marukatsu Takada Shoten, founded in 1933, inherits the 1300-year history of Miwa somen, manufacturing and selling hand-stretched noodles in Miwa, Nara.