Name: Shibuya Gets Its First Wanko Soba Entertainment Restaurant
Start: 2026-07-15T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-27T21:00:00+00:00
Location: MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, 7F, 1-23-10 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041

Shibuya Gets Its First Wanko Soba Entertainment Restaurant

Jul 15, 2026 at 11:00am ~ Sep 27, 2026 at 9:00pm

A new pop-up is bringing the noodle-slurping spectacle of wanko soba to the heart of Shibuya. Wankosoba Hachiko -hachiko- opens on July 15 at MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, offering a modern, entertainment-driven take on the traditional Iwate dining style, where servers keep refilling your bowl with small portions of soba until you cry uncle.

The name pairs Hachiko, Shibuya’s beloved canine mascot, with “hachi,” the word for the bowls used in the wanko soba tradition. The restaurant leans into the format’s built-in sense of competition and spectacle, encouraging diners to challenge their own bowl count while staff cheer them on.

Every guest leaves with an original tegata, a handprint plaque recording their bowl count as a keepsake. Traditionally, tegata are reserved for those who eat 100 bowls or more, with a tenugui hand towel awarded past 200. At Hachiko -hachiko-, everyone gets a tegata, and those who cross the 200-bowl mark receive a custom tenugui (traditional Japanese hand towel).

The pop-up runs through September 27, after which the space closes for renovations ahead of a permanent Grand Opening on November 7.

Wankosoba Hachiko -hachiko-
MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, 7F, 1-23-10 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
11am-9pm (last order 8pm)
Seats: 20
IG: @shibuya_wankosoba_hachiko

Information

Start: Jul 15th 2026 at 11:00am

End: Sep 27th 2026 at 9:00pm

MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, 7F, 1-23-10 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041

Free

http://instagram.com/shibuya_wankosoba_hachiko

Arden Kreuzer

San Diego-born, Tokyo-based Arden is a writer and editor with a master’s in International Relations from Waseda University. With a background in sociology, East Asian history and journalism, she brings a thoughtful, cross-cultural lens to her work. As a senior editor at Metropolis Magazine, Arden works across print, digital and social media platforms, covering everything from cultural deep-dives to international affairs. Rain or shine, she can often be found on a terrace in one of Tokyo’s shitamachi neighborhoods, observing the everyday details that make the city so compelling.