The story of Kamiya Seimen begins at the end of the Edo period when the first Kamiya Yasubei served "handmade udon" at festivals beside farmers. With the passage of time, it was passed down to the second and third generations, and from the fourth generation onwards, they also took on the challenge of manufacturing mechanical noodles. However, during the chaotic period after the war, the light was about to go out for a while. Nevertheless, the fifth generation, Tokumichi Kamiya's "passion for udon" did not disappear, and he re-established Kamiya Seimen in 1974 after learning the traditional "hand-stretching method" handed down in the southern part of the Nishiman River from scratch.
The reason why we continue to follow this path is because the desire to deliver truly delicious noodles has been passed down through generations of families. A manufacturing method that can never be produced by mass production, sparing no effort. The dough is aged with fine adjustments to the temperature and humidity while fine-tuning the simple materials of wheat, water, and salt, and then dried over time. The noodles, which take two days to complete, are filled with our "feeling of thinking about the smiles of those who eat them".
Even now, in its sixth generation, we continue to take on new challenges while preserving our traditions and are preparing to pass the baton to the next generation. Our origins are family ties, appreciation for the community, and our passion for "authentic taste". We will continue to face noodle making with the same thought.