Sanuki Udon
讃岐うどん
Kagawa's own noodle, and the reason it calls itself Udon Prefecture.
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Our guide
Sanuki udon is the udon of Kagawa, the old province of Sanuki, and the people there are especially fond of it: Kagawa has more udon and soba restaurants per head than any other prefecture and uses more wheat for udon than anywhere in Japan. Surprisingly, specialist udon shops were rare even in Takamatsu until the mid-1960s, when Kagawa's own style of self-service shop appeared; shops with a menu of several dishes followed from around 1970. Sanuki udon is often cited as Japan's most successful regional food brand, and in 2011 the prefecture launched its “Udon Prefecture” campaign.
This page is mapped to Takamatsu, about 700 m from Kawaramachi Station, where it sits beside other sights: Takamatsu Castle is about 0.9 km away in a straight line, Port of Takamatsu 1.3 km and Ritsurin Garden 1.4 km. We have not checked individual shops.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Kama-age sanuki udon by sekido in Takamatsu, Kagawa — sekido · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- 讃岐うどん(ざる) — Ｔ／Ｙ · Public domain · source · resized
- 東京麺通団 — 多摩に暇人 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Kamebishiya09s3872 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Sanuki udon restaurant by nyaa birdies perch in Shibuya — nyaa_birdies_perch from Sanuki Udon Restaurant Jabukama in Shibuya, Tokyo · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Sanuki udon restaurant by k14 in Tsuda, Sanuki, Kagawa — k14 from Sanuki udon restaurant Anabuki-ya at a rest area of the Takamatsu Expressway in Tsuda, Sanuki, Kagawa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Sanuki udon by open-arms — open-arms · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- 讃岐うどん（野菜天） (2147814591) — Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- 讃岐うどん- 2014-03-21 23-21 — User:情報の神様 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 讃岐うどん (40078541081) — whity · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Sanuki udon (讃岐うどん) is the udon of Kagawa Prefecture, the former Sanuki Province, and a dish locals are especially fond of. Kagawa has more udon and soba restaurants per head than any other prefecture and uses the most wheat for udon in Japan. Specialist udon shops were rare even in Takamatsu until the mid-1960s, when Kagawa's own style of self-service udon shop appeared; shops with a menu of several dishes followed from around 1970, shaping the udon scene of today. Sanuki udon is often cited as the most successful regional food brand in Japan, and in 2011 the prefecture and its tourism association launched the "Udon Prefecture" campaign.
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Landmark
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kawaramachi (Shido Line), about 700 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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