竹老園東家總本店 / Chikurouen Azumaya

竹老園東家總本店（位於釧路市）是北海道最古老的蕎麥麵老舖。1874年時，初代店主在小樽擺攤，之後在釧路擁有自己的店。東家（AZUMAYA）這個屋號（店名）的暖簾常常在北海道各處見到，追隨其起源的話會發現是竹老園將自己的屋號授權給各家店。竹老園的蕎麥麵是綠色。是個擁有14間和室的歷史建築的店面。也有可以免費參觀的日本庭園。

Chikurouen Azumaya (Kushiro City) is Hokkaido’s oldest vendor of buckwheat, or soba noodles in Japanese. The founder opened a soba stall in Otaru city in 1874, and later moved to Kushiro to open a shop. In Hokkaido, the Azumaya brand, which translates to eastern house, grew famous, and can be seen all over the place. Actually all the soba restaurants with Azumaya brand stem from Chikurouen Azumaya. Interestingly, the color of Chikurouen’s noodles is green, and some in Kushiro are the same. The Chikurouen building is historic with 14 Japanese rooms for guests. The Japanese garden is free to enter.