{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Live Up Hakuba","provider_url":"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/ja","author_name":"Admin","author_url":"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/ja\/stories\/author\/admin\/","title":"The Soul of Soba - Live Up Hakuba","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1p3OSsLjI7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/ja\/stories\/soul-of-soba\/\">The Soul of Soba<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/ja\/stories\/soul-of-soba\/embed\/#?secret=1p3OSsLjI7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Soul of Soba&#8221; &#8212; Live Up Hakuba\" data-secret=\"1p3OSsLjI7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/liveuphakuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC_8512-1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"A Conversation with a Hakuba Soba Master Thanks to an abundance of pristine mountain water, a cool climate, and well-drained soil, Nagano Prefecture produces some of the finest soba in Japan. We sat down with Miki Nonoyama, a long-time Hakuba resident and soba enthusiast, to learn more about this beloved buckwheat noodle, its history, and what makes Nagano soba so special.\u00a0 MORE THAN JUST NOODLES \u201cI\u2019ve lived in Hakuba for about 40 years now,\u201d Nonoyama-san says with a smile. By day, she runs a local guesthouse, but her true passion lies in soba making. What began as a casual interest turned into a lifelong pursuit. While she humbly insists she [&hellip;]"}