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Morioka Cold Noodles Day (Iwate Prefecture)

This day was established to commemorate the official naming and creation of Morioka Reimen, a specialty dish representing Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, at the Nippon Noodle Summit held on October 17, 1986 (Showa 61). The dish was created by Pyonpyon-tei, the predecessor of Pyonpyon-sha, which is still famous today as a renowned restaurant for cold noodles

Incidentally, Morioka Reimen originated at the yakiniku restaurant"Shokudoen", and it is said to have started in 1954 when the owner, Teruhito Aoki, recreated the cold noodles from his hometown (present-day North Korea).

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