In 1987, as part of the regional development, the town hall staff of the time, farming families and town people, with the then mayor of Toyohira-cho and agricultural cooperative taking the lead, started activities related to the Edo style white buckwheat noodles by newly bringing in the Sarashina variety as a flagship item for the economic development projects in the area.
1987年（昭和62年）に地域おこしの一環として当時の豊平町長や農協を中心に町役場（当時）職員や農家や町民達によって、新たに江戸流の更科系を取り入れた白いそばによる町おこし活動が始まる。