Due to the fact that a self-supporting life style has become virtually non-existent and eating soba in urban fashion has become widespread, the way of eating soba which once had the distinct characteristic of each region is on the brink of obsolesce today.
食糧の自給をほとんどしなくなったことや、都会風の蕎麦の食べ方の普及により、地域ごとに特色のあった蕎麦の食べ方は廃れつつある。