TATSUNO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 06: Japanese somen maker, Yoshinobu Izuhara, uses chopsticks to stretch drying Ibonoito somen noodles on February 6, 2015, in Tatsuno, Japan. Somen is a type of Japanse wheat noodle, served either cold with dipping sauce or hot in broth. Noodle production in Tatsuno city dates back approximately 600 years, and they are known to be some of the best in Japan. About 450 companies produce Ibonoito somen noodles in the area, supplying 40 percent of Japan's somen market. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)