They say the last day of every month is Soba no hi (そばの日), day of buckwheat noodles. It was established in 1983 by the Nihon men gyo dantai rengo kai (日本麺業団体連合会), Japan Noodle Industry Group Association. It is originated in the custom of merchants in the Edo era who ate noodles at the end of each month as a lucky food. Since the shape of noodle is thin and long, they wished their shindai (身代) fortune to last long like noodles.
On New Year's Eve most of Japanese people eat Toshikoshi soba (年越しそば), passing the year buckwheat noodles to wish live long like noodles.
There are many different noodles in Japan such as soba (蕎麦), udon (うどん), ramen (ラーメン), hiyamugi (冷麦), somen (素麺), pasta (パスタ), and so on. I think ramen is the most popular among them. You can check 19,000 ramen shops by website.
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