Japanese Style Chicken in a Pot Soup

Name: Japanese Style Chicken in a Pot Soup
Ingredients: 6 ounces japanese noodles, uncooked (soba or udon); 8 cups chicken broth; 12 ounces chicken breasts, skinned and boned, cut into 2 inch pieces; 1 cup carrot, very thinly sliced; 9 fresh shiitake mushrooms or 9 fresh black Chinese mushrooms, halved; 6 large napa cabbage leaves, cut into 2 inch squares; 1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, drained; 3 green onions, cut into 2 inch pieces; 12 ounces firm tofu, drained and cut into 1 inch cubes; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 dash pepper; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped