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“Japan has many high-quality ramen stores,” says Korea-born Wonsik Choi. “My aim was to establish a ...
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Kamo Chukasoba Kaede / ‘Spreading Smiles’ Through Umami-rich, Duck-based Dishes
Let’s start with a question: What do the following have in common? Kishu kamo (Kishu duck), Yuasa s...
Hachioji, TokyoAugust 17, 2023
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Isai Tokyo / Unique Niboshi Tsukemen Outlet Thrives in Capital’s Ramen ‘Battleground’
Upon exiting the north exit of JR Nakano Station in Tokyo, a multitude of eateries and a colorful s...
Nakano, TokyoJuly 18, 2023
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Daruma Shokudo / Power-packed Bowl Full of Aomori Garlic
Aomori Prefecture is famous for its garlic and Sannohe Town in southern part of the prefecture is o...
Sannohe, AomoriJune 21, 2023
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Maruboshi / Taste the Pork Backfat and the Bounty of the Sea in Onomichi
Several small boats carrying people and cars pass by along the Onomichi waterway in southeastern Hir...
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Yamatonbi / Iwaki Sunshine Ramen, Packed with Local Bounty
Delicious fish. A hot spring with centuries of history. Abundant sunshine. Iwaki City in Fukushima P...
Iwaki, FukushimaApril 20, 2023
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King Seimen / Ramen World Cause Celebre Dishes Up Michelin-Backed Delights
Landing a Bib Gourmand name-check in the Tokyo Michelin Guide is no small feat. However, the King S...
Oji, TokyoMarch 10, 2023
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Totoco / Healthier Ramen from Japan’s Noodle-Slurping Capital, Yamagata
“Yamagata City has reclaimed the country’s top spot.” So read a household survey released this month...
Kanda-Ogawamachi, TokyoFebruary 17, 2023
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Taiga / Miso soup ramen fills bellies brought by Hokuriku Shinkansen
In its heyday as the Kaga Domain’s capital, the castle town of Kanazawa fostered dazzling art and vi...
Kanazawa, IshikawaJanuary 12, 2023
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Tamaki / Ramen meets fermentation for gut friendly treat
“I want to make the ramen that I really want to make, the ramen that I want my customers to eat,” sa...
Mitakadai, TokyoDecember 9, 2022
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Shojin Ito / Organic ramen that soaks right into you
Shojin Ito, a ramen shop that opened last summer in Tsujido in Kanagawa Prefecture’s Shonan area, i...
Tsujido, KanagawaNovember 18, 2022
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Renge / Hachijo Island ramen smolders with local green pepper
The Tachibana Maru, a large passenger ship of the Tokai Kisen shipping company with an impressive ye...
Hachijo Island, TokyoOctober 13, 2022
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Takahashi Shinjuku Honten / Flying fish ramen takes off for former housewife
A skyscraper set to open next spring rises into the cloudy sky in Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward in Tokyo....
Kabukicho, TokyoSeptember 20, 2022
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Iikao / Homely ramen fare in a small, retro setting in Tokyo
Many of Tokyo’s ramen shops are somewhat modest in size — not least because of the capital’s high re...
Sugamo, TokyoAugust 30, 2022
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Kiichi / Local water streams produce gooey, tasty ramen
The tap water in Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture, is excellent quality, sourced from the Tsugami...
Kitakata, FukushimaJuly 26, 2022
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