Ramen is one of the must-try foods when traveling to Japan. However, there are over 30,000 ramen shops in Japan, and each region has completely different styles of ramen. A trip to local ramen is one of the best ways to learn more about Japan.
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[Hakata Ramen (Fukuoka)] Representative pork bone soup. It is characterized by its cloudy, rich pork bone soup and thin straight noodles, and is famous for its “kaedama” system. In Fukuoka, “Ichiran” and “Ippudo” are world famous, but “Ganso Nagahamaya” and “Hakata Isso”, which are loved by locals, are also recommended. The price is around 800 to 1,200 yen per cup. Famous restaurants are concentrated in the Nakasu area, which is 5 minutes by subway from Fukuoka Airport.☕ Coffee shop culture
[Sapporo Ramen (Hokkaido)] The birthplace of miso ramen. It is characterized by thick curly noodles and piping hot miso soup topped with stir-fried vegetables and minced pork. Keyaki, Sumire, and Dosanko are the three most famous brands, and there are 17 shops in Sapporo Ramen Alley (Susukino). Miso ramen eaten on a cold winter day is special, and “butter corn ramen” with added butter is also popular. [Tokyo Ramen (Tokyo)] The home of soy sauce ramen. Tokyo style has a refreshing flavor that combines soup made from chicken bones and seafood such as dried sardines and mackerel with a soy sauce sauce. At Tokyo Ramen Street in the Yaesu underground shopping mall of Tokyo Station, you can enjoy the flavors of famous restaurants from all over Japan all at once. A recent trend is “dried sardines ramen,” a soup that is packed with the deep flavor of dried sardines and is gaining popularity.🎌 Introduction to Japanese culture
[Other notable local ramen] There are many unique ramen all over the country, such as Kumamoto ramen (rich pork bone + garlic chips + charred oil), Kitakata ramen (Fukushima, light soy sauce + flat curly noodles), Onomichi ramen (Hiroshima, Setouchi seafood soy sauce soup + back fat), and Iekei ramen (Yokohama, rich pork bone and soy sauce soup). Why not start your journey to enjoy Japan’s regional culture with a bowl of ramen?