Yasubee, a Tsukemen Specialist in Shibuya, Tokyo
I think I’ve said before that there really isn’t much to eat in Shibuya. Most places target dating couples or young people who aren’t fussy about food, so it’s mostly fast-food chains a…
I think I’ve said before that there really isn’t much to eat in Shibuya. Most places target dating couples or young people who aren’t fussy about food, so it’s mostly fast-food chains a…
Honestly, there aren’t many places in Kyoto that are really worth eating at. It’s either expensive or not tasty. (Most of the time it’s both.) I guess that’s because the whole city is o…
I went to Okuni in Izumo, a place famous for its miso ramen. That rich miso ramen broth looks like it would be great for a hangover. The thick braised pork was good too. The basic ramen The ajitama egg is goo…
Riding the regional ramen boom, styles like Onomichi, Tokushima, Kitakata, Wakayama and Sapporo ramen have all become popular. The local character is nice, but they’re not especially outstanding in taste…
I went to Shukaen, the original shop behind Onomichi ramen, which started getting popular nationwide a few years ago. It was the main reason for this trip. Rumor has it that this shop’s ramen isn’t…
Apparently the latest trend in Japanese ramen is collaboration. Two famous ramen shops, Kukai and Kamado, have teamed up and opened a ramen shop in Shibuya. Funnily enough, this one shop sells the menus of bot…
Of all the ramen chains that went national and got famous, like Ippudo, Ichiran and Kamukura, there’s one I still haven’t introduced here. It’s Santouka, which has 11 branches in Tokyo alone….
As soon as I got to Hakata Station I had breakfast first and then headed straight for Karo no Uron, but even though I ate at 9 and strolled over slowly, I got there before 10 -_-; So with loads of time to kill…
Nagahama ramen, the byword for Fukuoka’s famous tonkotsu ramen, has spread all over Japan. It’s become a proper name, just like Sapporo ramen, Kitakata ramen or Onomichi ramen. There happens to be …
Ippudo, the famous ramen shop from Fukuoka, has been opening branches all over the country. Just like Ichiran. There was one in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, so I went in. The sign. It was late at night, but the place…
The theme of this trip was shopping and checking out newly opened sights, so I barely paid any attention to food. So I ended up visiting a lot of ramen shops, Japan’s own fast food that you can enjoy qui…
I went to AFURI in Ebisu, the most famous ramen shop in Tokyo in 2005. It opened in 2003, so it isn’t even listed yet in the various 2005 ramen books. It shows up on pretty much every TV program about ra…