Odaiba Ramen Kokugikan: Sapporo Misono
I stopped by Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan and went to a ramen shop called Sapporo Misono. There are six ramen shops in there, and this is the one I picked. Miso ramen It was a perfectly, ridiculously deliciou…
I stopped by Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan and went to a ramen shop called Sapporo Misono. There are six ramen shops in there, and this is the one I picked. Miso ramen It was a perfectly, ridiculously deliciou…
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