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Nakiryu Ramen
Tom RoseveareNakiryu Ramen is a Michelin-starred ramen restaurant in Tokyo's Otsuka district. Originally opened in 2012, it quickly garner...
Follow JapanTravel's ramen ambassador, Tom Roseveare, on his Japan ramen tour in a quest to find Japan's best ramen.
Nakiryu Ramen is a Michelin-starred ramen restaurant in Tokyo's Otsuka district. Originally opened in 2012, it quickly garner...
Italian-inspired ramen in Yotsuya, with Fromage Ramen and Proscuitto ham the order of the day at this Michelin guide ramen shop.
Unique bowl of Aomori soul food, perfectly suited to the winter months.
'Taiyou no Tomato men' (太陽のトマト麺) serves up visually distinct bowls of tomato-based ramen at around Japan.
Fuunji (風雲児) is an institution in the tsukemen world since it opened up in 2007 and for me has everything to love about w...
Menya Hanabi (麺屋はなび) serves up maze-soba (soupless ramen) in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture.
Kajiken (歌志軒) is a 40-something chain ramen shop originally from Nagoya, serving up the local style – Taiwanese mazesoba.
Operating since 1957, Kokutei (黒亭) is one of the most famous and popular ramen shops in Kumamoto, proudly serving the local...
Tengaiten (天外天) serves up Kumamoto ramen in the city centre – tonkotsu ramen with garlic.
Hasegawa Ramen (はせ川 松山店) up in Fukushima's Kitakata region is one of the more popular ramen shops in the area, serving ...
Visit Bannai Shokudou (坂内食堂), one of Kitakata's most well-known ramen shops in Fukushima's Kitakata city.
Menba Hamatora (麺場浜虎) serves up several varieties of ramen at this hidden gem of a ramen shop just north of Yokohama station.
Soranoiro (ソラノイロ) specialises in healthy, vegetable-based ramen.
Aoi (麺や蒼) ramen is one of the top ranked shops in the ramen battleground of Ibaraki's Tsukuba.
Nagi specialises in niboshi, or dried sardine, ramen, operating out of Shinjuku's Golden Gai district.
Gyorai (本枯中華そば 魚雷) is a unique ramen shop in Tokyo's Bunkyo ward that sets itself apart from most others – using coffee siphons
In the sleepy seaside town of Yugawara, famous for its hot springs and idyllic coastal views, Iida Shouten (らぁ麺屋飯田商店)...
Konjiki Hototogisu is a Michelin-starred ramen shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku area, that's been operating since 2006 and moved from...
One particular Hachioji shop manages to set itself apart from the crowd, Niboshi Iwashi Ramen En (煮干鰮らーめん 圓), which ...
Ramen Garaku (らーめん 雅楽) is a solid little ramen shop in Azamino, just outside Tokyo and opened in July 2014.
Tonchin (屯ちん) serves classic pork bone—or tonkotsu—style ramen in the heart of Tokyo's Ikebukuro district.
Ippudo (一風堂) is one of the most recognised names in the ramen world, having replicated the success of its Hakata-born tonk...
Their signature dish is the Tori no Shoyu Ramen (soy sauce broth with chicken), also available in a more extravagant 'Zeitaku...
Experience Fukushima City's speciality enban gyoza at Ishikari Ramen.
Try beef bone ramen at this ramen shop in north Tokyo – including huge slices of roast beef.
Experience tori paitan soba, or chicken ramen, at this much-loved hidden gem in Tokyo's Ginza district.
Ramen Jiro (ラーメン二郎) is a famous Tokyo-born ramen chain serving huge decadent bowls of noodles: a garlic-infused food ch...
Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta is an award-winning ramen shop based in Tokyo's Yoyogi-Uehara district. It was awarded a coveted ...
Ramen Oozakura (ラーメン大桜) is a regional ramen chain home to central Kanagawa that does great iekei-style ramen, serving w...
The birthplace of the unique Iekei-style of ramen combining tonkotsu and shoyu soup broths.
Setagaya Ramen (らーめん せたが屋) represents the last chance for frequent flyers to check into a ramen joint before the depa...
ICHIRAN prides itself on offering the perfect bowl of tonkotsu ramen. Check out their Asakusa store, opening in November 2015.
Nanashi brings Iekei-style ramen to its outlets across Kanagawa and Tokyo, including the heart of Shibuya, and delivers its o...
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A few blocks from Tomita Ramen is another offshoot of the local Tomita Group enterprise: Tomita Shokudou, opened in 2010.
Afuri's trademark signature is its yuzu shio ramen. Think light, thin noodles in a chicken-based broth augmented with yuzu peel.
Tomita Ramen offers award-winning and tasty tsukemen ramen at its small ramen shop in Matsudo, Chiba prefecture. Opened in 20...
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Yoshu Shonin (揚州商人) has been bringing Chinese-style ramen to Japan since 1990, now stretching to 34 outlets across the Ka...
Try the incredibly spicy Devil Dragon ramen at Dragon Noodles in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki