Soul Food in Japan

🍥 Ramen Trail

Japan is not a ramen country. It is many ramen countries pretending to be one. Slurp from the gentle regional bowls all the way to the final boss.

Start gentle

1Kitakata Ramen (喜多方ラーメン)· Kitakata, Fukushima

Say: "Kitakata ramen kudasai"

2Onomichi Ramen (尾道ラーメン)· Onomichi, Hiroshima

Say: "Onomichi ramen kudasai"

3Wakayama Ramen (和歌山ラーメン)· Wakayama, Wakayama

Say: "Chuka soba kudasai"

Go deeper

4Hakata Ramen (博多ラーメン)· Fukuoka

Say: "Tonkotsu rāmen, barikata de"

5Tokushima Ramen (徳島ラーメン)· Tokushima, Tokushima

Say: "Tokushima ramen kudasai"

6Toyama Black Ramen (富山ブラックラーメン)· Toyama City, Toyama

Say: "Toyama black ramen kudasai"

7Tottori Gyukotsu Ramen (鳥取牛骨ラーメン)· Kurayoshi, Tottori

Say: "Gyukotsu ramen kudasai"

Final boss

8Ramen Jiro (ラーメン二郎)· Tokyo

Say: "Yasai ninniku (the topping call)"